drivers Archives - Professional Builders Merchant

Driving change: SDR outlines a fresh approach to defeating the driver shortage

|Date: 02 Oct 2025

Driving change: SDR outlines a fresh approach to defeating the driver shortage

Simon Pritchard, Managing Director of Specialist Driver Resourcing, explains why diversity could hold the ...

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

02 Oct 2025
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SDR joins Construction Inclusion Coalition “to drive diversity in merchant logistics”

|Date: 29 Aug 2025

SDR joins Construction Inclusion Coalition “to drive diversity in merchant logistics”

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

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

29 Aug 2025
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SDR warns merchants to ensure they have driver cover for the holiday period

|Date: 16 Jul 2025

SDR warns merchants to ensure they have driver cover for the holiday period

With school breaks just days away and annual-leave requests mounting, Specialist Driver Resourcing is urg ...

With school breaks just days away and annual-leave requests mounting, Specialist Driver Resourcing is urging builders’ merchants to secure holiday and sickness cover for their HGV drivers and lorry-mo ...

16 Jul 2025
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Specialist Driver Resourcing offers trained temporary drivers for the merchant sector

|Date: 13 May 2025

Specialist Driver Resourcing offers trained temporary drivers for the merchant sector

Specialist Driver Resourcing offers a bespoke temporary driver supply service specifically designed to me ...

Specialist Driver Resourcing offers a bespoke temporary driver supply service specifically designed to meet the logistical and operational needs of the builders’ merchant sector. ...

13 May 2025
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HGVC announces additional subsidised driver training scheme places

|Date: 17 Apr 2024

HGVC announces additional subsidised driver training scheme places

HGVC has secured £10m in extra Government funding “to train thousands more HGV drivers.” ...

HGVC has secured £10m in extra Government funding “to train thousands more HGV drivers.” ...

17 Apr 2024
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MKM partners with HGVC to train 54 drivers

|Date: 26 Feb 2024

MKM partners with HGVC to train 54 drivers

HGV driver training specialist HGVC has been appointed by MKM Building Supplies to train 54 drivers under ...

HGV driver training specialist HGVC has been appointed by MKM Building Supplies to train 54 drivers under the Government’s Skills Bootcamps in HGV Driving. ...

26 Feb 2024
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