Bringing local barbers together for chester barber of the year

Nathan Jones, owner of Esquire Gents Grooming was the driving force behind the first ever Chester Barber of the Year competition. Nathan set up the competition to strengthen the barbering community within Chester and build relationships with fellow professionals and local business owners. He commented, “The competition has been a great way to bring local businesses together. All the participants showed a great level of professionalism and flair when competing to become Chester’s Barber of the Year. “Barbering is an incredibly competitive profession and as a career choice it’s seeing a huge surge in popularity in the UK thanks to the rise of male grooming. “We moved into our location on St Werburgh Street, 18-months ago and since then have begun to establish great relationships with the local community; however, as a team we always feel we can do more. That’s why we set up the Chester Barber of the Year competition – to bring local barbering professionals together and create a real platform for us all to support each other in the future. Stylist, Dan Arden, based at Number 47 Barbers in Hoole won first place in the competition during a tense final at Esquire, another city centre salon.