I was delighted to be asked to co-write an article with Kent Salon brushes recently. For a long time, a great blow dry seemed to have been forgotten and in…

We’re calling for an emergency reduction of VAT to 5% for hair & beauty businesses The hairdressing and beauty industry: Contributes over £6.6bn to the UK economy, employing over 337,687…

To all of you who sent me such lovely, warm messages of congratulations on the 60th anniversary of my starting date as an Apprentice; it’s proved to be one of…

Join us on Instagram Thursday 20th August 3pm for a love celebration. August 22nd 1960… see Chapter 2 of my Biography. Life in the best industry in the world… 10…

Alan d are following Government recommendations and we won’t be closing our Academies at the moment. We are however asking all guests to both London & Ipswich schools to wash…

Article appeared on Vocational Training Charitable Trust (VTCT) website – February 28, 2020 During National Apprenticeship Week, colleagues from VTCT visited Alan d Hairdressing Education’s London centre. There we spoke to some…

Article appeared on Vocational Training Charitable Trust (VTCT) website – February 9, 2020 As part of the National Apprenticeship Week celebrations, colleagues from VTCT visited Alan d Hairdressing Education, an apprenticeship training…

Article appeared in Modern Barber Magazine – January 17, 2020 There’s a massive skills shortage in barbering and a rising concern from professional barbers about the quality of skills found…

Can we? Maybe, if we all make our own small gesture. Speaking personally, my first try at being “green” was about 3 years ago when I bought my first real…

I’ve been sitting at my desk puzzling over a note I wrote to myself about 8 weeks ago and finally I’ve decided to write about it in the hope that…