Barbering @ Franco's

It’s been an amazing few days for the team at Bristol Barber as we’ve returned from the annual hairdressing extravaganza that is Salon International with some fantastic news.                       We’re delighted to announce that Bristol Barber’s very own Josh Parr won the Hairdressing Council’s UK […]

One of the most important reasons for the ongoing popularity of Bristol Barber is our commitment to barbering education and hairdressing training. With this in mind, Bristol Barber’s Founder Franco Lombardi has gone back to school – studying for a great qualification at City of Bristol College. The course, called PTLLS stands for Preparing To […]

At Bristol Barber, we keep an eye on the developments on Gloucester Road – having been one of Bristol’s leading barbers in the city for nearly 30 years means we’re usually at the centre of things.                       We were more than happy to help with […]

At Bristol Barber, we run regular client nights, as a great way to say thank you to our loyal, long-term barbering clients in Bristol – but also to have an awesome evening with them, too. And our latest client night, on Saturday 14th September, was no exception, as Bristol Barber Founder and Creative Director Franco […]

At Bristol Barber, we constantly focus on hair salon management and the business of staying ahead in business – maybe that’s one of the reasons our Bristol barbering salon has been going strong for nearly 30 years. And one of the key elements in our continued success is a focus and commitment to learning new […]

Bristol Barber’s, very own Franco Lombardi donned an apron recently to join the team of creative stylists at Moda Hairdressing where he’s the creative Director, for a fantastic team-building event – delivered over the ovens of Bristol-based culinary event company Cookery 102. The event, involving the whole team of expert hairdressers at Moda as well […]

At Bristol Barber we recognise the importance of treating our loyal client base well – and have regular events throughout the year to say thank you for their custom with us. The most recent event was a Golf Day at Bristol Golf Club, which goes down as one of our best.         […]

The management team at Bristol Barber, has been heavily involved in recent months in supporting the work of industry organisation the National Hairdressers Federation (NHF) which has included advising on best-practice in barbering for Bristol salons. At a recent meeting, Franco Lombardi represented barbers, to assist on updating NHF education and help provide suggestions on […]

At Bristol Barber, we’ve been enjoying the banter on our very own Facebook Page for a while, as well as uploading all the best in barbering, hair products for men, hints and tips on the latest hairstyles for guys, and much more.       We’ve also got a popular Loyalty Card scheme, too, which […]

One of the most important reasons for the ongoing popularity of Bristol Barber is our commitment to barbering education and hairdressing training.       With this in mind, we recently attended a barbering training course in Weston-Super-Mare, which focused on advanced contemporary hairstyling methods.   The course, which looked at basic barbering skills then […]