Target status: x
Upload date: 01/02/2019
Last updated on: 04/11/2020
Who are the important people in the company?
DC Recruitment Limited
Correspondence address: 200 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4HG
Governing Law: Companies Act 2006
Legal Form: Private limited Company
Registration Number: SC467042
Nature of Control: 70% of the shares of the Connect Driver Solutions
DC Recruitment Limited retains a majority interest in the share capital of the following companies except for Connection Driver Solutions Ltd:
• Connect Appointments North East Ltd
• Connect Appointments Tayfife Ltd
• Connect Appointments Hospitality Ltd
• Connect Driver Solutions North East Ltd
• Connect Driver Solutions North West Ltd
The Company has the trading name Connect Appointments
• Ms Denise Alice Connelly
Correspondence address: Dc Recruitment Limited, 200 Bath Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 4HG
Date of birth: April 1974
Nationality: British
Country of residence: Scotland
Occupation: Owner & Director
Nature of control
Ownership of shares in DC Recruitment Limited – More than 50% but less than 75%
• Stuart George Steven
Correspondence address: Dc Recruitment Limited, 200 Bath Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 4HG
Date of birth: April 1977
Nationality: British
Country of residence: Scotland
Occupation: Director
Nature of control
Has significant influence or control
30% of the shares of Connect Driver Solutions
What is the structure of the company?
Connect Driver Solutions Ltd Statement of Capital 2020:
• Statement of Capital (Share Capital)
Class of Shares: ORDINARY
Currency: GBP
Number Allotted: 100
Aggregate nominal value: 100
Amount unpaid per share:
• Statement of Capital (Total)
Currency: GBP
Total Number of shares: 100
Total Aggregate nominal value: 100
• Full Details of Shareholders
Shareholding 1: 70 ORDINARY shares held as at the date of this confirmation statement (10/02/2020)
Name: DC Recruitment Limited
Shareholding 2: 30 ORDINARY shares held as at the date of this confirmation statement (10/02/2020)
Name: Stuart Steven
What is the prospect’s strategy and ambitions?
- They create specialist recruitment service for the transport industry
- They focus on first class customer service, professionalism and creating good working relationships
- They aim to lead the way in the world of recruitment for the transport industry
- They create exciting new partnerships between Scotland’s jobseekers and recruiters
- They match up the best candidates for the right job
- They provide JAUPT approved training courses to our clients.
- They take the stress out of the recruitment process, standing by companies each step of the way to make things as easy as possible
- They offer temporary and permanent driving jobs with a range of respected, big-name companies
- Sectors of specialisation:
- Transport
- Logistics
Who are the prospect's customers?
Industries that Connect Driver Solutions places candidates at:
• LGV/HGV 2 Tipper Drivers
• Bus Driver
• LGV 1 ADR
• Multi Drop Drivers
• HGV/LGV 2 Drivers
• LGV 1 Drivers – Low loaders
Customer Examples
James Smith (Denny) Ltd (the company has no website)
MD: Russel Smith
“Just a quick note to thank you for your excellent service over the past month. Your drivers are first class and I can say you will definitely be the supplier for any future requirements.”
– Russell Smith, Managing Director, James Smith (Denny) Ltd
“Good communication and lots of hard work on the part of the Connect Driver Solutions team makes them really easy to work with. They know what we want, and always deliver. We were so impressed by the quality of staff supplied that we now use the agency to fill all driving roles at our Livingston site.”
– David Armit – GM2
What does the prospect consider important for its customers?
- Connect Driver Solutions is fast becoming one of the need-to-know names in the transport industry in Scotland
- Focus on first class customer service, professionalism and creating good working relationships
- Help match reliable, trustworthy and hardworking driving staff with Scotland’s transport and logistics organisations
- Match up the best candidates for the right job
- Only candidates with relevant experience and skills will be put forward to customers
- They offer training options to help companies bring their workforce in line with industry standards
- They provide training to get staff up to speed with the latest legislation and industry requirements
- Recruit for full and part-time roles, temporary and permanent, managerial roles and traditional operational roles
Who are the prospect's staff?
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the group and company during 2019, amounted to 7 (2018: 4).
They share for sure their Branches with Connect Appointments in Livingston and Hamilton and possibly in Warrington and Wakefield. Par consequent it is possible that they share with Connect Appointments a workforce part too.
Employee Reviews on Indeed
Overall Rating: 4.8/5
Analytical Rating:
• Work-life Balance: 4.5/5
• Pay & Benefits: 4.8/5
• Job security & Advancement: 3.8/5
• Management: 4.5/5
• Culture: 4.7/5
HGV Class 1 Driver (Current Employee) – Wigan, Greater Manchester – 23 December 2019 (5/5)
“Excellent
Genuinely relaxed and easy process of receiving shift to getting paid. I receive a text message the day before stating my start time for the next day. Payslip is emailed by Wednesday latest for pay day every Friday”
Warehouse Operative (Current Employee) – York – 8 November 2019 (4/5)
“fun place to work
although they’re an agency, working for DPD is great. The staff at the agency are helpful and those at head office are also helpful, could not ask for better people. :)”
What are the prospect’s unique selling points (USPs)?
- Connect Driver Solutions Ltd is the newest, most exciting recruitment agency in Scotland, taking pole position in the world of recruitment for the transport industry
- They pay attention to customer service and professionalism in order to create good working relationships
- They expect to lead the way in the world of recruitment for the transport industry
- No job is too big or too small for the Connect team
- Only candidates with relevant experience and skills will be put forward
- Their employees have many years of experience with backgrounds in transport management, driving assessors, LGV1 drivers and DCPC trainers, so they have all the skills and expertise to help companies get moving
- They offer training options to help bring workforce in line with industry standards
- They offer temporary and permanent driving jobs with a range of respected, big-name companies
- They provide friendly, professional 24-hour service
- They have access to top-quality candidates
- They offer advice and information at each stage of the recruitment process
What are the prospect’s business activities and potentials?
Sister company to Connect Appointments, Connect Driver Solutions launched in 2015 to create a more specialist recruitment service for the transport industry.
Locations
Livingston Branch
Connect Driver Solutions
1 Houstoun Interchange Business Park
Houstoun Road
Livingston
EH54 5DW
T: 01506 449 944
Hamilton Branch
Connect Driver Solutions
New Life Centre
10-18 Hope Street
Hamilton
ML3 6AF
Tel: 01698 535870
Sunderland Branch
Connect Driver Solutions North East
1 Haswell Court
Quay West Business Village
Sunderland
SR5 2AR
Tel: 0191 500 0028
Warrington Branch
Tel: 01925 948200
Wakefield Branch
Tel: 01924 938990
Social Media
Published articles and awards
Memberships
Connect Driver Solutions are members of Driver Link Training Consortium
Who are the prospect’s competitors?
Competitors List (alphabetical order)
Criterion: Industry subcategory, Company Size and Product
ASA International Limited
Employee count: 73:2019
CONTACT NAS RECRUITMENT SERVICES (SCOTLAND) LTD
Employee Count: 17:2019
Driver Hire Group Services Limited
Employee Count: 63:2019 (up to March 31)