Where UK hairdressers, barbers, nail technicians and beauty therapists buy professional products, tools and salon furniture. For each supplier you can see what they sell, whether you need a trade account and whether they have stores you can visit.
Information, not a recommendation. Listed alphabetically. We do not sell supplies, we are not paid for these links and we have not compared prices. Trade terms and store numbers change, so check on the supplier’s own site.
Most professional wholesalers sell only to people who work in the trade or are training for it. A few are open to everyone. To open a trade account, suppliers usually ask for one of these:
Some brands also ask for their own course before they sell you a product, for example lash, brow or colour lines. Salon insurance explained
General wholesalers for hair colour, care, electricals and sundries. Most also sell barber, beauty and nail ranges.
Sells: Professional hair, beauty and barbering supplies.
Sells: Professional hair, beauty, barbering and nail products, plus training courses.
Sells: Professional hair, barbering, beauty and nail brands, plus salon furniture.
Sells: Professional hair and beauty products, with salon delivery and cash and carry.
Sells: Hair, barber, beauty and nail supplies, plus training courses.
Sells: Hair and beauty products, tools and salon furniture from 480+ brands.
Sells: Hair, barber and beauty supplies, salon furniture and salon fit-outs.
Sells: Professional hair and beauty products, equipment, furniture and salon design.
Sells: Professional hair, beauty, skincare and nail products, plus salon furniture.
Sells: Hair colour, haircare, electricals, barbering, beauty and waxing products.
Sells: Professional hair and beauty products, 6,000+ lines.
Sells: Haircare, hair colour, styling tools, salon essentials and nail products.
Sells: Salon hair brands, education, salon design and furniture.
Sells: Professional hair, beauty, nail and barbering products, plus furniture and equipment.
Sells: Hair and beauty products, electricals, tools, sundries and salon furniture.
Sells: Hair, beauty, nail and barber products, plus salon furniture, from 15,000+ products.
Sells: Professional hair colour, care, electricals, beauty and nail products at retail prices.
Specialist barber shops for clippers, trimmers, shavers and grooming. Alan Howard, Aston & Fincher, Capital, Salon Services and Salons Direct above also have big barber ranges.
Sells: Clippers, trimmers, shavers, scissors, styling products and barber accessories.
Sells: Clippers, scissors, electricals, beauty supplies and salon furniture.
Sells: Barber and hairdressing tools, clippers, grooming products and salon furniture.
Nail brands and distributors. Ellisons, Salon Services, Salons Direct and Sally Beauty above also sell big nail ranges.
Sells: Gel polishes, builder gels, nail tools and drill bits.
Sells: Acrylic powder and liquid, acrygel, builder gel, gel polish and nail art.
Sells: Makes the Halo professional nail range, sold direct and through stockists.
Sells: UK and Ireland distributor for CND (including Shellac), plus waxing, tanning, skincare and hair brands.
Beauty, skincare, lash, brow and wax. Ellisons, Salon Services and Sweet Squared above also cover waxing, skincare and tanning.
Sells: Eyelash extension supplies, lash lift products, training kits and courses.
Sells: Professional lash and brow products (Nouveau Lashes, HD Brows) and training.
Sells: Beauty, nail, spa and hair supplies, salon equipment and private-label products.
Manufacturers of styling chairs, barber chairs, backwash units and reception desks. Ellisons, Salons Direct, Chris & Sons, CSS and Laceys above also have furniture showrooms.
Sells: Salon and barber chairs, backwash units, trolleys, reception desks and head-spa equipment.
Sells: Salon, spa and barber furniture, designed and made in Lancashire since 1918.
Sells: Styling and barber chairs, backwash and head-spa units and salon equipment.
Yes, from some suppliers. Sally Beauty, Eson Direct, Naio Nails and LashBase are open to everyone, and Salon Services lets anyone shop but needs a free trade card for professional-only brands. Most other wholesalers on this page sell to the trade only.
Usually one of these: a hairdressing, barbering or beauty qualification or proof that you are training, public liability insurance in your name, or proof of a salon business. Each supplier sets its own rules, and some brands ask for their own course first.
Often yes. Salons Direct, Salon Supplies, CoolBlades and Nouveau Beauty, for example, say they accept people who are training. You may be asked for proof from your college or academy.
Salon Services and Sally Beauty share 215+ stores, Capital Hair & Beauty has 60+ in the UK and Ireland, Aston & Fincher 43, Alan Howard 25, Salon Supplies and Dennis Williams 9 each, Barkers 5, and Chris & Sons and Hairways Direct 3 each.
From manufacturers including REM, Takara Belmont and Comfortel, which have showrooms, and from wholesalers with furniture showrooms: Ellisons in Coventry, Salons Direct in the Wirral, Chris & Sons in Enfield, CSS in Glasgow and Laceys in Reading.
No. Suppliers are listed alphabetically, nobody paid to be here and we have not compared prices or service.
Last checked 7 October 2026.
