Target status: x
Upload date: 01/02/2019
Last updated on: 04/11/2020
Who are the important people in the company?
• Edward James Pockney
Correspondence address: Unit 1, Trade City Business Park, Cowley Mill Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom, UB8 2DB
Date of birth: February 1966
Nationality: British
Country of residence: United Kingdom
Occupation:
Nature of control:
Ownership of shares – 75% or more
What is the structure of the company?
Driver Hire Uxbridge is part of a franchise organisation: Driver Hire Group Services Limited
Statement of Capital (Share Capital)
Class of Shares: ORDINARY 1P
Currency: GBP
Number Allotted: 1
Aggregate nominal value: 1
Amount paid per share: 1
Amount unpaid per share:0
• Statement of Capital (Total)
Currency: GBP
Total Number of shares: 1
Total Aggregate nominal value: 1
Each share is entitled to one vote in any circumstances
• Full Details of Shareholders
Shareholding 1: The person holds directly or indirectly, 75% or more of the shares in the company
Name: Edward James Pockney
What is the prospect’s strategy and ambitions?
Strategy
- They provide recruitment and training services to the transport and logistics industry.
- They seek and recruit skilled specialist drivers.
- Cost-effective recruitment solutions
- They advertise their franchising connection with the Driver Hire Group to build their credibility as a recruitment agency.
- Quality Oriented
- Customer-Centric
Who are the prospect's customers?
- Transport Industry
- Logistics Industry
- Drivers (candidates)
Driver Hire has placed candidates:
- Driving (Vans, cars, fork lift)
- Specialist Skills (Cargo Operative etc)
- Non – Driving logistics staff (Mates, Warehouse Operatives)
- Public Sector (Waste disposal, parks, recreation)
- Professional /Managers (logistics co-ordinators, transport managers)
What does the prospect consider important for its customers?
To maintain the quality of their services to the levels of the brand name of their franchisor and keep long-life partnerships with their clientele.
Who are the prospect's staff?
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company is not mentioned in their official documents submitted to Beta Companies House. However, in the public files, the company is classified as “micro” in size, inclining the reader that it is about a company with a small workforce quantitatively.
Members of the team referred to their webpage:
Ed Pockney, Franchisee Owner
Arnika Kutcha, Office Manager
Magda Ploch, Finance and Payroll
Roxana Marian, Recruitment and Compliance
Employee Reviews
N/A
What are the prospect’s unique selling points (USPs)?
• State of the line vehicles
• Connect the best staff with the customer.
• A franchisee of a group with over 100 offices in the UK
• Skilled workforce
• Provides training for candidates.
What are the prospect’s business activities and potentials?
The principal activity of the company is the management and support of franchises for the hire of temporary and permanent placements in the logistics and transportations sector.
Locations
Unit One, Trade City Business Park
Cowley Mill Road
Uxbridge
Middlesex
UB8 2DB
However, the group has more than 100 offices nationwide.
Social Media
In their webpage, they advertise the franchisor group’s Social Media profiles
Published articles and awards
Driver Hire Uxbridge Awards
Ed Pockney, the company’s head, won the BFA Franchisee of the Year award in the Business Transformation category.
Franchisor Organisation’s Awards (Driver Hire Group Services Limited):
- UKAS Management Systems certification
- REC Member
- Best UK’s Workplaces in medium category 2018 (Rank 43)
Who are the prospect’s competitors?
Competitors List (alphabetical order)
Criterion: Industry subcategory, Company Size and Product
Agency Drivers UK Limited
Employee Count: 5:2018
Drivers on Demand Limited
Employee Count: 75:2019
Reliance Employment limited
Employee Count: 19:2019