Launched in 2011, HJ's Franchisee of the Year celebrates the independent faces of multiple salon groups at the British Hairdressing Business Awards. This category is open to all franchisees but the entry must relate to one salon and not multiple locations. Entrants must cover information including head office support, turnover, customer care and marketing activity. Here are the past winners of HJ’s Franchisee of the Year.
2023 Michael Tough, Headmasters – Windsor, Cobham & Farnham
2022 Nicola Hughes, Saks Chester
2021 Nicola Hughes, Saks Chester
2020 Nicola Hughes, Saks, Chester
2019 David Akroyd, TONI&GUY, East Grinstead
2018 Lisa Walby, Francesco Group, Cheltenham
2017 Saks Hair & Beauty, Kingshill
2016 Saks Hair & Beauty, Kingshill
2015 Toni & Guy, Solihull
2014 Lesley Charles, Hooker & Young, Darlington
2013 Claire Denyer, Saks Hair and Beauty, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent
2012 Laura Proctor, Westrow, West Park
2011 Tim Avory, Toni & Guy, Guildford, Surrey
