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It’s with great excitement that we can now announce HJ's British Hairdressing Business Awards finalists for 2026.
We will be congratulating all the finalists and revealing the all-important winners on Monday 2 March 2026 at the Royal Lancaster London, tying in with our new Salon Growth Summit event running from 1-2 March at London Olympia. (Get your tickets to the #BHBA26 awards here!)
And if you need a refresher of who won in 2025, check out last year’s #BHBA25 winners here.
On the announcement of the finalists, Mark Moloney, Managing Director of HJ's British Hairdressing Business Awards shares: “The British Hairdressing Business Awards celebrate far more than success, they recognise the resilience, leadership and innovation that underpin a vital industry.
Our 2026 finalists demonstrate exceptional business insight and a genuine commitment to excellence, while playing a vital role in supporting local high streets, creating jobs and delivering outstanding client experiences. The quality of entries this year was truly impressive.”
So without further ado, these are the British Hairdressing Business Award 2026 finalists...
British Hairdressing Business Awards 2026 Finalists
Assistant of the Year
Angela Martin - Errol Douglas London, London
Chanel Weston - Metropolis, Surrey
Ella Fisher - Hair Artistry Newmarket, Suffolk
Katie Sime - Reds Hair Company, Herefordshire
Lewis Dunn – Goldsworthy’s Hairdressing, Wiltshire
Mia Bartlett - Smith England, Wiltshire
Olivia Chiffey - Luchmun Studios, Hertfordshire
Barbershop/Grooming Salon of the Year, sponsored by Modern Barber
Crate Cheshire, Cheshire
FELLA, London
Manifesto, London
MaxOliver, East Sussex
No Bad Days, Kent
West and Hunter - Gentlemen's Grooming Club, London
Business Director of the Year, sponsored by Hairdressers Journal International
Billy Ryan - Tribe Salons, Kent
Kay McIntyre & John O'Rourke - McIntyres Salons, Scotland
Melissa Timperley - Melissa Timperley Salons, Greater Manchester
Michael Van Clarke - Michael Van Clarke LLP, London
Phil Smith - Smith England, Wiltshire
Samantha Cusick - Samantha Cusick London / Stā Studios, Greater London
Samuel Palmer - MENSPIRE Male Image & Grooming, Hertfordshire
Customer Service Award, sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional
Aveda Lifestyle Salon and Spa, London
Ensō Hair Rituals, Worcestershire
Novo Cabelo, Durham
Rebecca Carr Hair Salon, Aberdeenshire
Reds Hair Company, Herefordshire
ROAR Hair & Beauty, Scotland
Stā Studios, Greater London
Williams & Hirst, London
Educator of the Year, sponsored by Wella Professionals
Joanne Doward - Academy of Hairdressing - West Suffolk College, West Suffolk
Kelly Pasicznyk - Coleg Cambria, Suffolk
Lee Stafford - LEE STAFFORD EDUCATION FOUNDATION, London
MT MASTERCLASS - Melissa Timperley Salons, Greater Manchester
Rachael Lomax - Copper Queen Education, Norfolk
Rob Wood - Novo Cabelo HQ, Durham
Rory Gamble - FORRESTERS, Berkshire
Tracey Ann Smith - Mood - French & Ivi, Derbyshire
Independent Salon – Business Newcomer
CRAFT…, Hertfordshire
sãn studio, Oxfordshire
KIKU Salon, Scotland
Luchmun Studios, Hertfordshire
Wayne Hairdresser Salon, London
Woolf Kings X, London
Innovation of the Year
Hair & Care CIC, London
Anne Veck Limited, Oxfordshire
Grid Studios, London
KEEO Hair, London
Novo Cabelo, Durham
Rainbow Room International, Ayrshire
Samantha Cusick London
Manager of the Year, sponsored by Goldwell
Chris Lawley - HOB Salons Northwood, Middlesex
Jessie Clark - Tribe Chislehurst, Kent
Lilly Venison - JM Hairdressing, Kent
Matthew Hide - Melissa Timperley Salons, Greater Manchester
Sarah Biss - Academy Salons Esher, Surrey
Victoria Woods - HEIR Salon & Education, Lancashire
Marketing Campaign of the Year
Academy Salons, Weybridge, Surrey
Aveda Lifestyle Salon and Spa, London
HARI's, London
Piper Violet Hair, Greater London
TONI&GUY, United Kingdom
Williams & Hirst, London
Salon Design Award
Bohemian Salon, Greater Manchester
Heavenly Hair, Suffolk
Luchmun Studios, Hertfordshire
Teresa Weller Hair Art, Surrey
TONI&GUY Wigmore Street, London
Wayne Hairdresser Salon, London
Salon of the Year 1
Duran's Hair Studio, Buckinghamshire
HOB Salons Cockfosters, London
Melissa Timperley Salons, Greater Manchester
Metropolis, London
Obsession Salon & Spa, Staffordshire
Reds Hair Company, Herefordshire
Tribe Salons - Clapham, London
Trinder Hair Studios, Hertfordshire
Salon of the Year 2, sponsored by L’Oréal Professionnel
Chop and Change, Surrey
Dot Hair Liverpool, Merseyside
Farah Naz Hair, Lancashire
Opulence Hairdressing, Lancashire
Piper Violet Hair, Greater London
We Are Salon, Kent
William and Mary Hair and Beauty, Hampshire
Salon Stylist of the Year
Bernadett Rafain - Michael Van Clarke LLP, London
Dean Lawton Taylor - Trinder Hair Studios, Hertfordshire
Elle Foreman - Tribe Clapham, London
Janene Hawkins Bush - Heavenly Hair, Suffolk
Lamphane Hatcher - Michael Van Clarke LLP, London
Sara Williams - Melissa Timperley Salons, Greater Manchester
Ellie Smith - Smith England, Wiltshire
Salon Team of the Year, sponsored by Alan Howard
Goldsworthy’s Hairdressing, Wiltshire
Lara Johnson Lifestyle, Swansea
McIntyres Salons, Scotland
Melissa Timperley Salons, Greater Manchester
Reds Hair Company, Herefordshire
Saks Chester, Cheshire
Smith England, Wiltshire
We Are Salon, Kent
Social Stylist of the Year, sponsored by GLOWWA
Darcey Clarke - Darcey Maria Hair, West Midlands
Gareth Williams - Williams and Hirst, London
Jamie Richards - Richards Hair, West Midlands
Nuala Morey - Nuala Hairdressing, Bristol
Rob Wood - Novo Cabelo, Durham
Samantha Cusick - Samantha Cusick London / Stā Studios / The Silly Little Girls Club, Greater London
Sustainable Salon of the Year, sponsored by Authentic Beauty Concept
Bliss Hair Therapy, Worcestershire
CRAFT…, Hertfordshire
Edith et Moi, Oxfordshire
En Route Hair & Beauty, West Yorkshire
Heavenly Hair, Suffolk
Stā Studios, Greater London
Tribe Salons, London
