Categories

Category names as published

The archived BritHair pages do not use one single list of twelve names. Each list below is copied from the page that publishes it.

Winner categories, 2026

From the winners record: 12 categories · 16 winners · Full contact details and addresses.

1. Best Salon
2. Men's Hairdresser of the Year
3. Best Women's Hairdresser of the Year
4. Best Team of the Year
5. Best Customer Experience
6. Training Center of the Year
7. Best Bridal Hair
8. Stylist of the Year
9. Colourist of the Year
10. Best Marketing of the Year
11. Sustainable Salon of the Year
12. Special Recognition — Contribution to Black Barbering & Community Excellence

Finalist directory

From the finalist directory, which says 12 categories · 129 finalists.

1. Best Salon (10)
2. Best Team of the Year (11)
3. Colourist of the Year (11)
4. Best Bridal Hair (10)
5. Men's Hairdresser of the Year (11)
6. Best Hairdresser of the Year (10)
7. Stylist of the Year (11)
8. Training Center of the Year (11)
9. Freelance Hairdresser of the Year (10)
10. Best Customer Experience (12)
11. Best Marketing of the Year (11)
12. Best Hair Extensions of the Year (11)

Public vote categories

From brittradeawards.org/brithair_vote_categories. The headings there are in capitals.

1. BEST SALON
2. MENS HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
3. BEST HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
4. FREELANCE HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
5. BEST TEAM OF THE YEAR
6. BEST CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
7. BEST HAIR EXTENSIONS OF THE YEAR
8. TRAINING CENTER OF THE YEAR
9. BEST BRIDAL HAIR
10. STYLIST OF THE YEAR
11. COLOURIST OF THE YEAR
12. BEST MARKETING OF THE YEAR

Category pages with a title only

These organiser pages publish a category title and no list of names:

• MENS HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
• BEST HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
• FREELANCE HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR