AUSTRALIAN HAIR INDUSTRY AWARDS - BUSINESS

The AHIA (Business) provide the Australian Hair Industry a much needed and often requested benchmark of excellence in business on a state by state basis. With categories including the Australian Salon Business of the Year, Best Customer Care and Best Salon Design, these awards culminate in a gala event in September on the Gold Coast. The awards were launched due to industry demand and are judged by an independent panel of judges, media, PR and business specialists.

2024 INFORMATION

OPEN FOR ENTRY NOW

PRODUCT ENTRY DEADLINE 03/06/24

GENERAL ENTRY DEADLINE 22/07/24

FINALISTS ANNOUNCED 02/09/24

GALA NIGHT 20/10/24

2023 AHIA BUSINESS

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Past Winners

PREVIOUS WINNERS OF ALL CATEGORIES

Australian Salon Business of the Year

14 HARRINGTON HAIR
15 BOND HAIR RELIGION
16 ELYSIUM HAIR BRISBANE
17 BOND HAIR RELIGION
18 ROYALS HAIR – HORNSBY
19 SLOANS OF LANE COVE
20 CIRCLES OF SUBIACO
21 BOND HAIR RELIGION
22 ELYSIUM HAIR BRISBANE
23 CIRLCES OF HAIR

STATE SALON BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

State Salon Business of the Year – NSW/ACT

14 HARRINGTON HAIR
15 BOND HAIR RELIGION
16 SLOANS OF LANE COVE
17 BOND HAIR RELIGION
18 ROYALS HAIR – HORNSBY
19 SLOANS OF LANE COVE
20 ROYALS HAIR
21BOND HAIR RELIGION
22 DIMATTIA & CO
23 SLOANS

State Salon Business of the Year – VIC/TAS

14 JOEY SCANDIZZO SALON
15 JOEY SCANDIZZO SALON
16 RUBI HAIR, RICHMOND
17 HOOPLA SALON
18 RUBI HAIR – RICHMOND
20 RUBI HAIR – RICHMOND
21 OSCAR OSCAR CHADSTONE
22 AMD HAIRDRESSING
23 MAMA WEST

State Salon Business of the Year – QLD

14 ELYSIUM HAIR BRISBANE
15 THE RUBY ROOM
16 ELYSIUM HAIR BRISBANE
17 ROKSTAR
18 ROKSTAR
19 TIGERLAMB, PORTSIDE
20 EPIC HAIR DESIGNS
21 TIGERLAMB COORPAROO
22 ELYSIUM HAIR BRISBANE
23 ROKSTAR

State Salon Business of the Year – WA/NT

14 PIERROTS HAIR STUDIO
15 PIERROTS HAIR STUDIO
16 PIERROTS HAIR STUDIO
17 REVAMPED
18 TYLER REID HAIR
19 TYLER REID HAIR
20 CIRCLES OF SUBIACO
21 CIRCLES OF HAIR
22 GEORGE & IVY HAIRDRESSING
23 CIRCLES OF HAIR

State Salon Business of the Year – SA

14 CHI HAIR SKIN BODY
15 KINKY, CURLY, STRAIGHT
16 BLOW IT’S A HAIR THING
17 ORBE, NORTH ADELAIDE
18 BLOW IT’S A HAIR THING
19 ORBE, NORWOOD
20 ORBE – NORWOOD
21 SJ ESTABLISHMENT
22 SJ ESTABLISHMENT
23 SJ ESTABLISHMENT

AUSTRALIAN WHOLESALER OF THE YEAR

15 HAIR CO-OP AUSTRALIA
16 SALON HAIRCARE
17 SALON HAIRCARE
18 SALON DEPOT – QLD
19 HAIR BEAUTY CO-OP, SA
20 HAIR BEAUTY CO-OP, SA
21 SALON DEPOT
22 SALON COSMETICS
23 SALON DIRECT HAIR & BEAUTY SUPPLIES

NOMINATED CATEGORIES

Special Recognition Award

16 BOYS2MEN BARBER SHOP
17 SUSTAINABLE SALONS AUSTRALIA
18 EXCELLENT EDGES
19 LEE & FRANCHOT BLACKETT, LFBI
20 SANDY CHONG, AHC
21 LEANNE CUTLER, SIREN MARKETING & HAIR SHOTS TO THE WORLD
22 ANTHONY GRAY
23 JENNY BURNS

Vidal Sassoon Humanitarian Award

15 JAK VAESSEN
16 BERNIE CRAVEN
17 BRETT McKINNON
18 JENNI TARRANT
19 MARIE NIEUWOUDT
22 BRENDON MANN
23 HELEN OWENS

CARE TREAT AND STYLE PRODUCT AWARDS

CARE – Shampoo & Conditioner Pair

19 milk_shake – Moisture Plus Shampoo + Conditioner
20 Schwarkopf Professional – BC Hyalauroinic Moisture Kick Shampoo & Conditioner
21 Pure Organic Goddess Shampoo & Conditioner
22 Semi di Lino Smooth Shampoo and Mask By Alfaparf Milano
23 Qiqi Makes You Feel Like You Just Left The Salon Shampoo & Qiqi Goodbye Dry Hello Gorgeous Conditioner by Dateline Imports

TREAT – Cream Treatment

19 DNA Organics – Primrose Reco Masque
20 Kemon Attiva Nuova Fibra Cream
21 Heliplex One Step Bond Complex
22 Hydrating Mask By Arvo Haircare
23 BC Clean Frizz Away Treatment by Henkel Beauty Care Professional

STYLE – Ladies oil, cream or texturiser

19 Joico – Blonde Life Brilliant Glow Brightening Oil
20 Pure Haircare Styling Cream
21 DNA Antifrizz Hydro Creme
22 Colorful Glow Beyond Anti Fade Serum By Joico
23 Joico Youthlock Blowout Crème by Sabre Haircare

ELECTRICAL

23 EVY Professional E-Curl Pro

CEASED CATEGORIES

Best Digital Innovation or Website

15 BIBA.COM.AU SALON AND ACADEMY

Best Franchised Salon of the Year

14 PRICE ATTACK JOONDALUP
15 PRICE ATTACK INDOOROOPILLY
17 TONI & GUY NEWTOWN
18 TONI&GUY – PERTH CENTRAL

EDUCATIONAL CATEGORIES

Educator of the Year – Individual

19 JULES TOGNINI
20 DARIO COTRONEO
21 JULES TOGNINI
22 DARIO COTRONEO
23 SHARON BLAIN

Educator of the Year – Organisation

20 THE SECRET FOX EDUCATION
21 MIG TRAINING
22 TOTAL COACHING ACADEMY
23 TAYLORWEIR

Educator of the Year – Product or Equipment Company

22 L’ORÉAL PROFESSIONNEL EDUCATION TEAM
23 L’ORÉAL PROFESSIONNEL

SPECIALIST CATEGORIES

Best Marketing Award

14 ESTEEM HAIR BEAUTY SPA
15 URBAN CHIC
16 URBAN CHIC
17 WOOHOO
18 THE FOX & THE HAIR
19 THE FOX & THE HAIR
20 SALON KIIN
21 THE FOX AND THE HAIR
22 SJ ESTABLISHMENT
23 ELYSIUM HAIR BRISBANE

Best Salon Newcomer Business of the Year

14 KINKY CURLY STRAIGHT
15 FOLLOW HAIR STUDIO
16 TIGERLAMB
17 TIGERLAMB
18 TIGERLAMB – KING STREET SALON
19 TIGERLAMB, COORPAROO
20 SJ ESTABLISHMENT
21 ETCHER
22 MAMAWEST
23 SALON HER

Best Customer Care

14 HARBOUR DAY SPA AND SALON
15 HARBOUR DAY SPA AND SALON
16 BOND HAIR RELIGION
17 ELYSIUM HAIR BRISBANE
18 ROKSTAR
19 TIGERLAMB
20 ELYSIUM HAIR BRISBANE
21 BOND HAIR RELIGION
22 ELYSIUM HAIR BRISBANE
23 MS MONACO HAIR SPCIETY

Salon Team Member of the Year

21 EVIE GOLDING, ROKSTAR
22 EVIE GOLDING, ROKSTAR
23 LEANNE KAY, STEVIE ENGLISH HAIR

Sole Operator of the Year

21 NICOLE KAE
22 AMBERLEY MACPHERSON
23 KATY REEVE

Best Salon Manager/Co-ordinator of the year

16 KAMY TYSON, THE RUBY ROOM
17 KELCIE MURRAY, DARE HAIR
18 NICOLA CASSWELL, HORSE MEAT DISCO
19 CHERIE COWAN, SLOANS OF LANE COVE
20 JESSICA KANE, TIGERLAMB – KING STREET
21 MEAGAN O’CONNOR, OSCAR OSCAR SALONS BROADBEACH
22 KIM HAZELTON – JACK HORTON HAIR
23 BROOKE BLINCO, ROCAVERDE

Best Business Director/Owner of the year

14 UROS AND MOJCA MIKIC, KINKY CURLY STRAIGHT
15 RACHEL BURNS, HARRINGTON HAIR
16 JENNI TARRANT, BOND HAIR RELIGION
17 BRODIE-LEE STUBBINS, ROKSTA
18 DMITRI PAPAS, PAPAS & PACE
19 DON DE SANCTIS, BARBER BOYS – BARBERY
20 ALI HOLMES, WILDLIFE-SOGO
21 AMY GAUDIE, URBAN CHIC
22 BRODIE TSIKNARIS – ROKSTAR
23 CHARLENE LEE, CIRCLES OF HAIR

Best In Salon Training

15 CHROMA
17 ROKSTAR SALON
18 TIGERLAMB
19 PAPAS & PACE
20 TIGERLAMB
21 DIMATTIA & CO
22 CO AND PACE SALONS
23 CO AND PACE SALONS

Best Salon Design

15 ELYSIUM
16 ROKSTAR SALON
17 EDWARDS AND CO
18 JAKADJARI HAIR AUSTRALIA
19 EXTENSIVE: EDWARDS & CO, SURRY HILLS
19 BOUTIQUE: GEORGE & IVY
20 TELLEISH HAIR STUDIO
21 ALLURE THE SALON
22 ROCAVERDE
23 MS MONACO HAIR SOCIETY

Best Salon Team

15 DEBARGE HAIR AND CAFFE
16 PAPAS AND PACE
17 ELYSIUM HAIR BRISBANE
18 TIGERLAMB – PORTSIDE SALON
19 ELYSIUM HAIR BRISBANE
20 COBELLE CREATIVE
21 TOGNINIS
22 JACK HORTON HAIR
23 TONI&GUY, CRONULLA

Business Performance of the Year

16 SUSTAINABLE SALONS AUSTRALIA
18 SIX UNDERGROUND MEDIA
19 THE SECRET FOX EDUCATION
20 ECOHEADS
21 FOIL ME
22 EVY PROFESSIONAL

Best Eco Salon

19 GEORGE & IVY
20 LITTLE BIRDIE HAIR CO
21 LITTLE BIRDIE HAIR CO
22 LITTLE BIRDIE HAIR CO
23 GEORGE & IVY

Best Salon Group

23 TONI&GUY AUSTRALIA

CATEGORIES NOW UNDER AHIA CREATIVE AND AMBA'S

NOW UNDER AHIA CREATIVE

Hall of Fame

15 JOHN MORREY
16 STELIOS PAPAS
17 ANDREW O’TOOLE
18 TRACEY HUGHES
19 EDWARD BEALE

Best Junior/Apprentice of the year

17 LOUISE WILLIAMSON, STEVIE ENGLISH HAIR
18 INGRID WOLFF, BLOW IT’S A HAIR THING
19 RACHEL MORRISON, RUBI HAIR
20 KELLIE HANDRICKS, ELYSIUM HAIR BRISBANE

Best Salon Stylist of the year

17 LESLIE HENSHAW, NEXT HAIR
18 CHERIE FALCO, KINKY CURLY STRAIGHT
19 ELLE SCHOEMAKER, STELIOS PAPAS TOOWONG
20 ELLE SCHOEMAKER, COBELLE CREATIVE

NOW UNDER AMBA

Best Barber Business of the Year

14 GUYS GROOMING
15 ROLL ‘N’ DICE BARBERSHOP
16 THE BARBER CLUB
17 BARBER BOYS
18 BARBER BOYS – BARBERY
19 BARBER BOYS – BARBERY

Best Barber of the Year

19 Jaimy Mikhael, Styles By Jaimy

STYLE PRODUCT – Mens oil, cream or texturised

19 muk Haircare – Hard muk Styling Mud