Alison Abbott Hair at Shilla Mill

Based at the beautiful Shilla Mill, Polzeath (Behind Valley Caravan Park). Give me a call or just pop down and say hello!

Experienced Hair Stylist in Polzeath call 07903189662

Free consultations available call 07903189662

Experienced Hair Stylist in the heart of Polzeath. Seeking new clients.

For bookings call 07903189662

For bookings and free consultations please call 07903189662

Highly experienced and friendly hair stylist at Shilla Mill, Polzeath. Bookings on 07903189662

The leading organisations within personal care (hair, beauty and barbering) have once again come together ahead of this week’s Spring Statement to call for an energy bill rebate, similar to that offered to domestic properties in February, to be made available to commercial properties. This is amid fears from the sector ahead of this week’s Spring Statement that rising energy costs could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back of the sector’s pandemic recovery.

The National Hair & Beauty Federation (NHBF), Hair & Barber Council, British Association of Beauty Therapy & Cosmetology (BABTAC), British Beauty Council (BBCo), Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT), Sunbed Association and UK Spa Association have all been responding to concerns by worried salon owners around rising energy bills and the already tenuous positions their businesses are in after two years of lockdowns and operational restrictions affecting income.

After highlighting these concerns to Government, the collective issued a cross sector survey to assess the seriousness of the current situation, with stark feedback received from a massive 1,774 businesses in a 48 hour period.

The findings are:

- 94% said utility bills have increased compared to this time last year
With a third (32%) stating energy bills are their largest overhead and a further 50% stating it is their second greatest overhead – this is a real concern for businesses struggling to rebuild their businesses post pandemic.

- 44% of businesses within personal care reported bill rises of 0-50%, 41% said they had risen by 51-100% and 10% had risen by a staggering 101-200%.
57% have attempted to switch supplier but 70% had been unable to renegotiate their current contract with their existing supplier
Of those that had been unsuccessful, almost half said this was because they couldn’t afford the rate offered (46%) Of the 41% that responded ‘other’, the most common reason was being stuck in an existing contract with their energy supplier that they could not get out of.

- 82% have taken other steps to reduce their energy costs – including turning down heating, turning off lights more frequently and turning off sockets at the end of each day*. Unfortunately, some businesses also report closing the salon for a day a week to save costs.

- Almost half of businesses (47%) have reduced other business costs to be able to afford increasing utility bills. Most by reducing stock purchasing, and more concerningly, by reducing staff and personal wage costs.

Just a few before and after shots taken at my new hair studio in Polzeath.

I still have availability this week. If you are looking for a highly experienced and friendly hair stylist in a beautiful location then look no further!

I can be found at Shilla Mill in Polzeath between Port Isaac and Rock. I look forward to meeting some new faces! Just drop me a line if you would like to book.

Thanks to Gemma for sending in a photo after her last visit to Shilla Mill Hair Studio in Polzeath.

For consultations and bookings call 07903189662

Many people have been asking for my prices so here they are!

To book just message me or call 07903189662

Hope to see you soon!