Salon Services is celebrating after being named winner of the Best Industry Supplier category award at Ireland’s “Beauty Oscars.”

The company, one of Europe’s top names in professional beauty and hair supplies, gained the honour and the vote of the judges at the annual Irish Beauty Awards for 2006 organised and presented by the IBPA ( Irish Beauty Professionals Association ).

Tony Diamond, general manager of Salon Services Hair & Beauty World store in Dublin, collected the award on behalf of the company at the awards ceremony held this week during the Irish Beauty Show in Dublin. Tony was presented with a magnificent sculpture engraved with Best Industry Supplier IBPA Awards 2006.

“It’s a fantastic honour for Salon Services to receive this award from the people who set the standards for the beauty industry in Ireland. We are all very proud of the recognition that we have received,” commented Tony afterwards.

The Salon Services group continues to set a hectic pace of growth. The enterprising, privately-held company has expanded into an international chain of over 100 modern, self-service and high-volume stores at locations spread over Ireland, the UK, Germany, Norway, and Spain.

The professional hairdressing and beauty supplies industry in Ireland entered a new era with the opening of Salon Services new concept Hair & Beauty World store in Dublin - the largest of its kind in the whole of Europe.

Within its 20,000 sq.ft open plan interior, the Hair & Beauty World store offers an incomparable choice and range of nearly 10,000 different stock units, all clearly laid out and beautifully displayed in what is a relaxing and enjoyable shopping environment. It also boasts winning features such as in-store product demonstrations and fashion shows on a large stage with its own lighting, sound system and seating area… plasma screens with multimedia information and entertainment… a two-storey display area for the latest designs in salon furniture and equipment…a full-sized training/education centre… customer care facilities such as Internet kiosks, a children’s play area and café area… a monthly on-site scissor-sharpening service …and the very latest in merchandise management systems.

Photograph shows Tony Diamond ( third from left ) and colleagues on the Salon Services stand at the Irish Beauty Show in Dublin proudly displaying the Best Industry Supplier award. The much larger female sculpture seen in the picture is – believe it or not - a Calliope music speaker produced by Maletti, the famous Italian salon furniture and equipment manufacturer.