Mum and daughter get back to their roots with salon move
A MOTHER and daughter team are coming back to their roots to take over the running of a long-established Ashbourne hair salon.
KH Hair is being handed over to Ashbourne duo Jane Lloyd and her daughter Beckie Maznenko, who began their careers in hairdressing at the St John Street salon many years ago, before leaving to take over the running of the group’s Tutbury franchise in 2008.
Former Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School pupil Beckie began working at the Ashbourne salon at the age of just 13 and says she is delighted to be back in her home town.
She said: “All I ever wanted was my own salon, so when the opportunity to run Tutbury came up, my Mum and I had to jump at it, even though it was a real wrench to leave Ashbourne.
“Then, when the Ashbourne franchisees recently announced they were leaving, we couldn’t bear the thought of the salon having to close its doors and for the hard-working team to lose their jobs, so we decided we just had to do something about it.”
Beckie, who has a six-monthold daughter, says she knows that opening another business in the middle of a global pandemic certainly isn’t going to be easy.
She said: “With recent salon closures and all the uncertainty about the coming months, we know it’s going to be very hard work but, if we hadn’t given it a go, I know we would always have regretted it.
“If the Tutbury team weren’t all on board with it, we wouldn’t have gone ahead.
“We have quite a unique way of working at Tutbury. There is no hierarchy, and everyone contributes at every level.
“I believe this is why we’ve been successful and I’m really excited to bring the two teams together within the KH Hair family.”
KH Hair Group’s managing director, Darren Messias, says that while this is a very exciting time for the Ashbourne salon, he feels sadness at losing two of the KH Hair family in outgoing franchisees, Helen Bailey and Julie Everly.
He said: “Beckie and Jane are Ashbourne born and bred and, having started their KH Hair careers at the salon, I know both of them and myself are really excited to see what the next part of the journey holds for us.
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank Helen and Julie for all their loyalty and efforts over the years and I wish them and their families the best health and happiness for the future.”
Beckie added: “We’re really looking forward to seeing some of our old clients again and meeting new ones and we’re incredibly grateful for the support we’ve received so far.
“KH Hair is in my blood and both Mum and I are very passionate about living and working in Ashbourne, so this really is a dream come true for us. It feels like we’re home at last.”