Hair Expo Awards Past Winners

Apprentice/Trainee of the Year

2008 Julia McGrath – Suki Hairdressing, Sydney
2007 Clayton Wheeler – Suki Hairdressing, Sydney
2006 Kate Jones - Suki Hairdressing, Sydney
2005 Nigel Hazon - Brad Ngata Hair Direction
2004 Scott Best - Togninis
2003 Weial Shieh - Brad Ngata Hair Direction

Australian Hairdresser of the Year

2008 Jayne Wild – Wild Life Hair, Sydney
2007 Caterina DiBiase - Heading Out Hair & Beauty
2006 Brad Ngata - Brad Ngata Hair Direction
2005 Brad Ngata - Brad Ngata Hair Direction
2004 Jayne Wild - Wildlife
2003 Shane Henning - Noddy's on King

Best New Salon Design

2008 Heading Out Hair & Beauty, Melbourne
2007 Alison Capiello & Julie MacKenzie - Sugar Suite
2006 Darcy Statford - Fabrik Hair
2005 Gess Mazis - La Bimbi Hair
2004 Visions 24/7
2003 Jim & Todd - Vogue Nationale

Excellence in Hairdressing Education  Registered

2008 Biba Academy, Melbourne
2007 Colour Cosmetica Academy
2006 Goldwell
2005 Goldwell
2004 Goldwell
2003 n/a

Excellence in Salon Education Individual

2008 Benni Tognini – Togninis, Brisbane
2007 Tracey Hughes - Mieka Hairdressing
2006 Tracey Hughes - Meika Hairdressing
2005 Philip Barwick - Muse
2004 Leonard Newtown - Toni & Guy
2003 Benni Tognini - Togninis

Excellence in Salon Marketing

2008 Paul Foote - Sublime Hairdressing Salons, Brisbane
2007 Suki - Sandy Chong
2006 Paul Foote - TMH Salons
2005 Suki - Sandy Chong
2004 Suki
2003 Sandy Chong - Suki

Hairdressing Technician of the Year

2008 Dieter Mersmann – Wild Life Hair, Sydney
2007 Dieter Mersmann – Wild Life Hair, Sydney
2006 Shannon Terloar - Next Hair
2005 Belinda Clarke - Mieka Hairdressing
2004 Dieter Mersmann - Wild Life Hair, Sydney
2003 Angela Pastore - Colur Cosmetica

Hall of Fame

2008 Shane Henning – Noddy’s on King, Sydney
2007 Renya Xydis
2006 Ruth Browne - Pivot Point College
2005 Norman Ironside - Soignee Hair
2004 n/a
2003 n/a

New Creative Force

2008 Kate Jones, Suki Hairdressing, Sydney
2007 Maria Legudi - Heading Out Hair & Beauty
2006 Kristasinna Michaelides - Brad Ngata Hair Direction
2005 Cameron Rains - Brad Ngata Hair Direction
2004 Wiela Shieh - Tognini's
2003 Dimitri Papas - Steilos Papas Salons

New Zealand Hairdresser of the Year

2008 Mana Dave – Maelstrom Hairdressing, Auckland
2007 Craig Hughan - Ryder
2006 Iain Smith - Me
2005 Bronwyn Illingworth - Toni & Guy
2004 Bronwyn Illingworth - Toni & Guy
2003 Lucy Vincent- Marr - Stephen Marr Skin & Body

Photographic Collection

2008 Sharon Blain - The Art of Hair, Sydney
2007 Maria Legudi - Heading Out Hair & Beauty
2006 Brad Ngata - Brad Ngata Hair Direction
2005 Cameron Rains - Brad Ngata Hair Direction
2004 Wiela Shieh - Togninis
2003 Shane Henning - Noddy's on King

Salon Team of the Year

2008 Suki Hairdressing, Sydney
2007 Suki Hairdressing, Sydney
2006 Brad Ngata Hair Direction
2005 Gary Latham & Jayne Wild - Wildlife
2004 Brad Ngata Hair Direction
2003 Philip Gailbraith - Noddy's on King

Session Stylist of the Year

2008 Daren Borthwick – The Artists Group, Sydney
2007 David Glover - The Artist Group
2006 n/a
2005 n/a
2004 n/a
2003 n/a

Young Entrepreneur of the Year

2008 Scott Reynolds - Australian Hair & Beauty Imports, Melbourne
2007 Paul Foote - TMH Salons
2006 n/a
2005 n/a
2004 n/a
2003 n/a

Key deadlines

Call for entries

Do you have what it takes? Nominations now open for the Schwarzkopf Professional Hair Expo Awards. Enter now!

9 Marc 2010

Deadline for award submissions

All submissions must be submitted by 5pm on 9 March 2010. We will not be accepting any entries submitted after this time and date.

Awards' finalists announced

Find out whether you are shortlisted for a 2010 Award to be announced at the gala dinner at Hair Expo on 14 June 2010.