This year, for the seventh annual Academy Salons awards a guest compere took to the mic. Bruno Marc is creative director and one of the renowned family at Marc Antoni salons in Oxfordshire. He joined the Academy group’s glitzy party at The Long Bar of the Harbour Hotel, Guildford, a glamorous venue well-suited to a night of celebration. We hear it was a fabulous atmosphere with ten awards given out, plus the Special Recognition accolade. Support came from Academy’s VIP guests representing L’Oréal Professional Products Division, Salon IQ, Savvy Salon, Hair Uncut, and Alan D Training.
Salv Mulé, the Academy managing director, congratulated all the winners on their hard work and dedication. “It’s evenings like this that make me so incredibly proud of my team and even more passionate about this fantastically creative service industry that we belong to. Academy salons has been both a joy and a journey for almost 25 years now and long may this continue.”
Cheers to celebrating the stellar achievements of the Academy group’s Claygate, Cobham, Esher, Hersham and Weybridge teams in 2022. And heres to a prosperous 2023.
The winners of the in-salon awards 2022 were revealed as….
Best Average Bill
Meryl Rosser – which salon Cobham
Student of the Year
Katie Kliger – which salon Esher
Apprentice of the Year
Cleo Close – which salon Hersham
Best Re-booker
Carolyn Witcomb Bell – Cobham
Best Reviewed Salon
Weybridge
Best Average Client Retention
Chloe Hardman – Esher
Top Retailer
Hannah Dunham – Cobham
Manager of the Year
Chiara McCarthy -Hersham
Team of the Year
Esher Salon
Salon of the Year
Esher Salon
Special Recognition Award
A five way tie between Kizzi Bird, Lizzie Compton, Holly Read, Tracey Ryan and Emma Searle, who as Front of House for the 5 salons have set exemplary standards of teamwork.
The Esher team also doubly impressed by winning both the Team and Salon of the Year awards.
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