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achieved a 10 per cent increase in sales.
She said: “I believe in Driver Hire and its brand strengths. When the opportunity came along to buy I was very excited by it. My experience has shown me that this is a very lucrative and profitable business.”
It was a similar story in Cambridge for John Rigg and Mike O’Dell, who decided to buy their Driver Hire business after running the office for the previous owner for the last 10 years.
John said: “Driver Hire is one of the
UK’s leading franchise businesses with a successful track record going back nearly 30 years. When the opportunity to purchase the franchise came up, it just felt like the right thing to do.” With more than 90 franchised
offices, Driver Hire is the UK’s largest specialist in its field, providing temporary and permanent drivers and other logistics staff to local and national organisations in both the public and private sector.
Commenting on Diane, John and Diane Maxwell
Managers buy into Driver Hire success
n Burger King is planning a new restaurant in Burton-on-Trent creating 50 new job opportunities for the local community. The 2,750-square foot, 90-seater restaurant will be operated by franchisee, Karali Leisure Ltd – the largest franchise operator in the UK – who adds Burton to its already 54 strong Burger King restaurant portfolio. The new restaurant boasts the new global interior design now seen in many
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n Managers at Driver Hire offices in Belfast and Cambridge liked the businesses they’ve been running so much, that they decided to buy them.
Diane Maxwell has been part of the Driver Hire Belfast team for four years. She became a manager a year ago and since then has successfully
Mike’s decision to buy, Graham Duckworth, Driver Hire’s franchise sales director, added: “It’s always great to welcome new franchisees to our network – and help existing ones realise their investment and move on to new business opportunities. It’s particularly pleasing when our managers decide to buy into the business and make it their own. It’s a great advert for the value and potential offered by a Driver Hire franchise.”
Burger King set to open new franchise
Burger King restaurants in the UK and around the word – with modern touches, sociable eating areas and digital menu boards. Jo Blundell, marketing director for Burger King UK Ltd commented: “Until now the closest Burger King restaurant to Burton has been Derby, which has been brought to our attention by our loyal Burger King Facebook fans who live in the area. So we’re delighted that one of our biggest franchisees is opening a new
restaurant there. The restaurant will serve Burger King favourites and soon feature our new summer menu.” Salim Janmohamed at Karali Leisure Ltd added: “We are very excited to be expanding our Burger King portfolio as well as creating job opportunities in the local area. We offer flexible working hours and look forward to welcoming a wide range of people to our restaurant team and meeting our new customers.”
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