British hairdressing business awards 2011: finalists announced!

The wait is over! The finalists for this year's British Hairdressing Business Awards have been selected by a panel of hairdressers, industry experts and category sponsors, and can now be revealed.

The finalists are:

Business Director of the Year sponsored by Hairdressers Journal International

• Ben Dellicompagni, Francesco Group, Stafford, Staffordshire
• Amanda and Toby Dicker, The Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
• Andrew Phouli and Stell Andrew, RUSH Hair, Croydon, Surrey
• Ken Picton, Ken Picton Salon, Cardiff
• Michael Van Clarke, Michael Van Clarke, London 
• Tommy van der Veken and Esther van der Veken-Prins, Tommy's Hair Company, Ruthin, Denbighshire

Customer Care Award sponsored by Kérastase

• Haringtons Salons, Marlow, Buckinghamshire
• Ken Picton Salon, Cardiff  
• RUSH Hair, Croydon, Surrey
• The Colour Room, Stockport, Cheshire 
• Tommy's Hair Company, Ruthin, Denbighshire 
• Trevor Sorbie, Manchester

Franchisee of the Year sponsored by XpertHR Small Business

• Vicky Turner, Goldsworthy's, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
• Claire Denyer, Saks Hair and Beauty Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent
• Tim Avory, Toni & Guy, Guildford, Surrey
• Louise Smith, Toni & Guy, Salisbury, Wiltshire

Front of House Team of the Year sponsored by Saga Holidays

• Clay Salon, Oxshott, Surrey
• Ishoka Hair & Beauty, Aberdeen
• Michael Van Clarke, London 
• Sutherland and Barnett, Nottingham 
• The Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
• Zoology, Wanstead, London

Independent Salon - Business Newcomer sponsored by Great Lengths

• Code Hair & Beauty Consultants, Oulton Broad, Suffolk
• Easton Regal Hairdressing, London  
• Hair at 58, Bristol
• Jones & Payne, London
• The Salon, Taunton, Somerset 
• Thomas and Miles Hairdressing, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Junior of the Year sponsored by Fudge

• Natalie Barnard, Hug8, Uxbridge, Middlesex 
• Corina Bryce-Arnold, Errol Douglas, London
• Michael Hopper, Mack, Chelmsford, Essex
• Anna McArdle, Michael Van Clarke, London 
• Lotte O'Shea, Michael Van Clarke, London
• Thomas Potts, Michael Van Clarke, London
• Jemma Louise Stafford, The Fantastic Hairdresser, London 

Manager of the Year sponsored by L'Oréal Professionnel

• Hayley Gibson-Forbes   RUSH Hair, Windsor, Berkshire
• Tracy McCullough, Zoology, Loughton, Essex 
• Mark Norton, Toni & Guy, Canary Warf, London
• Lindsey Scott, Hooker & Young, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Tasha Stevens, CoxMcMillan, London  
• Kate Wilson, Trevor Sorbie, Brighton, East Sussex

Marketing Award sponsored by Racoon International

• Cream, Gloucester
• Francesco Group, Stafford, Staffordshire
• Hair @ Jibe, Carlisle, Cumbria 
• Michael Van Clarke, London 
• The Lounge, Truro, Cornwall 
• Tommy's Hair Company, Ruthin, Denbighshire

Retail Salon of the Year sponsored by TIGI

• Barrie Stephen Hair, Leicester
• Hair @ Jibe, Carlisle, Cumbria 
• Michael Van Clarke, London 
• Saks Hair and Beauty Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent

Salon Design Award sponsored by Aston & Fincher

• Angels, Aberdeen
• Clay Salon, Oxshott, Surrey  
• Easton Regal Hairdressing, London  
• Hooker & Young, Darlington, County Durham
• Jones & Payne, London
• Nicholas Graham Concept Salon, Bangor, County Down

Salon of the Year 1 sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional

• Ken Picton Salon, Cardiff
• Michael Van Clarke, London
• Rainbow Room, Uddingston, Glasgow
• Tommy's Hair Company, Ruthin, Denbighshire
• Trevor Sorbie, Brighton, East Sussex
• Trevor Sorbie, Covent Garden, London

Salon of the Year 2 sponsored by Clynol Salon Exclusive

• Clay Salon, Oxshott, Surrey
• Contemporary, Stokesley, Middlesborough
• Nicholas Graham Concept Salon, Bangor, County Down
• Ocean, Cardiff 
• Spirit Hair Company, Wallingford, Oxfordshire
• The Colour Room Hair and Beauty, Timperley, Cheshire 
• Tommy's Hair Company, Chester, Cheshire 

Salon Team of the Year sponsored by KeraStraight

• Barrie Stephen Hair, Leicester
• Ken Picton Salon, Cardiff
• Marc Antoni, Henley-On-Thames, Oxfordshire
• Michael Van Clarke, London
• The Stuart Holmes Hair & Beauty Spa, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 
• Tommy's Hair Company, Ruthin, Denbighshire

Training Award sponsored by Wella Professionals

• Francesco Group, Stafford, Staffordshire
• Goldsworthy's, Swindon, Wiltshire
• Michael Van Clarke, London
• Peter Prosser Hairdressing, Hereford
• RUSH Hair, Croydon, Surrey
• The Stuart Holmes Hair & Beauty Spa, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Website/Innovation of the Year sponsored by Business Cash Advance

• Andrew Collinge, Liverpool 
• Burlingtons, Amersham, Buckinghamshire
• Denman International, Bangor, County Down
• Salon Digital, Grotton, Lancashire
• The Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
• The O by Cloud Nine, Ilkley, Yorkshire
• salon2salon.co.uk, Teddington, Middlesex