Each year we recognise a variety of individuals, salons and groups who represent the very top names in our profession.

Gold Star Salon Awards are highly sought after accolades - and all our winners come highly recommended!

Gold Star Salon Award Winners 2006

Salon of the Year
The Chapel

Group of the Year
hob Salons

Image of the Year
Claire Dawson @ hob Salons

Hair Ambassador
Richard Ward

Richard Ward - Gold Star Salons Hair Ambassador 2007

Richard is thrilled to be the Gold Star Salons Hair Ambassador 2007!

With exquisite cutting skills and a charming personality, Richard Ward is renowned for cornering the celebrity market and taking luxury hairdressing to the next level. His uber-cool Sloane Square salon, Richard Ward Hair & Metrospa, was the first to offer a unique zoned approach to the typical hair and beauty appointment and the spectacular 5,000 square foot salon was voted Hair Magazine's London Salon of the Year in 2006, just a year after opening.

Richard's huge consumer media profile has dubbed him King of the TV Makeover, with his hair magic transforming men and women as resident hairdresser for Trinny & Susannah throughout their What Not to Wear shows on BBC and now on Trinny & Susannah Undress. He was also the hair expert for the 2007 LK Today's Top Model regional roadshow competition, with more resident and expert appearances in the pipeline for the programme. Appearances on GMTV, This Morning, Chantelle's Dream Dates, Extreme Makeover and Make me Perfect have cemented his place as media darling of the hair industry; and Richard's own life has also been the subject of an hour long documentary Trouble at the Top (BBC).

Richard is a favourite of the British Press and writes regular columns for a host of consumer magazines. Be it session makeovers, quotes, tips, interviews or trend predictions, Richard is regularly called upon for his comments on celebrity hair and hair health. His stunning hair collections are also regularly published in a variety of national and international publications.

"Richard is a perfect role-model and spokeperson for Gold Star Salons. He epitomises our quality approach. He's high-end, yet down to earth and, above all, through his media profile has helped tens of thousands of clients to a better understanding that a great hair day makes all the difference, especially after you've visited a quality salon." Sean Dawson, Fellowship President