Hj's british hairdressing awards 2009 finalists
The finalists of HJ's 2009 British Hairdressing Awards have been chosen after the judges - an elite band of British Hairdressing Awards Hall of Fame members and hairdressing experts - spent hours pouring over hundreds of hairstyle collections.
Specialist Awards
Afro Hairdresser of the Year
- Sandra Webb - Sandra Webb Hair & Beauty, London
- Michelle Thompson - Francesco Group, Stafford, Staffordshire
- Junior Green - Junior Green Hair & Beauty, London
- Abena Richardson - Asquared, Catford
- Kim Johnson - Hype Coiffure, London
- Eve Owusu and Gemma Humes - Errol Douglas Salon, London
Artistic Team of the Year* **
- Toni & Guy Artistic Team - London
- Atherton Cox Artistic Team - London
- Lisa Shepherd Salons - Birmingham
- hob salons - London
- F.A.M.E. Team 2009
* Having won the Artistic Team of the Year for three consecutive years the Trevor Sorbie Artistic Team are ineligible to enter until 2010
** Sixth finalists disqualified due to missed deadline.
Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year
- Anne Veck - Anne Veck Hair, Oxford
- Skyler McDonald - seanhanna, Wimbledon
- Tina Farey - Rush London, Croydon, Surrey
- Efi Davies - Toni & Guy, Covent Garden, London
- Indira Shauwecker - Toni & Guy, Covent Garden, London
- Darren Ambrose - D&J Ambrose, Pinner, Middlesex
Schwarzkopf Professional British Colour Technician of the Year
- Mark Leeson - Mark Leeson Hair Body & Mind, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
- Gary Hooker and Michael Young - Hooker & Young, High Gosforth Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Robbie Robertson - Forresters, Reading
- Anne Veck - Anne Veck Hair, Oxford
- Christel Lundqvist - hob salons, London
- Chris Willliams - Rush London, Croydon, Surrey
Men's Hairdresser of the Year
- Mark Smith and Paige Squires - Smith's, Bromley
- Desmond Murray - Atherton Cox, London
- Claire Groves - Kontakt, London
- Jamie Stevens - Errol Douglas, London
- Jody Taylor - Toni & Guy, Covent Garden, London
- Karine Jackson - Karine Jackson, London
Newcomer of the Year
- Benjamin Moth - Brooks & Brooks, London
- Matthew Lewis Stopps - Rush London, Walton-upon-Thames, Surrey
- Mark Francome Painter - Kontakt, London
- Shaun Hall - Mark Leeson Hair Body & Mind, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
- Costa Phouli - Rush London, Epsom
- Siobhan McGuire - Angels, Aberdeen
Regional Awards
Eastern Hairdresser of the Year
- Simon Cawthorne - Cawthorne and Wright, Oakham, Leicestershire
- Paola Fattorusso - Rush London, Watford
- Anne McGuigan - Anne McGuigan Hair & Beauty, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordsire
- Terri Kay - Mark Leeson Hair Body & Mind, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
- Paul Falltrick - Paul Falltrick Hairdressing, Romford, Essex
- Neil Smith - Barrie Stephen Hair, Anstey, Leicestershire
London Hairdresser of the Year
- Jamie Stevens - Errol Douglas
- Desmond Murray - Atherton Cox
- Richard Mannah - Toni & Guy, Sloane Square
- Cos Sakkas - Toni & Guy, Regent Street
- Darren Bain - hob salons
- Sean Dawson - hob salons
Midlands Hairdresser of the Year
- Anya Dellicompagni - Francesco Group, Stafford
- James Whyte - Soul Hair, Chester, Cheshire
- Joanna Ludlow - Diva, Worcester
- Charlotte Cole & Melanie Osborne - Lawrence Anthony, Stratford-upon-Avon
- Sean Tetlow and James Tetlow - The Colour Room, Stockport
- Andrea Beers - Andrea Beers, Kidderminster
North Eastern Hairdresser of the Year
- Jen Deighton - Toni & Guy, Sunderland
- Jill Watkins-Wright - Watkins-Wright Hairdressing and Beauty, Thirsk, North Yorkshire
- Susan Hall - Reds Hair & Beauty, Sunderland
- Marcus King - Hooker & Young,Wynyard Village, Newcastle
- Paul Ferguson - Hooker & Young, Seaham, County Durham
- Alan Simpson and Karen Storr - Contemporary, Guisborough, Cleveland
Northern Ireland Hairdresser of the Year
- Lee Stinton - Paul Stafford Hairdressing, Belfast
- John Morrison and Carolyn Russell - JL Morrison, Belfast
- Kevin Kahan - Kevin Kahan, Bangor
- Michael Quinn - Michael Quinn Hairdressing, Belfast
- Simon Houston - Simon Houston Hairdressing, Ballymena
- Keith Kane - Keith Kane International, Belfast
North Western Hairdresser of the Year
- Melenie Tudor - En Route Hair & Beauty, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
- Gary Taylor - Edward & Co, Brighouse, West Yorkshire
- Sharon Peake - Ethos, Manchester
- James Bacon - Andrew Collinge Hairdressing, Manchester
- Elizabeth Brierly - Hair @ Jibe, Carlisle, Cumbria
- Phill Gallagher - Voodou, Liverpool
Scottish Hairdresser of the Year
- Philip Bell - Ishoka, Aberdeen
- Brian Gallagher - Gallagher/Horner Hair, Glasgow
- Colin McAndrew and Kim Wyser - Medusa, Edinburgh
- Nelso n Brown - Browns, Dumfries
- Gary Lees - Lees & Thompson Hairdressing, Motherwell, Lanarkshire
- Janer Stewart - Angels, Aberdeen
Southern Hairdresser of the Year
- Rebecca Counsell - Rush London, Sutton, Surrey
- Sam Burnett - Rush London, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
- Sueng Ki Baek - Rush London, Epsom, Surrey
- Ross Dilanda - Scully Scully Hairdressing, Godalming, Surrey
- Leo Bancroft - Leo Bancroft, Weybridge, Surrey
- Gary Gill - Monroe Hairdressing, Leatherhead, Surrey
Wales & South West Hairdresser of the Year
- Gemma Wilmot - Melanie Giles Hairdressing, Bath
- Stuart Nicholson - Burlesque, Newport, Gwent
- Craig Chapman - Craig Chapman, Launceston,Cornwall
- Tommy Van Der Veken - Tommy's Hair Company, Ruthin, Denbighshire
- Ken Picton - Ken Picton Salon, Cardiff Bay
- Sonia Byrne - Redchat, Bristol
British Hairdressing Awards