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FOUNDER OF MANTA HAIR WINS HEALTH & BEAUTY ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR

Tim Binnington, the Founder of MANTA Hair, has been recognised as one of this year’s most exceptional business leaders at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2022 Grand Final. The programme, in partnership with Starling Bank, has recognised the UK’s most inspiring entrepreneurial success stories for a decade and developed a communityoriented network of alumni which grows year on year. The ceremony was held at Grosvenor House Hotel in London and saw 1,400 entrepreneurs and colleagues join together to celebrate a collective £2 billion generated in turnover and over 17,000 jobs.

Denman Professional has been announced as the sponsor of the GB Hair Team

KEVIN MCNAMEE, CEO OF DENMAN INTERNATIONAL SAID:

“AS A VERY BRITISH BRAND THAT DESIGNS AND MANUFACTURES TOOLS RIGHT HERE IN THE UK, WE ARE SO PROUD TO BE SPONSORING THE GB HAIR TEAM. EACH OF THESE PROFESSIONALS ALREADY HAS BUSY WORKING LIVES BUT COMMIT TO POURING EVEN MORE OF THEIR PASSION AND ENERGY INTO ORGANISING, TRAINING AND COMPETING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF THEIR CRAFT”

Industry Talent Celebrated at #BHA22 sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional

On 28 November 2022 the winners of the British Hairdressing Awards, sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional, were crowned. Hosted by comedian Katherine Ryan, Hairdressers Journal International Executive Director, Jayne Lewis-Orr and Schwarzkopf Professional General Manager UK and Ireland, Julian Crane, the audience were engaged over the course of the evening with a variety of entertainment. There were fabulous shows from sponsors Schwarzkopf Professional and the seven British Hairdresser of the Year nominees, as well as a performance by artist Professor Green. Cos Sakkas took home the coveted prize for British Hairdresser of the Year, turn to page 25 to see all the highlights and winners from the night.

Sponsored Brand News

Vish Insights Push Salon Profitability

Stylists mixed nearly half a million formulas in the Vish app in 2022, slashing costs and waste while driving up profit. The real-time data is part of a wider report on colour use in salons published by Vish this January as a white paper.

The tech pioneer’s report provides unique evidence that will help owners make informed and effective decisions about competitive pricing and will aid stock management.

“Insight into granular-level data such as average colour costs-per service, the most popular types of services, and additional product charges captured is often surprising,” says Tim Howard, ex-salon owner and now Chief Innovation Officer at Vish. “It can boost your confidence to drill down into your own costs, facilitating a more accurate pricing that injects a guaranteed profit into every service.”

Download the free report at getvish.co.uk

JAMIE STEVENS SALON INTRODUCES SIGN LANGUAGE STYLIST SERVICE

Jamie Stevens has always offered inclusive hair services and is now offering a signing service to Deaf and hard of hearing clients. Senior Stylist, Jo Haywood, is Vidal Sassoon trained specialising in cutting for men and women and all aspects of colour, from balayage to highlights – and is qualified to British Sign Language Level 2. It is because of Jo’s personal efforts that the salon is now able to offer this service. She says: “Although I don’t know anyone who’s Deaf, my Dad and I decided to learn together so signed up to a sign language course at an adult college for two years. We did things like going to an art exhibition with a British Sign Language guide in a group of Deaf people which helped us learn."

£7,265

THAT’S HOW MUCH THE HAIR & BEAUTY CHARITY BIKE RIDE RAISED TO HELP THOSE IN THE INDUSTRY WHO HAVE FALLEN ON HARD TIMES. THIS YEAR’S CHALLENGE SAW A HOST OF INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS PUT THE PEDAL TO THE METAL IN THE BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL VALLEY OF LAKE GARDA

L’Oréal Professionnel Enters the Metaverse with Ready Player Me

L’Oréal Professionnel has become the first to create virtual hair looks for cross-gaming avatars. In partnership with Ready Player Me, the world leader in avatars for multi-app use, and working with 3-D artist Evan Rochette, L’Oréal Professionnel has released the first in a series of hairstyles for users to curate their personal avatar and push the boundaries of self-expression. Five textured hair looks are available to enable gamers to express themselves. Making interconnected virtual worlds a reality, avatars created on Ready Player Me are compatible with more than 4,000 games, platforms and apps globally.

Haircuts4Homeless Seeks Sponsorship Partners

Haircuts4Homeless, set up by veteran hairdresser Stewart Roberts, is on a mission to deliver even more hair services to those in need with the launch of its Sponsorship Programme. Already winning plaudits for its UK-wide initiative, which provides homeless people with free haircuts to help them look and feel better, the registered charity Haircuts4Homeless (H4H) now hopes that it can spread the goodwill of its community of skilled hairdressing volunteers even further. The Sponsorship Programme is a new way for hair salons, barbers and spas throughout the UK to support the charity.

BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE WELLA STUDIO

Ben Loy, Technical Educator at the Wella Studio Manchester has his hands full with a host of new courses

‘As a Technical Educator at the studio, my job is to deliver a range of different colour courses to our customers, ensuring they have a rewarding experience and that they gain more confidence and more skill. My biggest challenge this month is getting to grips with all the new courses – we’ve just launched the new Education Book and there are about 30 brand new courses this year! The ones I’m most excited about are the ‘Curl Craft’ course, which is all about cutting and colouring curly and coily hair and is taught by specialists like Rob Eaton and Michelle Thompson; and also the Advanced Hair & Scalp course, which is accredited with the Institute of Trichology, as that’s a topic I find fascinating. Aside from those there’s so many other great new courses – cutting, colouring and business – Iwould definitely recommend you download the book and take a look! DM me if you want any more recommendations! @ben.wellamcr

Download the Wella Education Book 2023 at wella.co.uk/educationbook