A GLOBAL CELEBRATION
Lights flood the stage, models strut into view and camera’s click as the electric atmosphere reaches fever pitch … it could only have been ‘Mainstage 08’ – the most dynamic, and most anticipated TONI&GUY and essensuals event in history!
Held at the world famous Kensington Olympia, London on Sunday 12th October 2008, Mainstage is an event to celebrate the successes of the most influential hairdressing family in the world.
Over 3500 staff from across the globe attended this event of mammoth proportions. The successes of individual businessmen and women were honoured before staff were treated to an explosion of creative talent, including the unveiling of the new TONI&GUY collection, Flux and an incredible live performance by up and coming rocksters Iglu and Hartly.
Winners included:
1st Year Blow-dry Winner – Nadia Watson, TONI&GUY Weston Super Mare
1st Year Hair-Up Winner – Bridie Tizard, TONI&GUY Sunderland
2nd Year Classic Cut & Colour – Kurt Beardmore, TONI&GUY Wakefield
3rd Year Advanced Cut & Colour – Kerrie Rae, TONI&GUY Boar Lane, Leeds
Best Team Spirit Winners – TONI&GUY Sunderland and Essensuals Haywards Heath
Outstanding Receptionist Winners – Nicola Brown, TONI&GUY Clapham Junction and Jade White, Essensuals Brighton
Perfect International Salon Directors – David Wyke, TONI&GUY Norway and Kenji Saiga, Essensuals Tokyo
Perfect UK Salon Manager/Director – Lee Gorton, TONI&GUY Cambridge and Jim Shaw, Essensuals Billericay
Retailer of the Year – TONI&GUY Wolverhampton
Creative Marketing – Nick & Serap Slorach, TONI&GUY Kingston upon Hull and Newcastle upon Tyne
Entrepreneur of the Year – Dennis Langford, TONI&GUY Australia
Outstanding Commitment to the TONI&GUY Charitable Foundation – Essensuals Billericay
Photographic Collection – TONI&GUY Cronulla, Sydney
Avant Garde Image – Frankie Chan, TONI&GUY Beijing
Newcomer – Sammy Broadhurst, TONI&GUY Kensington, London
Colour Technician – Louise Deegan, TONI&GUY Chichester
“Mainstage is a fantastic opportunity for us to identify and congratulate the business men and women who have helped TONI&GUY become the global success story that we are today. The awards are testament the commitment, professionalism and sheer determination of individuals within the greater TONI&GUY team”, added Toni Mascolo, founder and CEO of TONI&GUY.
