Rush Hair

Name

Rush Hair

Legal name

Rush Procurement

Website

https://careers.rush.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Rush Hair operates a UK chain of 50+ hair salons founded in 1994, providing cutting, colouring, and styling services to individual consumers, supplemented by a franchise network, the Rush Academy training programme, and a Rush Rewards loyalty scheme.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hair Salon Services

NAICS

Beauty Salons (812112), Hair, Nail, and Skin Care Services (81211), Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Retailers (456120)

akta.pro primary industry

Haircutting & Styling Services (HSALAAAD)

Keywords

• Hair salon services
• Professional hairdressing
• Hair colouring
• Salon franchise
• Hair care training

Headquarters

HQ city

Croydon

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Hair Services Revenue: Core revenue from hair styling, colouring, and salon services at 50+ locations across the UK.
2. Product Sales: Sale of hair care products, gift cards, and salon merchandise through retail locations and online store.
3. Franchise Revenue: Revenue from franchise partnerships allowing entrepreneurs to open Rush salon locations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Rush Hair operates 50+ physical hair salon locations across the United Kingdom offering professional hair cutting, colouring, styling, and finishing services to individual consumers. The core offering is supplemented by the Rush Academy training facility, a Rush Rewards loyalty programme, gift card retail, and a franchise programme that licenses the Rush brand and operating model to franchisees.

Product overview

Rush Hair is a UK-based hair salon chain operating 50+ salons since 1994, offering a unified portfolio of hair styling services. The company provides core salon services (cutting, colouring, styling) through its retail salon locations, supplemented by the Rush Academy for internal staff training and development, a Rush Rewards loyalty program for customer retention, and Gift Cards for gifting. The product offering is structured as a single unified service brand with supporting loyalty and training modules rather than a modular software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rush Academy: State-of-the-art training academy offering fully paid training for Rush team members, including Academy Models, School of Rush, 1-1 Training, and venue hire services.
• Rush Rewards

Products and services

• Rush Hair Salon Services Core professional hairdressing services — cutting, colouring, styling, and finishing — delivered to individual consumers across 50+ Rush salon locations in the UK by stylists, managers, apprentices, and front-of-house staff.
• Rush Academy State-of-the-art training facility offering fully paid training for Rush team members, including Academy Models, School of Rush, Art Team sessions, 1-1 Training, and venue hire for external bookings.
• Rush Rewards
• Rush Gift Cards
• Rush Franchise Programme

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Toni&Guy: Global chain of hairdressing salons with a strong UK footprint, recognised for fashion-forward styling and an in-house academy (Toni&Guy Academy). Directly comparable to Rush on multi-site UK salons, education, and brand-led premium positioning.
• HOB Salons: UK-based multi-site salon group operating across the country with an in-house training academy. Highly comparable to Rush as a directly competing UK salon chain with similar scale, academy model, and consumer audience.
• Saks Hair: Long-established UK hair salon chain offering cutting, colouring and styling services across multiple locations. Directly comparable in business model, service mix, and target customer to Rush Hair.

Broad incumbents

• Regis Corporation: Global operator of hair salon chains (Supercuts, Regis Salons). Comparable to Rush as a multi-site salon roll-up, though at much larger scale and more value-oriented positioning; useful as a reference point for chain economics.
• Daniel Galvin: Premium UK colour-specialist salon brand. Comparable to Rush as a recognised UK salon name targeting the same consumer segment, but operating at a higher price point with fewer but more upscale locations.
• Richard Ward Hair & Metrospa: Established UK luxury hair salon and spa brand. Comparable to Rush on UK consumer hair services but differentiated by premium Chelsea positioning, integrated spa offering, and higher price points.

Others

• Fresha: Global salon and spa booking platform with strong UK penetration. Adjacent to Rush as the underlying marketplace/scheduling infrastructure many salons use, and a potential threat to Rush's direct online booking channel.
• L'Oréal Professionnel UK: Professional haircare product brand selling into UK salons. Comparable as an industry participant upstream of Rush's product retail revenue stream and potential partner for co-branded retail and training programmes.
• Wella Company: Global professional haircare brand with salon-channel distribution and education programmes. Adjacent to Rush as a product supplier and educator within the same UK salon ecosystem, and a potential partner for in-salon retail and Academy content.
• Treatwell: UK/Europe-leading online marketplace for booking hair and beauty appointments. Comparable as an ecosystem participant — Rush operates within the same booking environment and competes for the same end consumer's salon appointment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RUSHHairBeauty
• Facebookfacebook.com/RUSHHairAndBeauty
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rush-hair-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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