Drivers Direct launches in Kent

Release Date: 15th October 2010 Drivers Direct launches in Kent The specialist vehicle driver recruitment firm, Drivers Direct Recruitment, have opened their first Kent based office in Ashford. The Ashford team of Vic Hawthorne, Kim Doyles and Danny Moczulski, bring a wealth of experience with them to match drivers with the needs of customers. Vic Hawthorne, partner of Drivers Direct in Kent, said: “This is an exciting industry and we are pleased to be helping logistics and transport firms keep on the move by recruiting drivers for them.” Drivers Direct was set up in 2002 and specialises in the recruitment and placement of temporary and permanent drivers of all classes. The company employs 28 staff and has branches in Runcorn, , Feltham, Sutton, Preston, Eastleigh with franchises in Northampton, Nuneaton, Leicester and now Ashford. The company has been listed as a ‘Fast 50’ company in the recruitment sector for the last two years. Drivers Direct Managing Director, Gethin Roberts, said: “We’re a small but highly focussed company with large ability and we very much welcome Vic, Kim and Danny to our network of Drivers Direct offices. “One of the things that attracted us to them was their experience in transport, logistics and recruitment, so they already had that knowledge to apply our high standards in recruitment and selection. We’re not just a recruitment agency; we actually understand the complexities of transport law, which is essential in this industry. We bring consistency and expertise to the business and this will ensure our Kent branch of Drivers Direct will be a great success. -Ends- Editor’s Note: Drivers Direct was set up in 2002 by four partners. Today, it is owned by three partners and run by Gethin Roberts, managing director and his management team, all of whom have backgrounds in both Recruitment and Distribution. The company specialises in the recruitment and placement of temporary and permanent drivers of all classes. Drivers Direct prides itself on the ability to work closely with clients and applicants to ensure that a quality service is provided overall. Drivers Direct employs 28 staff and has branches in Runcorn, Feltham, Sutton, Preston and Eastleigh and franchises in Northampton, Nuneaton, Leicester and Ashford. The company’s core business is driver recruitment and it has always tried to employ people who know about transport rather than just recruitment. Almost all of its consultants come from a transport, rather than recruitment background. For further information, please contact: Gary Lillistone, Bridge PR on tel: 024 76 520025, email: garyl@bridgepr.co.uk or Gethin Roberts, Drivers Direct on 01928 572238.

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