NAS Recruitment Services to provide on-site driver training

NAS Recruitment Services Scotland, which provides temporary HGV drivers, is expanding its services in order to combat a driver shortage.

The company has been able to extend its offering thanks to a £750,000 finance facility provided by the Scottish office of Ultimate Finance.

This has freed up capital to enable the Glasgow and Livingston-based company to launch its own on-site training to help new recruits pass the qualifications they need to drive rigid vehicles over 7.5 tons and up to 32 tons.

The intention is to add a Class One vehicle later in the year, to enable drivers to move up to a full Class One licence and drive articulated vehicles.

NAS Scotland believes it is well placed to attract additional drivers to its books while retaining its current candidates.

Managing director of NAS Scotland Richard Colwell (pictured left) said:

“Driving HGVs is becoming more difficult as more regulations are heaped on the industry. A European Union directive some years ago has made it compulsory for all drivers to have a Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) certification.”

“By providing Driver CPC training free of charge in-house to drivers working for us, and by offering additional training and instruction at a much-reduced rate, we can attract new drivers by helping them to develop and sustain a worthwhile career as a HGV driver.”