Five minutes on salon international with... errol douglas

The most-nominated hairdresser for HJ’s British Hairdresser of the Year in the event's history and president of the Fellowship for British Hairdressing, Errol Douglas will be found on the Fellowship Stage at Salon International this year. Who would you most like to collaborate with at Salon International? I would love to work with Angelo Seminara. We are always on the phone and throwing ideas around so it would be unique to be on stage together and officially collaborate. How do you prepare for Salon International? I have some of the best assistants in the industry and I always work with them to make sure my session bag is packed and organised. I always bring more then I will need, but then it allows me to be as creative as possible and have the tools to do so. Whatever I do at Salon International is worked out with moodboards and with anyone I might be collaborating with in advance. It takes a lot of time to make sure a show is successful and appealing and I invest a lot of time into this to ensure it happens every time. What's your must see stand, presentation or event at Salon International? The Fellowship Stage and HJ Stage. You get the most variety in terms of people on the stage and you also get to see some of the most creative people in the industry on them. You can sit and watch these stages all day because they are scheduled to have various people on that will all inspire in different ways. What's your top tip for anyone attending Salon International? Give yourself as much time as possible and talk to as many people as possible. You can get some fantastic opportunities in this industry from just being social at these events and talking to people. What's on the agenda for you when the exhibition is over? Get right back into the salon and working with the team, throwing around ideas around that we picked up at Salon International. I'll also be working with my product range and developing the next big thing. Salon International 2013 takes place at ExCel London from 12 to 14 October. For more information and to book your tickets, visit www.salonexhibitions.co.uk or call 0844 894 2000. Don’t forget to follow @Salon_Intl and #salon2013 for all the latest updates, or like the Facebook page here.