Driver Hire acquires rail specialist Infra Safety Services Labour

Transport recruiter Driver Hire Group has acquired Infra Safety Services Labour (ISS Labour) a specialist provider of professional and labour services, minor works projects, track lighting and safety barrier solutions to the rail industry.
Wed, 27 Nov 2013Transport recruiter Driver Hire Group has acquired Infra Safety Services Labour (ISS Labour) a specialist provider of professional and labour services, minor works projects, track lighting and safety barrier solutions to the rail industry.

ISS Labour has 35 permanent staff across Derby, Manchester, Newport and Stafford offices and has over 600 contractors deployed across its markets. It will continue to trade under its existing name.

As Driver Hire Group shuffles its offering following the acquisition, Jeremy Neale moves from the position of IT and quality director for the group to become managing director of the Driver Hire UK recruitment business.

Group chief executive officer Chris Chidley: “Over the past two years our business has diversified to provide complementary recruitment, training and consultancy services.

“We believe that each of our businesses will benefit from the synergies that will emerge from being part of a wider group.”


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