Beautiful Britain 2016 | Page 5

A DEDICATED INDUSTRY One thing that hasn’t changed is that we remain an industry of dedicated professionals. Two-fifths of you completed training courses in 2015 and over 80% of you hold some form of hair, beauty or business qualification. This dedication to training and professionalism is reflected in the number of professionals who are now state registered (53%), compared to 44% last year, and the fact that three quarters of you (75%) are proud to call hair and beauty your industry for life. 84% of professionals have not had a customer complain about a haircut or hair treatment 91% of salon managers believe qualifications are essential when hiring hair and beauty professionals Top 5 regions ranked by the number of state registered professionals 1. West Midlands (57%) 2. South West (53%) 3. London (52%) 4. North West (49%) 5. South East (47%) 75% of respondents are proud to call hair and beauty their industry for life 24 is the average age of joining the hair and beauty industry A SNAPSHOT OF THE UK’S HAIR AND BEAUTY INDUSTRY | Beautiful BRITAIN 2016 05