#BHBA25 WINNERS
Business CLASS
We celebrated established names and rising stars in the hairdressing industry
OUR HOST BEN SHEPHARD
A huge congratulations to Hall of Fame inductees Laura Leigh Kerr, Rainbow Room Academy, Educator of the Year 2022, 2023, 2024
Michael Van Clarke LLP, Salon of the Year 2009, 2011, 2024 Melissa Timperley Salons, Salon Team of the Year 2021, 2023, 2024
HALL OF FAME 2025 ENTRANTS
HJ's British Hairdressing Business Awards took place at new venue Royal Lancaster London Hotel on Monday 7 July. Hosted by This Morning presenter Ben Shephard, the evening was full of positivity and the focus was firmly on celebrating the successes within our industry. A heartfelt thank you to our sponsors below for making the night what it was, and everyone that came to celebrate. Try and spot yourselves in our gallery over the following pages…
CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD
STIL SALON
Sponsored by
“I HAVE QUITE A FEW THANK YOUS TO MAKE! ON BEHALF OF ALEX AND I, WE WANT TO SAY A HUGE THANK YOU TO HAZEL AND CAROLYN FOR ALL THE AMAZING THINGS THAT YOU DO EVERY DAY, AND TO OUR AMAZING, DEDICATED TEAM WHO POUR THEIR HEARTS INTO OUR BUSINESS.”
INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
CLOUD NINE HAIR
Sponsored by
“WE ARE OVERWHELMED AND THRILLED. WE ARE A FAMILY BUSINESS, BASED IN HARROGATE, AND ON THE FRONT COVER OF HJ'S JULY ISSUE, YOU’LL HAVE SEEN MILLIE’S GRANDMA! WE HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY ON CREATING THE TEMPERATURE CALCULATOR INNOVATION, IT WAS A REAL TEAM EFFORT AND WE ARE EXCEPTIONALLY PROUD TO BE HERE TONIGHT.”
MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
MICHAEL VAN CLARKE LLP
Sponsored by
“A BIG THANK YOU GOES TO LOUISE OAKLEY, WHO HAS SPENT 19 YEARS WITH US LOOKING AFTER OUR MARKETING, OUR PR, AND OUR SOCIAL, AND SHE’S A REAL TREASURE FOR OUR BUSINESS. THANK YOU, LOUISE.”
SALON DESIGN AWARD
WILLIAMS & HIRST
Sponsored by
“THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE BRANDS THAT BELIEVED IN US AND ALLOWED US OUR INDEPENDENCE. THANKS TO ALL THE JUDGES. A VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR CREATIVE GENIUS, MARINA, AND TO OUR VERY SPECIAL PERSON, ALINA, AND TO MY MUM AND DAD.”
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR
MT MASTERCLASS, MELISSA TIMPERLEY SALONS
Sponsored by
“WE CREATED THIS PROGRAM TO HELP PEOPLE FALL BACK IN LOVE WITH CUTTING HAIR. EVERYTHING’S UNDER 15 MINUTES AND WE’VE GOT AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE APP. WE COULDN’T DO IT WITHOUT THESE TWO. SARA IS A LEFT-HANDED CUTTER AND JOE’S COME THROUGH OUR PROGRAM HIMSELF. OUR AIM IS TO INSPIRE PEOPLE THAT HAIR CUTTING IS BACK IN FASHION AND IT’S NOT AS HARD AS YOU THINK.”
ASSISTANT OF THE YEAR
GEORGINA BRADSHAW, HOOKER & YOUNG
Sponsored by
“WOW, THIS IS JUST AMAZING. I’D LIKE THANK MY AMAZING BOSSES – GARY AND MICHAEL – WHO ARE ABSOLUTELY AN INSPIRATION TO EVERYONE IN THE TEAM, I WOULDN’T BE UP HERE WITHOUT THEM.”
INDEPENDENT SALON – BUSINESS NEWCOMER
WILLIAMS & HIRST
Sponsored by
“WOW! YEAH, WE DIDN’T EXPECT THIS. BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE JUDGES, THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT’S BELIEVED IN US AND LET’S JUST KEEP GOING.”
FRANCHISEE OF THE YEAR
WESTROW WEST PARK
Sponsored by
“I’M COLLECTING THIS ON BEHALF OF OUR FRANCHISEE LAURA PROCTOR, WHO’S BEEN WITH US FOR 24 YEARS. SHE’S AN ABSOLUTE INSPIRATION. IT’S THE SECOND TIME SHE’S WON THIS. I KNOW SHE’D LIKE ME TO THANK THE TEAM. THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF LAURA.”
BARBERSHOP/GROOMING SALON OF THE YEAR
CRATE CHESHIRE
Sponsored by
“I DIDN’T EXPECT THIS AT ALL... I’D LIKE TO THANK ALL THE SPONSORS. I’M ABSOLUTELY SPEECHLESS BUT THE MAIN PEOPLE I WANT TO THANK ARE THE PEOPLE STOOD BEHIND ME. THEY’RE AMAZING, THEY INSPIRE ME. THEY ARE THE REASON WHY CRATE CHESHIRE LIVES ON SO THANK YOU GUYS, THIS ONE’S FOR YOU.”
MANAGER OF THE YEAR
GEMMA MIDWINTER, HOB SALONS EPPING
Sponsored by
“WHAT AN INCREDIBLE HONOUR IT IS TO BE STANDING HERE TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE JUDGES THAT CHOSE ME. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO TASH, AKIN, PAUL AND CLIVE, ALWAYS INSPIRING ME TO BE THE BEST. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO MY TEAM – OBVIOUSLY THIS TROPHY IS YOURS JUST AS MUCH AS IT IS MINE.”
SOCIAL STYLIST OF THE YEAR
ROB WOOD, NOVO CABELO
Sponsored by
“THIS IS MAD! FOURTH TIME LUCKY! FIRSTLY, I WANT TO DEDICATE THIS TO THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN MY LIFE, MY HUSBAND CLIFF. AS HAIRDRESSERS, WHEN OUR CLIENTS HAVE HAIR LOSS, WE OFTEN THINK WE DON’T HAVE THE SKILLSET AND FEEL POWERLESS TO HELP THEM. BUT I WANT TO SHOW THAT WE CAN. IN GIVING THEM THEIR HAIR, WE CAN GIVE THEM BACK THEIR CONFIDENCE AND THEIR IDENTITY.”
SUSTAINABLE SALON OF THE YEAR
STĀ STUDIOS
Sponsored by
“I REALLY WANTED THIS AWARD, SUSTAINABILITY IS SO INTRINSICALLY EMBEDDED INTO THE DNA OF STĀ STUDIOS. WE HAVE TO BE LOOKING AT WAYS TO BE MORE SUSTAINABLE AS RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS OWNERS. THERE’S A LOT OF GREENWASHING IN OUR INDUSTRY - BUT IT’S BEEN ESSENTIAL TO STĀ FROM DAY ONE. WE EVEN HAVE HIVES ON TOP OF OUR ROOF IN THE CITY OF LONDON AND WE’RE MAKING OUR OWN HONEY!”
SALON TEAM OF THE YEAR
SMITH ENGLAND
Sponsored by
“THIS HAS BEEN A FEW YEARS IN THE MAKING. WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE TEAM, WITH INCREDIBLE PASSION. THE STARS THAT ARE IN THIS GROUP ARE SO INSPIRING TO ME, MY SISTER, MY MUM AND MY DAD WHO CAN’T BE HERE TONIGHT.”
SALON OF THE YEAR 2
PIPER VIOLET HAIR
Sponsored by
“THANKS A MILLION. THANK YOU TO OUR LOVELY TEAM AND MY LOVELY WORK WIFE, BECKY, AND OUR LOVELY CLIENTS AND OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, AND MY LITTLE GIRL, PIPER, WHO GAVE US HER NAME OVER THE DOOR.”
SALON STYLIST OF THE YEAR
ELLE FOREMAN, TRIBE SALONS
Sponsored by
“I JUST WANT TO START BY SAYING THIS IS AN AWARD THAT’S NOT JUST FOR THE STYLIST WHO WINS, BUT IT’S FOR THE TEAM AROUND US AND WHAT WE CAN GIVE BACK TO THEM. THANK YOU TO MY MUM WHO BOUGHT A SALON WHEN I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD, AND SHE DIDN’T KNOW WHAT THE SALON WOULD BECOME TODAY. AND THANK YOU TO MY BIG BROTHER WHO IS MY BUSINESS PARTNER, BEST FRIEND AND NUMBER ONE SUPPORTER, AND WHO I WOULDN’T BE HERE TONIGHT WITHOUT.”
SALON OF THE YEAR 1
STIL SALON
Sponsored by
“FOR ALEX AND I THIS IS VERY SPECIAL, BECAUSE THIS IS ABOUT OUR WONDERFUL TEAM. EVERY MEMBER OF THE TEAM DESERVES THIS, THEY POUR THEIR SOUL INTO THE BUSINESS EVERY DAY. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY BUSINESS PARTNER AND HUSBAND ALEX, WHO IS OUR FIXER. EVERY DAY HE’S THERE SORTING EVERYTHING OUT AND WITHOUT YOU OUR BUSINESS WOULDN’T BE AS GREAT.”
BUSINESS DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
MICHAEL VAN CLARKE
Sponsored by
“THANK YOU TO ALL THE JUDGES. THIS IS A GREAT HONOUR. LAST WEEK I STARTED MY 48TH YEAR IN HAIRDRESSING. BEING BUSINESS DIRECTOR IS NOT AN EASY JOB. WE’VE GONE THROUGH THE 80S CRASH, THE FINANCIAL CRISIS OF THE 90S, THE PANDEMIC AND NOW A GOVERNMENT THAT IS MAKING BUSINESS VERY HARD. WE HAVE A UNIQUE TALENT IN OUR INDUSTRY AND A UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR CLIENTS. IF WE CAN PROFESSIONALISE FURTHER, WE CAN WIN.”