Transport recruiter Drivers Elite is revving up for new business. The Great Yarmouth-based firm is part of the Human Resource Group and will supply temporary, permanent and contract staff, including drivers, traffic clerks and logistics supervisors.

Managing director John Chandler will oversee the new venture, which opened on Valentine’s Day.

“We have discovered that there’s a big market for a specialist drivers agency providing flexibility for companies,” he said. “Our area has great potential with the building of a new harbour in Great Yarmouth.”

There is currently high demand for drivers, with some estimates claiming the sector is 50,000 short