Con un numero record di partecipanti in tutte le 16 categorie, il British Hairdressing Business Awards, presentato dalla prestigiosa rivista Hairdressers Journal International, ha annunciato i finalisti per il 2012. Riconoscendo e premiando l’eccellenza in tutti gli aspetti del lavoro, il premio, giunto al suo quattordicesimo anno, è cresciuto ‘di statura’, premiando l’esperienza imprenditoriale dei parrucchieri leader del Regno Unito. “Il livello e la qualità prodotti quest’anno sono stati eccezionali” ha commentato il Direttore dell’HJI, Jayne Lewis-Orr. “La qualità dei lavori in tutte le categorie migliora di anno in anno rendendo il lavoro dei nostri giudici sempre più difficile!!
Due giorni per scegliere il vincitore: questi i tempi della giuria composta da due rappresentanti di ciascuno degli sponsor (365 Salon Education, Aston & Fincher, Bangstyle.com, Clynol Salon Exclusive, Flip-In-Hair, Great Lengths, Kérastase, Kerastraight, L’Oréal Professionnel, Schwarzkopf Professional, TIGI, Wella Professionals and Xpert HR).
I vincitori di tutte le 16 categorie saranno annunciati in un evento scintillante Lunedi 17 settembre presso il Lancaster London Hotel di Londra.
Ecco i finalisti:
Business Director of the Year sponsored by Hairdressers Journal International
- Gina Conway, Gina Conway Aveda, London
- Errol Douglas, Errol Douglas Salon, London
- Will Foran, Foran & Blake Hair & Beauty, Chorley
- Colin Greaney, Russell-John Barker and Antony Licata, Mahogany Hairdressing, Oxford
- Ken Picton, Ken Picton Salon, Cardiff Bay
- Tommy and Esther van der Veken, Tommy’s Hair Company, Ruthin
- Steve Rowbottom and Marc Westerman, Westrow, Leeds
Customer Care Award sponsored by Kérastase
- Abacus Hair, Bewdley
- Haringtons, Marlow
- Jones & Payne, London
- The Colour Room, Stockport
- The House of RUSH, London
- Tommy’s Hair Company, Ruthin
Franchisee of the Year
- Tim Avory, Toni&Guy, Guildford
- Laura Procter, Westrow, Leeds
- Rupert Towers, Forresters, Wallingford
- Lisa Walby, Francesco Group, Cheltenham
Franchisor of the Year sponsored by Xpert HR
- RUSH Hair, Croydon
- Westrow, Leeds
Front of the House Team of the Year
- Clay Salon and Spa, Oxshott
- Hair by JFK, Edinburgh
- The Colour Room, Stockport
- Tommy’s Hair Company, Ruthin
- Westrow, Wetherby
- Zoology, London
Independent Salon – Business Newcomer sponsored by Great Lengths
- Austen Thomson Hair, Edinburgh
- Malcolm Murphy Hair, Leicester
- Rituals Hair Spa, Scotter
- Ruffians, Edinburgh
- Strand, Luton
- The Salon, Taunton
Junior of the Year sponsored by Bangstyle.com
- Corina Bryce-Arnold, Errol Douglas, London
- Emma Harrison, Emma J Steven, Sutton Coldfield
- Natasha Joy Hayford, Errol Douglas, London
- Jessica Hurley, Michael Van Clarke, London
- Jack Kosta, Jamie Stevens, London
- Rory Share, Michelle Griffin Academy, Birmingham
- Hannah Stoneham, Strangeways Ltd, Leigh-on-Sea
Manager of the Year sponsored by L’Oréal Professionnel
- Louise Curtis, seanhanna, Putney
- Alexandra Hamilton, Toni&Guy, Putney
- Natalie Hinton, Ken Picton Salon, Cardiff Bay
- Lea Jones, Anne McGuigan, Leighton Buzzard
- Tracy McCullough, Zoology, London
- Claire Timlin, En Route, Wakefield
Marketing Award sponsored by 365 Salon Education
- Bonce Salons, Walsall
- Ego Hair Design, Inverness
- Independent mindbodysoul, London
- Sarah Hodge Hairdressers, Taunton
- The Lounge, Truro
- Tommy’s Hair Company, Ruthin
Retail Salon of the Year sponsored by Flip-In-Hair
- Centrestage, Worthing
- Elajé Hair & Beauty, Cambridge
- Hooker & Young, Darlington
- Wicked Hair, Worcester
Salon Design Award sponsored by Aston & Fincher
- Elan, Inverurie
- Forresters, Pangbourne,
- Shimmers Hair Salon, St Helens
- Synergy Hair, Harrogate
- The Hair Lounge Rossett, Wrexham
- The House of RUSH, London
Salon of the Year – 1 sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional
- Hair at 58, Bristol
- Jones & Payne, London
- Ken Picton Salon, Cardiff Bay
- The Colour Room, Stockport
- Tommy’s Hair Company, Ruthin
- Westrow, Leeds
Salon of the Year – 2 sponsored Clynol Salon Exclusive
- Clay Salon and Spa, Oxshott
- Ego Hair Design, Inverness
- Janet Maitland Hair Excellence, Durham
- Spirit Hair Company, Wallingford
- The Curious Comb, London
- Thomas & Miles Hairdressing, Guernsey
- Tommy’s Hair Company, Llandudno
Salon Team of the Year sponsored by KeraStraight
- Bang, York
- Barrie Stephen Hair, Leicester
- Foran & Blake Hair & Beauty, Chorley
- Headquarters Hair Salon, Kingston
- Hensmans, Northampton
- Rainbow Room International, Glasgow
Training Award sponsored by Wella Professionals
- Haringtons, Buckinghamshire
- Review, Waterlooville
- Richard John, Worthing
- Sarah Hodge Hairdressers, Taunton
- Strangeways Ltd, Leigh-on-Sea
- W Academy and Education, Sheffield
Website/Innovation of the Year sponsored by TIGI
- Forresters, Reading
- Guy Christian Salon, Cardiff
- Hair @ Jibe, Carlisle
- Kell Skött Haircare, London
- Ken Picton Salon, Cardiff Bay
- Vooodou, Liverpool