Date published: 01.09.08 - not release date

BRITISH BEAUTY & SPA AWARDS 2007 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

BRITISH BEAUTY & SPA AWARDS 2007 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

The individuals, salons and spas winning through to the finals of the 11th annual British Beauty & Spa Awards have just been announced.

Health & Beauty Salon magazine launched the British Beauty & Spa Awards in 1997 to raise the profile of the professional beauty and spa industry by recognising and rewarding innovation and excellence throughout the profession. They rapidly became the most prestigious awards in the industry.

"Dedication and commitment to excellence has been shown by every finalist," comments Health & Beauty Salon Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, Jayne Lewis-Orr. "All finalists represent the best the beauty industry has to offer in their chosen area of skill - whether it is body therapy, facial therapy, customer care, marketing or retailing. Success in this market is not only determined by practical skills, but also by business acumen - and the British Beauty & Spa Awards are designed to reward and recognise both."

Salons, spas, and individual therapists have to meet the strict criteria set for the category they enter. Their work is presented in a dossier, along with corresponding evidence to back up any claims, and sent to the event organisers for verification.

Judging for the British Beauty & Spa Awards takes place over two days. During the judging process, representatives from the sponsoring companies, along with industry experts and members of the beauty press, are split into groups and read through the dossiers to ensure the criteria has been met before selecting the finalists in each category. Judges cannot confer during the judging process, and each marks all entries independently.

Previous award winners include celebrity nail technicians Leighton Denny, Jacqui Jefford and Andrea Fullerton who all tend to the nails of supermodels and celebrities alike. The Spa at the Mandarin Oriental, a previous winner of the Day Spa of the Year category, is a favourite of Madonna when she is in London, while the luxurious celebrity bolt-hole, Champneys Forest Mere, in Liphook, Hampshire, and the beautifully located, Stobo Castle, on the Scottish Borders, are both previous recipients of the Destination Spa of the Year Award. Wrexham’s Beauty with Sara and Newport’s Be…healthy and beautiful are both the recipients of many British Beauty & Spa Awards with Sara Shoemark from Beauty with Sara, being awarded the 1st ever Salon Director of the Year in 2006. Meanwhile, Glasgow-based Rainbow Room International Beauty and Spa has won the Scotland and North West Salon of the Year category three times, and is now in the prestigious Hall of Fame, as is Leighton Denny.

The British Beauty & Spa Awards 2007 presentation takes place on Sunday 9th September 2007 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London. Hosted by a leading TV personality, the event is the biggest and brightest in the beauty industry’s calendar, and features fabulous entertainment, a superb dinner, and, of course, the much-anticipated announcement of the winners of the British Beauty & Spa Awards 2007.

The Finalists:

Beauty Therapist of the Year
Sponsored by Declèor

SOPHIE CLEMINSON: Alquimia Spa, York
ROISIN EADON-MCKENNA: Glow, Beauty with Sara, Chester
SARAH JAMES: Cedars Spa @GL1, Gloucester
ALEX MANSI: Utopia Spa at Rowhill Grange, Wilmingotn
MARGO ROBERTSON: Beauty Network, Hamilton
NICOLE ROBINSON: Nicole Schroeder, Leatherhead

Body Therapist of the Year:
Sponsored by Doctor.Haushka

JAMIE CHALMERS: One Spa, Edinburgh
SAMANTHA CHEAL: Cedars Health & Beauty Salon, Gloucester
JUDY GILL: Bodyworks, Newcastle
REBECCA LIVINGS: Serenity Spa, County Durham
SARAH JANE MATHEWS: Essential Therapies, Cleethorpes
ELAINE SADLER: Balance Skincare Studio, Leamington Spa

Customer Care Award:
Sponsored by Health & Beauty Salon

CEDARS HEALTH & BEAUTY CENTRES: Gloucester
ELEMENTS HAIR LIFESTYLE & SPA: Bishops Stortford
ESSENTIAL THERAPIES at Gavan Ward Hair & Beauty: Cleethorpes
RADIANCE: Sidcup
THE CHAPEL: Royal Tunbridge Wells
UTOPIA SALONS: Anglesey

Day Spa of the Year:
Sponsored by ESPA

CHAPEL SPA: Cheltenham
SERENITY IN THE CITY: Newcastle
PURE SPA OCEAN TERMINAL: Edinburgh
PURE DAY SPA: Killinchy
THE CHAPEL: Royal Tunbridge Wells
THE HEALTH & BEAUTY SPA: Mikfield

Destination/Hotel Spa of the Year:
Sponsored by ESPA

DONNINGTON VALLEY HOTEL HEALTH CLUB & SPA: Newbury
SENSPA – CAREYS MANOR HOTEL: New Forest
UTOPIA SPA – ALEXANDER HOUSE HOTEL: East Grinstead
UTOPIA SPA – ROWHILL GRANGE HOTEL & SPA: Wilmington
WHITTLEBURY HALL HOTEL & SPA: Towcester
BATH HOUSE SPA: New Forest

Facial Therapist of the Year:
Sponsored by Guinot

EMMA CLARK: Epitome Health & Beauty, Bushey Heath
LYNN DANIELS: The Haven on the Loch, Balloch
JENNIFER EMMS: Cedars Health & Beauty Centres, Gloucester
JENNIFER GRIFFITHS: Glow, Beauty with Sara, Wrexham
ANGELA MCPHERSON: Angela McPherson Beauty & Skincare Specialist, Moray
JENNIFER SIMPSON: The Woodland Spa, Burnley

Manicurist of the Year:
Sponsored by Jessica

HEATHER BROWN: Glow, Beauty with Sara, Wrexham
LINDA BUTLER: Just Nails, Poole
CLARE CREDLAND: Pink Orchid, Doncaster
NIA GRUNWALD: Pinks Nail Bar & Beauty Salon, Wrexham
TANYA KELLY: Radiance, Sidcup
LUCY NIELD: Glow, Beauty with Sara, Wrexham

Marketing Award
Sponsored by London College of Beauty Therapy:

ESQUÉ: Leamington Spa
RADIANCE: Sidcup
THE SPA AT CHANCERY COURT: London
TITANIC SPA: Huddersfield
TULSI HEALTH & BEAUTY: Reigate

Nail Professional of the Year:
Sponsored by Grafton International

STEPHANIE CRADDOCK: Opulence Nail & Beauty Studios, Hednesford
ANDREA FULERTON: www.andreafulerton.com, London
AMANDA GOULD: Nailistics, Crawley
JACQUI JEFFORD: Creative Nail Academy, Wiltshire
SOPHY ROBSON: Sophy Robson Nailcare Clinic, London

Retail Salon of the Year:
Sponsored by The Skincare Sanctuary

BEAUTY BEYOND: Cheltenham
CEDARS HEALTH & BEAUTY CENTRES: Gloucester
ELEMENTS HAIR LIFESTYLE & SPA: Bishops Stortford
ESQUE: Leamington Spa
GLOW, BEAUTY WITH SARA: Wrexham
THE WOODLAND SPA: Burnley

Training Award:
Sponsored by International Dermal Institute

EPITOME HEALTH & BEAUTY: Bushey Heath
NEW COLLEGE NOTTINGHAM SALON & SPA: Nottingham
REVIVAL RETREAT: Glasgow
SERENITY SPA AT SEAHAM HALL: Co Durham

London & South East:
Sponsored by academie
EPITOME: Bushey Heath
RADIANCE: Sidcup
REJUVENATION MEDISPA: Canary Wharf
SKIN DEEP BEAUTY CLINIC: Elstree
THE CHAPEL: Royal Tunbridge Wells
TULSI: Reigate

Midlands & North East:
Sponsored by Vibrotone

BEAUTY BEYOND: Cheltenham
CITY RETREAT SALON & SPA: Newcastle upon Tyne
ESQUÉ: Leamington Spa
HEAVEN V: Northampton
LA & CO PROFESSIONAL HAIR & BEAUTY: Lichfield
LE PETIT SPA: Newcastle upon Tyne

North West & Scotland:
Sponsored by Darphin
BEAUTY NETWORK: Hamilton
BEAUTY WITH LIANA: Glasgow
CELESTE BEAUTY SPA: Edinburgh
REVIVAL RETREAT: Glasgow
THE WOODLAND SPA: Burnley
ZEN LIFESTYLE: Edinburgh

Wales & South West:
Sponsored by Salon Secure
A SALON CALLED FISH: Ivybridge
BIOMORPHIC: Swansea
CEDARS HEALTH & BEAUTY CLINICS: Gloucester
FACIAL & COSMETIC ENHANCEMENT CLINIC: Cardiff
YOU BEAUTY CLINIC: Trowbridge

Salon of the Year:
Sponsored by Comfort Zone

The winners of the regional categories will be judged and the winner of Salon of the Year will be announced on the evening of the awards.

Salon Director of the Year:
Sponsored by Health & Beauty Salon

CAROLINE CLAPPERTON: Radiance, Sidcup
AMANDA GOULD: Nailistics, Crawley
SUMITA NANDY-LYNCH: Tulsi Health & Beauty Group, Reigate
SALLY REES: Esque, Leamington Spa
SARA SHOEMARK: Glow, Beauty with Sara, Wrexham
JULIE SPEED: Cedars Health & Beauty Centres, Gloucester

For further info on the British Beauty & Spa Awards please contact Alison Jameson or Rachael Ross at Alison Jameson Consultants on +44 131 621 7210, fax + 44 131 621 7215 or e-mail; alison@alisonjamesonpr.com