On her bike! Making hairdressing education effective and sustainable!
Sustainability and training are two of Anne Veck’s greatest passions, and with an inspired re-work of her educational offering for local Oxfordshire salons, she has found a way to combine the two with phenomenal effect! “Keeping it local has been a really revolutionary training move for me, it has so many advantages and I think...Continue reading→
IT’S EARTH MONTH- SIMPLE STEPS FOR YOUR HAIRDRESSING BUSINESS TO TAKE
IT’S EARTH MONTH – SIMPLE STEPS FOR YOUR HAIRDRESSING BUSINESS TO TAKE We hear a lot about how to reduce our carbon emissions, including amazing tech solutions. But there still seems to be a lack of awareness that we can tackle both nature and climate simultaneously. Whilst not everthying you can do to address climate...Continue reading→
Anne Veck Investigates: Foiled Again!
Anne Veck Investigates: Hair foils. Foiled Again! You probably already know that aluminium, including hair foils, is almost infinitely recyclable and globally, most of it is still in use after many, many years. You may have seen suppliers advertising that their hair foils are made from recycled aluminium, with the wording leading the reader to...Continue reading→
Why I love the Alternative Hair Show and you should too!
2024 marks the 13th time I have had the privilege of presenting at the annual Alternative Hair Show in London. Here I’ve borrowed some copy from the AHS guys themselves to illustrate why I love doing this show so much and why it is so important. “On Sunday 13th October the Global Hair Event of...Continue reading→
Energy Saving Week
ENERGY SAVING WEEK 17-23 JANUARY 2025 Happy New Year and Happy Energy Saving Week! Here at Anne Veck Sustainability we thought it would be a great idea to get the New Year in hairdressing off to a warm start with the cosy feeling of helping to reduce those nasty carbon emissions AND save some money....Continue reading→
Salon owner to freelancer
Salon owner to freelancer. Worlds apart, or same but different? Former salon owner turned independent stylist Anne Veck shares her take on the increasingly popular career move from salon owner to freelancer… With constantly shifting goalposts and ever-increasing costs, salon owners are feeling the pressure more than ever, with many forced to close businesses, and...Continue reading→
Hair Equality: Is this you?
HAIR EQUALITY In my view, if you are a professional hairdresser, you must be able to work with all hair types. I have been working with clients with textured hair (aka African type / Afro / curly and coily, types 3 & 4), as well Caucasian and Asian type hair since I opened my first...
Fight the Plastic Plague! Guest blog by Gina Conway.
In the second of our mini series of Guest Blogs, our friend Gina Conway shares her tips on reducing plastic use in salons. Thanks too to Salon Gold who published this in the first place. Gina is a leading salon owner and UK Brand Ambassador for Philip Martin’s, and has been named Marie Claire’s Best...Continue reading→
New sustainable hairdressing tool kit for freelancers!
With over 60% of professional hairdressers in the UK now self employed, we thought it was high time we produced a sustainable hairdressing tool kit for them. So we have! Following the success of Salon RE:Source – the hairdressing industry’s multi-award-winning sustainability guide – there is now a BRAND NEW eco toolkit designed and launched...Continue reading→
Anne Veck Investigates: how to reduce colour waste?
Anne Veck Investigates: how to reduce colour waste? I don't think you need me to explain why chemical waste is a problem. So straight to the point, here are some ideas for tackling the problem that all of us can choose from. 1. Record how much colour you dispose of daily by collecting it in...Continue reading→