Sally montague hair group staff celebrate at annual awards

Staff at the Sally Montague Hair Group have been celebrating twelve months of success at their annual in-house awards. Teams from all six salons in the Derbyshire group descended on the flagship salon at The Old Hall in St Peter's Churchyard, Derby, for the awards ceremony. Salons stars were recgonised in 18 categories, with prizes ranging from education vouchers for L'Oreal Professionnel to Cloud Nine Waving Wands. Members of the Sally Montague Art Team were also presented with individual yearbooks detailing their work on photographic shoots and backstage over the last year. With the awards all handed out, staff headed to chic local eatery, Seven Restaurant, for a celebratory dinner. All 54 team members took home a hairdressing goodie bag, including gifts from Cloud Nine, Kerastase and ghd. Director Sally Montague commented: "Our in-salon awards is one of my favourite events of the year as it entitles us to praise and commend each member of the team for their dedication and loyalty to the Sally Montague Hair Group. I am extremely proud of everyone from each of our six salons and it’s the perfect opportunity for me to say thank you for their exemplary service to the brand during the past twelve months." And the winners were... Best Performed Salon: Ashbourne The Cloud Nine Best Performed Stylist: Lizzie Fox Best Part Time Stylist: Sarah Adamson The L’Oreal Professionnel Stylist of the Year: Ferne Baker The ghd Most Improved Stylist: Imogen Godwin Best Salon Team: Duffield Apprentice of the Year: Bethany Williamson Most Improved Apprentice: Charlotte Saccone The OPI Best Newcomer: Holly Leeming Most Immaculate Salon: Sadler Gate The Shu Uemura Art of Hair Most Immaculate Team Member: Lilly Edwards The Kerastase Keep Calm and Carry on Award: Jo Allen The Kerastase Manager of the Year Award for Outstanding Leadership: Charmian Ransby The Kerastase Customer Excellence Award: Sarah Clarke Retail Salon of the Year: Ashbourne The OPI Retailer of the Year: Elaine Hood Going the Extra Mile Award: Deesh Dhindsa The L’Oreal Professionnel Most Improved Art Team Member: Laura Robertson Best Telephone Manner: Samantha Toon