{"id":16423,"date":"2022-10-19T15:00:38","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T14:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/?p=16423"},"modified":"2023-02-15T17:23:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T17:23:00","slug":"driver-hire-on-for-double-at-bfa-hsbc-franchise-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/driver-hire-on-for-double-at-bfa-hsbc-franchise-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver Hire on for double at bfa HSBC Franchise Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><strong>Driver Hire is up for two awards at this year\u2019s bfa HSBC British Franchise Awards. It\u2019s been shortlisted for \u2018Franchisor of the Year\u2019 \u2013 the top overall award. In addition, Tom Williams, owner of Driver Hire Torbay, is a finalist in the \u2018Next Generation\u2019 award category, which celebrates the achievements of franchisees aged 30 and under.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Known as the \u2018Oscars\u2019 of the franchising industry, the awards evening takes place on 24th November in Birmingham. It\u2019s the flagship event in the franchising calendar and, this year, attracted a record number of entries across all categories.<\/p>\n<p>Driver Hire will be battling it out against six other franchise brands to take home the coveted \u2018Franchisor of the Year\u2019 accolade. Tom Williams is up against four other young franchisees in his \u2018Next Generation\u2019 category.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on this year\u2019s awards, Pip Wilkins, CEO of the British Franchising Association, said: \u201cTo be announced as a finalist for this award is a huge achievement and a real testament to franchisors and franchisees\u2019 hard work and determination. Each year, these awards let us show that we\u2019ve noticed their efforts, we\u2019ve recognised their dedication and resilience and we are thankful for their commitment. A big congratulations to both Driver Hire and Tom Williams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Graham Duckworth, Driver Hire\u2019s Franchise Sales Director added: \u201cBecoming a finalist is recognition of strong ethical franchising credentials and a commitment to franchising. It serves as a marker of success for both franchisors and franchisees. It proves the business is working in a structured and well-balanced way, serving the best interests of franchisees and consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Driver Hire<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A highly regarded franchise business, Driver Hire has been an established recruiter to the logistics sector for almost 40 years and is the UK\u2019s largest specialist in the sector. As a franchisee, you can expect great rewards in return for your hard work. For 2021\/22, the average turnover for a Driver Hire franchise was \u00a31,230,183 &#8211; roughly 3 times the UK franchise industry average, <strong>with average net profits around \u00a3150,000.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Driver Hire is up for two awards at this year\u2019s bfa HSBC British Franchise Awards. It\u2019s been shortlisted for \u2018Franchisor of the Year\u2019 \u2013 the top overall award. In addition, Tom Williams, owner of Driver Hire Torbay, is a finalist in the \u2018Next Generation\u2019 award category, which celebrates the achievements of franchisees aged 30 and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":16424,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[86,85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-driver-hire","category-recruitment-franchises"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/BFA-finalists-760x430-For-the-PR.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16423"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16423\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}