British Hairdressing Business Awards Finalists Announced
With a phenomenal number of outstanding entries in all 13 categories, the British Hairdressing Business Awards has announced the finalists for the 2010 awards.
Recognising and rewarding excellence in all aspects of business practice, the awards are now in their 12th year, and year-on-year have grown in stature, rewarding the entrepreneurial expertise of the UK's leading hairdressers. With many businesses feeling the effects of the current economy, salons across the UK are taking a pro-active approach to business and it's paying dividends.
"The standard and quality of entries produced this year was exceptional," comments Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Hairdressers Journal International, Jayne Lewis-Orr. "The number of entries in all categories was exceptional, and each year the judges job gets harder and harder. The UK produces so many fantastic hairdressing businesses and the British Hairdressing Business Awards recognises their business skills and commitment to industry."
The judging process is held over two days, with two representatives from each of the sponsors - Wella Professionals, Schwarzkopf Professional, Fudge, Hairdreams, Clynol Salon Exclusive, Merchant Cash Express, TIGI, L'Oreal Professionnel, Great Lengths, Kerastraight, Aston & Fincher and Kérastase taking part in the first day. Judges cannot confer with one another during the judging process, and individual judges mark all entries independently.
The top six entries in each category are put forward to the next round of the judging process, when an independent panel of industry experts judge the dossiers. The judges go through the same process marking each entry individually. In some categories, salons may receive mystery client visits or calls, and one-to-one interview sessions with the finalists of Junior of the Year, Manager of the Year and Business Director of the Year will take place. The winners of all 13 categories will be announced at a glittering black tie event hosted by a leading media personality on Monday 20th September 2010 at the Lancaster London Hotel in London.
Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Hairdressers Journal International, Jayne Lewis-Orr, concludes, "The passion and professionalism of the businesses who entered the British Hairdressing Business Awards is a credit to the hairdressing industry and everyone who has achieved finalist status can be justifiably proud."
The Finalists
Customer Care Award sponsored by Kérastase
- Michael Van Clarke, London
- Migele Experience, Fife
- RUSH London, Croydon, Surrey
- Tommy's Hair Company, Ruthin, Denbighshire
- Trevor Sorbie, London
- Trevor Sorbie, Manchester
Junior of the Year sponsored by Fudge
- Ashleigh Brown, Imagine Hairdressing, Middlesbrough
- Steven Butt, Cox McMillan Hair and Beauty, London
- Ben Hanlon, Michael Van Clarke, London
- Georgina Mucklin, Hooker & Young, Wynyard, Teeside
- Rebecca Pender, Rainbow Room International, Stirling
- Jack Spencer, hug 8, Uxbridge, Middlesex
Manager of the Year sponsored by L'Oréal Professionnel
- Darren Fowler, Clipso London
- Natalie Love, Gina Conway Aveda Salon and Spa, London
- Kerry Mather, KJM Salons, Fleet, Hampshire
- Mayo Molnar, Michael Van Clarke, London
- Lindsey Scott, Hooker & Young, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Lee Spencer, Imagine Hairdressing, Middlesbrough
Salon Design Award sponsored by Aston & Fincher
- CRC Cutting Room Creative, Leeds
- Creme Hair & Beauty, Rutland, Leicestershire
- Gielly Green, London
- No 74 Hair & Beauty, London
- Russell Eaton, Leeds
- seanhanna Putney, London
Salon Team of the Year sponsored by Kerastraight
- Barrie Stephen Hair, Leicester
- Eden Hair & Beauty, Haslemere, Surrey
- Michael Van Clarke, London
- Q Hair & Beauty, Chichester, West Sussex
- Review, Petersfield, Hampshire
- Trevor Sorbie, Brighton, Sussex
Independent Salon - Business Newcomer sponsored by Great Lengths
- Clay, Oxshott, Surrey
- Code Hair Consultants, Lowestoft, Suffolk
- Imagine Hairdressing, Middlesbrough
- Luci Foreman, Taunton, Somerset
- Ravery's, Oxted, Surrey
- Spirit Hair Company, Wallington, Oxfordshire
Training Award sponsored by Wella Professionals
• Electric Hairdressing, Brighton, Sussex
- Hair Ott, Cosham, Portsmouth
- HOB Salons, Camden Town, London
- Marc Antoni, Henley-on-Thames, Berkshire
- Michael Van Clarke, London
- RUSH London, Croydon, Surrey
- Zappas, Wokinghamshire, Berkshire
Salon of the Year 1 sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional
- Ken Picton, Cardiff
- Michael Van Clarke, London
- Rainbow Room International, Uddingston, Glasgow
- Stuart Holmes Hair & Beauty Spa, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
- The Joseph's Experience, Flitwick, Bedfordshire
- Trevor Sorbie, London
Salon of the Year 2 sponsored by Clynol Salon Exclusive
- Clipso London
- Goldsworthy's, Swindon, Wiltshire
- Hooka, Liverpool
- Jazzy D's, Thetford, Norfolk
- Michelle Griffin Academy, Birmingham
- Tommy's Hair Company, Ruthin, Denbighshire, North Wales
Retail Salon of the Year sponsored by TIGI
- Hair@Jibe, Carlisle, Cumbria
- Hatstand Nelly, Aberdeen
- Michael Van Clarke, London
- Migele Experience, Fife
- Saks Hair and Beauty Kingshill, West Malling, Kent
- Yazz Number One Hair Studio, Rawdon, Leeds
Marketing Award sponsored by Hairdreams
- Electric Hairdressing, Brighton, Sussex
- Independent mindbodysoul, London
- Love the Salon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
- Michael Van Clarke, London
- Migele Experience, Fife
- Tommy's Hair Company, Ruthin, Denbighshire, North Wales
Innovation of the Year (Including Website of the Year) sponsored by Merchant Cash
Express
- Ken Picton, Cardiff
- Online Hair Academy, London
- Stuart Holmes Hair & Beauty Spa, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
- Tangle Teezer, London
- Tie Towel, Manchester
- Websterwhiteman, London
Business Director of the Year sponsored by Hairdressers Journal International
- Amanda and Toby Dicker, The Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
- Ken Picton, Ken Picton, Cardiff
- Esther Prins and Tommy Van Der Veken, Tommy's Hair Company, Ruthin, Denbighshire, North Wales
- Peter and Tracey Prosser, Peter Prosser Hairdressing, Hereford
- Michael Van Clarke, Michael Van Clarke, London
- Mark Woolley, Electric Hairdressing, Brighton, Sussex
For further information on the British Hairdressing Business Awards please contact Alison Jameson or Rachael Grieve at Alison Jameson Consultants on +44 131 621 7210, fax +44 131 621 7215 or email; alison@alisonjamesonpr.com