Useful Contacts
Whether you’re looking for support, advice or promotion, these are the bodies, businesses and publications that can help your hairdressing business thrive.
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Hair Industry Bodies
- BABTAC (British Association of Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology)
0845 250 7277
www.babtac.com - Barber Connect
0800 644 0234
http://barberconnect.co.uk/ - British Barbers Assocation
0203 701 1774
http://britishbarbers.com/ - Fellowship for British Hairdressing
01295 724579
http://www.fellowshiphair.com/ - FHA (Freelance Hair Association)
01582 431 783
www.fha.org.uk - Guild of Hairdressers
01226 786 555
www.hairboo.com - HABIA (Hairdressing and Beauty Industry Authority)
0845 612 3555
www.habia.org - HBSA (The Hairdressing & Beauty Suppliers Association)
0845 519 3258
www.thehbsa.co.uk - Hairdressing Council
020 8760 7010
www.haircouncil.org.uk - Institute of Trichologists
0845 604 4657
www.trichologists.org.uk - Irish Hairdressers Federation
056 883 3808
http://irishhairfed.com/ - National Hairdressers’ Federation
0845 345 6500
http://www.nhf.info/welcome/ - World Federation of Hairdressing and Beauty Schools
01737 551355
www.wfhbs.co.uk -
Legal and Professional Advice
- ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service)
08457 47 47 47
www.acas.org.uk - Association of Personal Injury Lawyers – Find a Lawyer
0115 958 0585
http://www.apil.org.uk/ - British Safety Council
0208 741 1231
https://www.britsafe.org/ - Cut the VAT
http://cutthevat.org.uk/index.php?page=588 - David Wright FIPD – specialist Consultant in all aspects of Employment practice and Employment law
01302 563691
www.davidwrightpersonnel.co.uk - Health & Safety Executive
http://www.hse.gov.uk/ - National Minimum Wage
https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates - PRS (Performing Rights Society)
020 7580 5544
http://prsformusic.com/Pages/default.aspx - PPL (Phonographic Performance Ltd)
020 7534 1000
http://ppluk.com/ - Royal Society for Public Health
0207 265 7300
https://www.rsph.org.uk/
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Training and Education
- City & Guilds
0207 294 2413
www.cityandguilds.com - Habia Skills Academy
0845 230 6080
http://www.habia.org/hsa/ - VTCT World Class Qualifications
02380 684 500
www.vtct.org.uk - beautyschool (USA based resource for current and future salon professionals)
001 (206) 235 2261
http://beautyschooledu.org -
Hair Industry Charities and Charitable Causes
- Hair & Beauty Charity
01234 831888
www.hairandbeautycharity.org - Little Princess Trust (Charity)
0845 094 2169
http://www.littleprincesses.org.uk/ - My New Hair (Charity)
http://mynewhair.org/Home.aspx -
Trade Publications and Jobs Boards
- Hairdressers Journal International (Newsdesk)
020 8652 8261
www.hji.co.uk - Hairdressing Jobs
Marketplace for hairdressers and employers alike
www.hairdressingjobs.org.uk -
Shows, Competitions and Events
- Alternative Hair Show
0207 589 6833
http://alternativehair.co.uk/ - The Coterie
01434 610933
www.creativeheadmag.com/events/the-coterie - The It List
01434 610940
www.creativeheadmag.com/theitlist - Most Wanted
01434 610940
www.creativeheadmag.com/mostwanted - Pro Hair Live
01923 237799
http://prohairlive.co.uk/ - Salon International
0208 652 4213
http://www.salonexhibitions.co.uk/ - Salon Smart
01434 610944
www.creativeheadmag.com/salonsmart - Tribu-te Show
http://www.tribu-te.net/uk_show.html
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