MG Hair

What MG Hair does

MG Hair is a privately-held, single-location hair salon operating from 53 Ashby Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK, founded in 2000 by Michael and Amy and serving the local community and the adjacent Loughborough University student population. The salon offers contemporary hair cutting and colouring services for men and women, including dry cuts, wash-and-cut, restyles, blow-dries, highlights, balayage, babylights, and toners. Service delivery relies on professional-grade equipment (Dyson hairdryers, Cloud Nine stylers) and branded product lines (Matrix shampoos and Mood Hair Care colour/styling products), applied by two principal stylists with ongoing industry training.

The business is operated on an appointment-only model with bookings taken by phone (01509 558752), in person, and via the Fresha online platform. Pricing is unit-based and publicly disclosed, ranging from £18 for a gents' dry cut to £83+ for full-head foils, with specialist colour/balayage quoted on application. Revenue is generated from one-time service payments plus modest retail product sales, with no subscription, contract, or membership revenue. Customer acquisition combines local SEO, word-of-mouth referrals, and a 4.8 Google/Facebook rating with structured new-client voucher offers (£5 off first Wash, Cut & Style; one-third off first colour) and a 10% student discount on Tuesday through Thursday.

MG Hair differentiates via an explicitly individual-focused service philosophy contrasting with chain salons, ethical and sustainability positioning (Fairtrade beverages, reduced single-use plastic), and a documented 25-year founder-operated continuity in a single UK town. The business has no formal expansion, no external investment, no disclosed parent company, and no presence beyond the Loughborough/Leicestershire catchment.

Name

MG Hair

Legal name

MG Hair Loughborough

Website

https://mghair.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MG Hair is a privately-held, single-location hair salon in Loughborough, UK, founded in 2000 and founder-operated by Michael and Amy. It provides cutting and colouring services for men, women, and students using professional equipment, operating via appointment bookings through phone and the Fresha platform.

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)

akta.pro secondary industries

Women's Hair Salons (HSALAAAA), Professional Hair Styling & Finishing (CRABALAC)

Keywords

• Hair salon services
• Ladies and gents hairdressing
• Hair cutting and styling
• Hair coloring services
• Professional hair care

Headquarters

HQ city

Loughborough

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Hair Services: One-time service payments for haircuts, styling, colouring, and treatments. Services include Ladies and Gents cuts (£18-£55), blow dries (£28-£38), colour services (£27-£69+), and specialist services like balayage and colour correction (P.O.A.).
2. Professional Hair Products: Sale of Matrix shampoos and professional hairstyling products, prescribed and tailored to individual hair needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MG Hair is a local hair salon in Loughborough, UK, offering contemporary hair cutting, coloring, and styling services for both women and men. Core services include dry cuts, wash and cut, restyling, highlights, balayage, babylights, toners, full head color, and blow dries, delivered using professional equipment such as Dyson hairdryers and Cloud Nine stylers with Mood Hair and Matrix Hair Care products. The salon also retails professional Matrix shampoos and styling products tailored to individual hair needs.

Product overview

MG Hair is a local hair salon offering a unified service portfolio centered on contemporary hair cutting and coloring for both men and women. The core offerings consist of Hair Cutting Services (dry cuts, wash and cut, restyling) and Hair Coloring Services (highlights, balayage, babylights, toners). These core services are supplemented by discount programs including New Client offers (1/3 off first color service or £5 off first cut) and a Student Discount (10% off on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday). The salon operates on an appointment system and does not appear to have a platform-plus-modules architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hair Cutting Services Contemporary hair cutting services for men and women, including dry cuts (from £18-£27), wash and cut, wash cut and style (short £42, long from £48), and restyle (£35-£55). Delivered using Dyson hairdryers and Cloud Nine stylers.
• Hair Coloring Services Professional hair coloring services including full head semi/toner (from £43), retouch permanent colour (£47), full head permanent colour (from £57), half head foils (£57), full head foils (£69), retouch & t-section hi-lites (£69), retouch & full head hi-lites (£83), balayage/ombre (P.O.A.), specialist colour and colour correction (P.O.A.). Uses Mood Hair and Matrix Hair Care products.
• Blow Dry and Styling Services Blow dry services for short (from £28) and long (from £34) hair, plus long hair up styling (from £45) and conditioning treatments (extra £15).
• Gents Hairdressing Services Hairdressing services for men including dry cut (£18), wash and cut (£23), wash cut and style (from £30), restyle (£35), and colouring (from £45).
• Professional Hair Product Retail Sale of Matrix shampoos and other professional hairstyling products, prescribed and tailored to individual hair needs, available to salon clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.8 average rating based on 39 Google reviews
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• John Frieda Salons: Premium branded salon chain offering cutting, colour, and styling services using John Frieda products. Comparable to MG Hair in its premium product positioning and contemporary styling, though operating at greater scale and brand awareness.
• Saks Hair: National UK salon group offering cut, colour, and styling services across many locations. Comparable to MG Hair in service mix and ladies/gents dual-segment offering, but significantly larger in scale and geographic reach.
• Rush Hair: UK-wide chain of contemporary hair salons providing cutting, colouring, and styling services. Overlaps with MG Hair's contemporary positioning and premium product usage (e.g., L'Oréal, Kérastase) but operates as a multi-site brand rather than a single independent.
• Regis Hair Salon: International high-street salon chain offering affordable cut, colour, and styling services. Competes with MG Hair at the value end of the local market, particularly for gents' services and student clients.
• Toni & Guy: Large UK and global chain of high-street hair salons offering cutting, styling, and colour services to both men and women. Comparable to MG Hair in core service offering but vastly larger scale, brand recognition, and a franchise-led model rather than a single independent site.

Direct peers

• Richard Ward Hair & Metrospa: Independent, premium London hair salon offering cutting, colouring, and specialist services using high-end products. Similar to MG Hair in its founder-led, premium-tool positioning and focus on individualised styling, though operating in a London luxury catchment.
• Josh Wood Colour: Independent London hair studio specialising in colour services including balayage, highlights, and toners. Mirrors MG Hair's emphasis on contemporary colour techniques and individual client consultation, with a similar artisan-led positioning.
• Hari's Hairdressers (London): Independent UK hair salon offering cutting, styling, and colour services with a focus on personalised consultation. Comparable to MG Hair in its boutique-style, individualised service philosophy and use of premium tools.
• Daniel Galvin Salons: Independent UK hair salon renowned for colour expertise (balayage, highlights, colour correction). Highly relevant to MG Hair's colour-led service focus, including balayage and babylights, with a comparable premium-tool and product-stack approach.

Others

• Salon Services (salon supplies distributor): UK wholesaler and distributor of professional hair products, including Matrix and similar brands stocked by MG Hair. Relevant as an upstream supplier enabling MG Hair's product stack and operational continuity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mghairdressers
• Instagraminstagram.com/mghairdressers
• Xx.com/MGHairsalon
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mg-hair

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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