BHC · The industry's voice
The British Hair & Beauty Consortium brings salon owners, barbers and beauty professionals together to make one clear case to government: back the businesses, jobs and apprenticeships that keep Britain's high streets alive.
What we've been doing
From Parliament Square to Downing Street, we have been making sure the people who make decisions hear directly from the professionals who live with them.
Ahead of the Budget
Parliament Square & Downing Street
Salon owners, stylists, barbers and their families gathered in Parliament Square and walked to Downing Street to hand in our open letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer ahead of the UK Budget.
The message on the banner was simple: over 2,000 voices, one demand. Fair VAT for hair, beauty and barbering.
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Meeting the Leader of the Opposition
Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch MP, Leader of the Conservative Party, and members of her shadow cabinet spent the morning with Collette Osborne, Alison Hudson and Kerry Mather to hear first-hand the challenges facing salon owners across the UK.
One Voice
For the first time, organisations from right across hair, beauty and barbering came together with more than 2,300 businesses in a single call to the Chancellor.
Trade bodies, educators, suppliers, software providers and the press, standing alongside the salons, barbershops and beauty businesses they serve.
Who we work withHouses of Parliament
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MPs briefed on mandatory registration and the state of the sector
CBI Economics report launch · with Vikki Slade MP and the Hair Council
In Parliament
We launched the latest CBI Economics report on the hair and beauty sector in Parliament, hosted with Vikki Slade MP. Alongside the Hair Council, we spoke to more than 30 MPs about mandatory registration and the true state of the sector.
The evidence is clear, and it is now in front of the people who can act on it.
Read the storyPutting Professionals First
Every campaign we run comes back to one principle: the skilled professionals who run and work in our salons deserve a fair hearing and a fair deal.
A VAT system that stops penalising labour-intensive service businesses for growing and employing people.
Working with the Hair Council so every client can trust that their stylist or barber is qualified and accountable.
Reversing the decline in employment and apprenticeships so the next generation can build a career in our industry.
Independent research and real data from real salons, so policy is built on fact rather than assumption.
Our journey so far
From our launch to the gates of Downing Street, every step has been about one thing: making sure the industry is heard.
Around 1,800 people take the Big Industry Survey, and Toby Dicker tells national TV what the Budget means for salons.
BHC attends the Public Accounts Committee in Parliament.
Independent research revealing the real state of hairdressing and beauty, and the case for VAT reform. Request the report
With Vikki Slade MP and the Hair Council, we briefed more than 30 MPs on mandatory registration and the state of the sector.
Organisations from across hair, beauty and barbering joined more than 2,300 businesses in one call to the Chancellor.
The Leader of the Opposition and her shadow cabinet heard first-hand from salon owners.
Over 2,000 voices, one demand: our open letter delivered to the Chancellor.
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Media
Our campaign has been covered across the trade and national press. Journalists can reach our spokespeople for interviews, comment and the latest data on the hair, beauty and barbering sector.
Whether you own a salon, cut hair, run a barbershop or train the next generation, join us and help put professionals first.
