Lee Stafford is an award-winning celebrity
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Biography
Stafford opened his hair salon in 1984 in Essex called
The House That Hair Built. His career took off in 1997 when he won the title of Men's British Hairdresser of the Year. In 2000 he opened his second hair salon in
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, W1. In 2001 Stafford launched his own range of award-winning haircare products. In 2007 he appeared on the
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series
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where he trained celebrities such as
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and 1980s
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to cut hair. The programme raised money for the
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. On 6 November 2011, Stafford featured on the
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television series on
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. Stafford is engaged to former model and
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star
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Won
2006
- National Hairdressing Federation Celebrity Hairdresser Of The Year
- Hair Magazine Hairdresser Of The Year
2004
- Best British Hairdresser of 2004 – Fellowship of Hairdressers Awards
2001
- Most Influential Hairdresser of the Year 2001
1997
Business Award List
2009
- BHBA Business & Website Innovation of the year
2005
- The BHBA Salon Design Award 2005 for Brighton
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salon
2002
- Growing Business of the Year Award 2002
- Training and Development Award 2002
- Investors in People
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Award 2002
1999
- British Manager of the Year 1999 – 2000 (1 of 6 nominees)
- British Salon of the Year 1999 – 2000 (1 of 6 nominees)
Salon's Award List
2005
- The BHBA Salon Design Award 2005 for my Brighton salon
2002
- Growing Business of the Year Award 2002
- Training and Development Award 2002
- Investors in People Award 2002
1999
- British Manager of the Year 1999 – 2000 (one of six nominees)
- British Salon of the Year 1999 – 2000 (one of six nominees)
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