Noel Halligan and Corey Taylor, business partners and founders of NOCO Hair sit down to discuss their Christmas marketing strategy, despite the setting being very different this year.

Boris Johnson has announced last week 31/10/2020) at the Downing Street Press Conference that all non-essential businesses are to close in England for a month long national lockdown starting from the 5th of November, with a review date of the 2nd of December.

The Prime Minister has announced today (31/10/2020) at the Downing Street Press Conference that all non-essential businesses are to close in England for a month long national lockdown.

Nicola Sturgeon has announced a tiered system of lockdown rules for Scotland. The new five-tier system is similar to the one already introduced in England, but has tougher restrictions and extends toward beauty in some Tiers. Thew new system will come into effect 2nd November.

The newly launched #ChopTheVAT campaign from British Beauty Council is asking the UK Government to cut the VAT for hair salons from 20 percent down to 5 percent, as they have done for the hospitality industry.

Questions still remain for beauty therapists and hairdressers on whether they can travel to areas of higher restrictions, treat clients in their home - and treat clients in a lower-tier.

In Wales, all close contact services including hairdressers, barbers, beauticians, tattooists, and sports and massage therapists are required to close for a two week period.

Amidst rising cases across the UK, the First Minister in Northern Ireland has announced a series of lockdown measures to limit the spread of coronavirus, in which beauty salons and hairdressers have been ordered to close.

The Prime Minister has announced a three tier lockdown system in England. The Local COVID Alert Levels - "medium", "high" and "very high" - will be implemented depending on local infection rates.

The original guidance stated that only beauty businesses which had a fixed venue had to display a QR code however the new guidance states that everyone in the close contact business - including mobile businesses, must display a QR code.

A salon in Gloucestershire recently placed a job advertisement on the website Jobcentre Plus. Among other requirements, such as a fully qualified stylist, the job advertisement also stated that they are a "happy salon looking for happy people". However, the advert was not posted, due to a dispute surrounding the working of the ad.

From the 24th of September, businesses must register for a QR Code here and display it within their salon to allow your customers to “scan in”. Using the NHS Covid-19 app, customers can scan the barcode and quickly and easily check into places they visited, making it easy for business to support contact tracing.

The government has announced that in the professional beauty sector, Covid-secure guidelines will become legal obligations during the coronavirus pandemic.

We’re living in a world where the only constant is change. This also applies to the beauty industry. Every year, new trends appear and customer demands change. To stay relevant, and to meet your customer’s needs, here are the top beauty treatments you ought to stay on top of.

No person needs to seek advice or request a letter from a medical professional about their reason for not wearing a face covering. So how can you deal with a client who’s refusing to wear a mask in your salon?

The updated government guidelines provide revised information on the use of PPE equipment, serving drinks inside salons and the mandatory test and trace service.

During the current situation, with COVID-19, it’s already hard enough to get your clients back through the doors, especially when some might still be shielding or lack the confidence. This means your clients are now more valuable than ever, so it’s important to keep them as satisfied as possible.

Beauty salon Skin Kerr in Bootle, which has denied the existed of coronavirus, banning the talk of coronavirus in the premises of the salon and not taking the necessary preventative measures is being investigated by the Police.