With more entries than ever before making the prestigious size in any category is quite an achievement.
The finalists are:
Business Director of the Year Sponsored by HJ
Alan Hemmings, Alan d Hairdressing, London
Tracey Devine, Angels, Aberdeen
Mark Woolley, Electric, Brighton
Peter and Tracey Prosser, Peter Prosser Hairdressing, Hereford
Paul Hawes and Elaine Armitage, Review, Petersfield, Hampshire
Customer Care Award Sponsored by Kérastase
Francesco Group, Weeping Cross, Stafford
Michael Van Clarke, London
Rush London, Croydon, Surrey
The Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
The Colour Room, Stockport, Cheshire
Tommy's, Ruthin, Denbighshire, North Wales
Independent Salon/ Business Newcomer Sponsored by Great Lengths
Billi Currie, London
Charlotte Murray, London
Ikasu Hair, Stourbridge, West Midlands
Hobson & Holmes, Darlington, Co. Durham
OMG Hair & Beauty, Swindon, Wiltshire
Spirit Hair Company, Wallingford, Oxfordshire
Innovation/Website of the Year Sponsored by Terence Renati
Burlesque Hair, Newport, Gwent
Easydry, Edinburgh
Gina Conway Aveda Lifestyle Salon, London
Melanie Giles Hairdressing, Bath
myhairdressers.com, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Tie Towel, Manchester
Junior of the Year Sponsored by Fudge
Freya Haines, Clipso, London
Dominic Evans, Hooker & Young, Newcastle upon Tyne
Teri Lowe, Lisa Shepherd Salons, Birmingham
Rick Ziehl, Michael Van Clarke, London
Patrick McDougall, Rainbow Room International, Glasgow
Sophie-Jane Tyler, The Salon, Letchworth, Hertfordshire
Manager of the Year Sponsored by L'Oréal Professionnel
Will Foran, Hair 4 U, Chorley, Lancashire
Victor Pajak, Headquarters Hair Salon, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey
Sean Dawson, hob salons, London
Lindsey Scott, Hooker & Young, Newcastle upon Tyne
Lee Spencer, Imagine Hairdressing, Middlesbrough
Jess Leverett, Zappas, Twyford, Berkshire
Marketing Award Sponsored by HJ
Gina Conway Aveda Lifestyle Salon, London
hug 8, Uxbridge, Middlesex
Michael Van Clarke, London
The Lounge, Truro, Cornwall
Tommy's, Ruthin, Denbighshire, North Wales
Zappas, Wokingham, Berkshire
Retail Salon of the Year sponsored by Sponsored by TIGI
Chapters Hair, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Hair @ Jibe, Carlisle, Cumbria
hob salons, London
Michael Van Clarke, London
Rush London, Croydon, Surrey
Yazz Number One Hair Studio, Leeds
Salon Design Award Sponsored by Aston & Fincher
Ken Picton Salon, Cardiff
Lisa Shepherd Salons, Birmingham
Mack, Chelmsford, Essex
Seanhanna, Cambridge
Trevor Sorbie, Manchester
Zappas, Wokingham, Berkshire
Salon of the Year 1 Sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional
Ken Picton Salon, Cardiff
Maxwells Professional Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
Michael Van Clarke, London
Rainbow Room International, Buchanan St, Glasgow
The Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
The Colour Room, Stockport, Cheshire
Salon of the Year 2 Sponsored by Clynol
10 Hairdressing, Hull
Clipso, London
Contemporary, Stokesley
Michelle Griffin, Birmingham
Reed Hair, Maldon, Essex
Tommy's, Ruthin, Denbighshire, North Wales
Salon Team of the Year Sponsored by Balmain Hair UK
Maxwells Professional Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
Michael Van Clarke, London
Michael Van Clarke (Bridal Team), London
Rainbow Room International, Buchanan St, Glasgow
Seanhanna, Wimbledon, London
Toni & Guy, Sunderland
Training Award Sponsored by Wella Professionals
Contemporary, Middlesbrough
Hair Ott, Cosham, Hampshire
hob salons, London
Marc Antoni Hair Salons, Reading, Berkshire
Michael Van Clarke, London
Zappas, Wokingham, Berkshire
The winners will be named at the British Hairdressing Business Awards at the Lancaster Hotel on September 27.
If you would like to be there to see the winners announced and enjoy a celebration of hairdressing's business success stories contact Dan Eversfield on 020 8652 8845 to book your ticket.