Alan (pictured here with Eric in 2012) is so sad to announce the passing of Eric Fielding, the Founder of Robert Fielding of Regent Street, on October 5th 2017 in…

I can’t believe that this time last week I was preparing my intro cards for all the teams on Hairdressers Journal Mens Stage and Kevin was doing last minute organising…

So Alan asked me a very important question today. “why do you send your assistants to my academy?” At first I thought, this is easy to answer, and on some…

I use the hashtag ‘imjustahairdresser’ for all of our social media now. For those that know my sense of humour, you’ll know I’m being sarcastic. For those looking to join…

I’m Shejal, I’ve known and worked for Alan for over 25 years after training with Alan d back in the very late 80’s and therefore I’m really delighted that I’ve…

Please can I apologise for the lengthy gap between the last published chapter & the next instalments of my biography. We’ve been so busy with the new rules for Apprenticeship…

This week we’ve been talking SEO. Search Engine Optimisation. Wizadry basically! Keywords are the essence, hair, training, barbering, college, hairschool, learn hairdressing, learn barbering. You get the picture. Essentially any…

We’ve always stocked equipment for our students to buy, but over the last few years it has become more difficult to sell competitively. For example, we take a branded blowdryer…

Last month my blog about being ‘just a hairdresser’ really created a wave of interest. Shared on LinkedIn and Facebook it really seemed to get people talking. It’s amazing, at…

This month, I’ve been inspired by reading Edward’s blog. I was so shocked by some people’s old fashioned views on this ever-growing, incredible industry. “If no other career works you…