Hair, beauty and barbering business from across the UK gathered at the St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel last night for the crowning of the winners of the NHBF Business Awards.
The news of these new champions came alongside an announcement made at the ceremony that the former NHF/NBF will now be known under one name as the National Hair & Beauty Federation (NHBF). This decision comes after a successful first year for the NBF, providing unparalleled support to beauty businesses.
Last night, nominees and guests were welcomed to the NHBF’s fabulous awards evening with a drinks reception before the winners of both the Business Awards and the NHBF’s Photographic Image of the Year were unveiled at the ceremony. The spectacular evening continued in true hair and beauty style, with a party to celebrate the success of some of the best businesses in these industries.
NHBF Business Award 2019 winners
The Business Awards attracted high caliber entries competing across twelve differentcategories. The winners were:
Best Independent Hair Salon or Barbershop – Small
Sponsored by Premier Software
Antonacci Hair & Beauty
Best Independent Hair Salon or Barbershop – Large
Sponsored by Loop HR
Law Salons
Highly commended: Energy Hair
Best Indepdent Beauty Salon
Sponsored by Shedul.
Tranquility Beauty Studio
Best Innovation
Sponsored by Global Payments
Chair Salons
Best Client Experience
Sponsored by Shedul.
Melissa Timperley Salons
Best Apprentice
Sponsored by VTCT
Owen Davies, Saks Chester
Best New Business
Sponsored by Coversure
Law Salons
Highly commended: Studio 88
Best Community Support
In association with Hair and Beauty Charity
Barrie Stephen
Best Front of House
Sponsored by Ellis Whittam
Burghley Hair-Beauty-Academy
Best Social Media
Sponsored by City & Guilds
Hxhair
Best Salon Design
Sponsored by Shedul.
Harris & Fox
Outstanding Contribution to the Hair or Beauty Industry
Sponsored by Phorest
Tina Parsons, Burghley Hair-Beauty-Academy
NHBF Photographic Image of the Year winners
Entrants to the Photographic Image of the Year competition were invited to submit a magazine-quality image or collection of images to showcase their hair or beauty skills. Winners were announced across four categories:
Female Fashion Look – Single image
Andrew Smith, Andrew Smith Salon, Fareham
Female Fashion Look – Collection
Karen Thomson & KAM Hair and Body Spa Creative Team, Lossiemouth
Male Fashion Look – Single image
Yucel Olmezkaya, MR. Barbers, Cambridge
Male Fashion Look – Collection
Jim Shaw, Essensuals and Essensuals Men, Billericay
NHBF president Ian Egerton says, “This very special occasion is a fantastic way to celebrate our fabulous industry and all those who help to make it so special. We’re also very grateful to our generous sponsors who helped to make this year’s event such a huge success.
“The entries we received this year were of an extraordinarily high quality and the judges were hugely impressed. Choosing the overall winners from such a strong field of finalists was a tough task, and we’d like to congratulate everyone who made it to the finals. Our finalists and winners should be extremely proud of their achievement.”
