My hairdressing apprenticeship took place in Jacques of
Queensway London, after which I worked for five years in
Kings Road in Chelsea. I then opened my first salon in
East London.
Although it was
very successful, I felt I was missing out on not working
in central London and I consequently decided to sell my
salon.
I went to work for the Robert Fielding Group
managing their central
London salons in Kings Road, Earls Court and
Kensington and I was the manager at the opening of
their prestigious new Golders Green Salon.
Later
I was
employed by Jingles International and I managed
their salons in Charing Cross and Victoria. During
this time, I gained a vast amount of experience
travelling to America and Europe on teaching and
show tours, including photographic work and teaching
in their London Hairdressing School. After leaving Jingles International, I moved to
Kingston upon Thames where I joined the Shylocks
team, one of the leading salon groups in Surrey.
After many happy years with Shylocks, I decided to
open my own salon in Surbiton Road, Kingston called
‘The Place’.
After four years
I opened a second salon in Teddington High Street
before opening a third in Kingston town centre,
employing many stylists and apprentices.
In 2004 my wife and I decided to start a new life in
South West France. After the early years of
commuting back to England to work in Teddington, in
July 2007 I opened ‘La Petite Place’ in Le Dorat.
This, to date, has been one of the happiest periods
of my hairdressing career, working in a small
Boutique Salon and being able to give the one-to-one
service that I feel my clients deserve.
Later
I was
employed by Jingles International and I managed
their salons in Charing Cross and Victoria. During
this time, I gained a vast amount of experience
travelling to America and Europe on teaching and
show tours, including photographic work and teaching
in their London Hairdressing School. After leaving Jingles International, I moved to
Kingston upon Thames where I joined the Shylocks
team, one of the leading salon groups in Surrey.
After many happy years with Shylocks, I decided to
open my own salon in Surbiton Road, Kingston called
‘The Place’.