Driver shortage Archives - Professional Builders Merchant https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/tag/driver-shortage/ the latest news and business info for UK builders merchants Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:10:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Driving change: SDR outlines a fresh approach to defeating the driver shortage https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/driving-change-sdr-outlines-a-fresh-approach-to-defeating-the-driver-shortage/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:00:46 +0000 https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/?p=40094 Simon Pritchard, Managing Director of Specialist Driver Resourcing, explains why diversity could hold the key to solving the merchant driver shortage.

Simon Pritchard, Managing Director of Specialist Driver Resourcing, explains why diversity could hold the key to solving the merchant driver shortage.

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]]> SDR joins Construction Inclusion Coalition “to drive diversity in merchant logistics” https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/sdr-joins-construction-inclusion-coalition-to-drive-diversity-in-merchant-logistics/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 07:00:45 +0000 https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/?p=39835 Specialist Driver Resourcing (SDR) has officially joined the Construction Inclusion Coalition (CIC) as a strategic partner.

Specialist Driver Resourcing (SDR) has officially joined the Construction Inclusion Coalition (CIC) as a strategic partner.

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]]> Logistics UK welcomes increase in HGV drivers but continues to urge caution https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/news/logistics-uk-welcomes-increase-in-hgv-drivers-but-continues-to-urge-caution/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 08:30:11 +0000 https://professionalbuildersmerchant.co.uk/?p=38884 The new Maintenance Provision Rating Scheme (MPRS) has been launched as a means to “raise standards and drive confidence across the unregulated commercial vehicle maintenance sector.”

Logistics UK is warning against complacency that “the employment issues are over for the industry” despite the latest data showing an increase in the number of HGV drivers.

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