Hj's british hairdressing awards 2015: finalists announced!

It's the day that hairdressers across the country have been waiting for with bated breath; finalists for HJ's British Hairdressing Awards 2015, sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional, have been announced! First-round judging has now taken place, with a host of hairdressing icons and industry insiders casting their eyes across the collections produced by stylists in every category. Now, finalists in each category will go forward to compete at the most illustrious awards in the industry; HJ's British Hairdressing Awards, sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional. Want to be there on the night? Click here to reserve your tickets! Don't forget to use #BHA2015 across social media to share your reactions - and a huge congratulations to each and every one of the finalists!

HJ's British Hairdressing Awards 2015: The Finalists

HJ’s British Hairdresser of the Year Nominees

Darren Ambrose Errol Douglas Mark Hayes Gary Hooker & Michael Young Akin Konizi Mark Leeson Jamie Stevens

Regional Categories

Eastern Hairdresser of the Year

Scott Halsey, Clipso, Watford, Hertfordshire Daniel Granger, Daniel Granger Hairdressing, Northampton Paul Falltrick, Giselle Falltrick, Hornchurch, Essex Jessica Neil, KH Hair, West Bridgford, Nottingham Callum Standen-May, The Egg, Norwich Angelo Vallillo, Zullo & Holland, Nottingham

London Hairdresser of the Year

Kieran Tudor, D&J Ambrose, Pinner Darren Bain, HOB Salons, Baker Street Jake Unger, HOB Salons, Camden Andrew Heasman, RUSH Hair Hayley Bishop, Toni & Guy, Wigmore Street Cos Sakkas, Toni & Guy, Sloane Square

Midlands Hairdresser of the Year

Shaun Hall, Mark Leeson, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Michelle Griffin, Michelle Griffin Academy, Barnt Green, Birmingham Kieron Fowles, Regis, Birmingham Nick Malenko and Sophie Beattie, Royston Blythe, Compton, Wolverhampton Royston Blythe and Charles Douek,  Royston Blythe, Shrewsbury James Whyte  and Tom Wright,  Soul Hair, Chester

North Eastern Hairdresser of the Year

Alexander Turnbull, Alexander Hair & Beauty, Hull Joseph Ferraro, Halo Hair and Beauty, Harrogate Jonathan Turner, Hooker & Young, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Rick Roberts, Rick Roberts, Beverley, East Yorkshire Dean Bradwell, Scarlet Moon, Middlesbrough Jill Watkins-Wright, Watkins-Wright Hairdressing, Thirsk, North Yorkshire

Northern Ireland Hairdresser of the Year

Keith Kane, Keith Kane Hair International, Belfast Sharon Dow, Kevin Kahan, Bangor Thomas Hillan and Alanda Patrick, Peter Mark, Newtownabbey, Antrim Julie Cherry and Colette Fitzpatrick, Shane Bennett Salon, Co. Down Sharon Malcolm, Sharon Malcolm Hairdressing, Co. Down Leisa Stafford, Stafford Hair, Belfast

North Western Hairdresser of the Year

Gary Taylor, Edward & Co., Brighouse, West Yorkshire Adam  Bryant, Ethos Hairdressing, Manchester Marcello Moccia, Room 97 Creative, Wakefield Melanie Jefferson, Savvy Ltd, Whitehaven, Cumbria Mai Ha, Trevor Sorbie, Manchester Jennifer Pelter and Amy Lopez, Westrow (Street Lane), Leeds

Scottish Hairdresser of the Year

David Corbett, David Corbett Hairdressing, Glasgow Caroline Sanderson and Claire McIntyre, Ego Hair Design, Inverness Gary Hunter and Leslie Hunter, Frances Hunter Hairdressing, Stirling Brian Gallagher, Gallagher & Horner, Glasgow Neil Barton, Neil Barton Hairdressing, Edinburgh Suzie McGill, Rainbow Room International, Uddingston, Glasgow

Southern Hairdresser of the Year

Robert Masciave, Metropolis Hairdressing, Kingston-upon-Thames Seung Ki Baek, RUSH Hair, Epsom Thomas Hills, TH1 Hair, Oxted Louise Wood, The Hair Advice Centre, Englefield Green David Baker and Ben Hendry, The Vault Hair and Spa, Claygate, Esher Rae Palmer, Welove, Southsea

Wales & South West Hairdresser of the Year

Craig Chapman, Craig Chapman Hair Design, Launceston Joshua Goldsworthy, Goldsworthy's Hairdressing, Swindon Dafydd Rhys Thomas, Ken Picton Salon, Cardiff Martin  Crean, Mode, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire Ben Driscoll-Price, Robert John, Portishead Steven Smart, Smartest 73, Weston-Super-Mare

Specialist Categories

Afro Hairdresser of the Year

Anne Veck, Anne Veck, Oxford Michelle Thompson, Francesco Group Advanced Academy, Stafford George Kosit, George Kosit Hair, Birmingham Charlotte Mensah, Hair Lounge , London Junior Green, Junior Green Hair & Beauty, London Aycan Kemal, New York Hair Design, Knightsbridge, London

Artistic Team of the Year

Marc Antoni, Henley-on-Thames Mark Leeson, Mansfield Michelle Griffin Academy, Barnt Green, Birmingham RUSH Hair, London Shane Bennett Salon, Hillsborough, Co. Down Angelo Vallillo Hair Academy Art Team

Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year

Silvio Hauke, Blue Tit, London Joanne O’Neill, Joanne O’Neill Hairdressing, Dunloy, Co. Antrim Lucie Monbillard, seanhanna, London Erika Selvaggio, Taylor Taylor London Indira Schauwecker, Toni & Guy Covent Garden Scott Jordan, Taylor Taylor London

Men’s Hairdresser of the Year

Craig Chapman and Kayleigh Devries,  Craig Chapman Hair Design, Launceston, Cornwall Marcus King, Hooker & Young, Wynyard, Billingham Jonathan  Andrew, Jamie Stevens Hair, Kensington, London Kevin Luchmun, Toni & Guy, Henrietta Street, London Simon Khan, Toni & Guy, Gloucester Road, London Darren Webster, Webster Whiteman, Mayfair, London

Newcomer of the Year

Ashleigh Hodges, Flame Hair Studios, Towcester Shelley Manley, Malcolm Murphy Hair, Leicester Rory Share, Michelle Griffin Academy, Barnt Green, Birmingham Jordan Robertson, Room 97 Creative, Wakefield Ben Russell, The House of Rush, Piccadilly, London Sophie Springett, Toni & Guy, South Kensington, London

Schwarzkopf Professional British Colour Technician of the Year

Stephanie Gamble and Ashley Gamble, Ashley Gamble, Shifnal, West Midlands Adam Bryant and Sharon Peake,  Ethos, Manchester Rebecca Counsell, Hare and Bone, London Issie Churcher, HOB Salons, Camden, London Tasha Stevens, Jamie Stevens Hair, London Dan  Spiller and Lucy Tuck,  Marc Antoni, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire