{"id":405,"date":"2006-06-01T02:51:00","date_gmt":"2006-06-01T02:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/?p=405"},"modified":"2021-05-18T16:23:13","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T15:23:13","slug":"trichocare-diagnostics-gets-a-good-reaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/trichocare-diagnostics-gets-a-good-reaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Trichocare Diagnostics gets a good reaction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"stdleadertext\">Trichocare Diagnostics, developer and supplier of Colourstart, a home testing kit for allergies to hair dye, is reporting a 28% increase in sales since winning the Silver Fox category at last year&rsquo;s Startups Awards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Around 20 new salons per month are using the product, including well-known brands like Nicky Clarke and Toni &amp; Guy. In addition, the company has introduced a new, latex-free Nitrile Glove to protect stylists from occupational dermatitis.<\/p>\n<p>Committed to raising standards in the hair and beauty profession, Trichocare has also conducted a series of roadshows in conjunction with the National Hairdressers Federation, discussing why skin testing before any permanent hair dye is an important health and safety requirement.<\/p>\n<p>Brian Plunkett, Managing Director, Trichocare comments: &rdquo; Winning the Startups award generated some great publicity for the business. The accolade together with the help of UK Trade Investment, has helped us start trading overseas; in fact, we now have a Denmark-based customer that represents 15% of the 28% increase in sales.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have also introduced flexible education courses, including distance learning, bespoke workshops and residential training.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Brian Plunkett has worked in hairdressing all his life, taking his first job as a barber when he was just 14 years old. He trained as a trichologist and soon found himself with an idea; he wanted to develop a home-testing kit for allergies from hair dye.<\/p>\n<p>Brian used his contacts at Cranfield University to develop his idea and after scientific testing and academic backing, Trichocare Diagnostics was established and Colourstart, was launched to the market.<\/p>\n<p>Startups.co.uk has just launched the third annual Startups Awards 2006 in conjunction with NatWest. Winners of the 15 categories will be announced at a prestigious awards ceremony and three-course luncheon to be held at the Royal Garden Hotel on Friday 20 October.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trichocare Diagnostics, developer and supplier of Colourstart, a home testing kit for allergies to hair dye, is reporting a 28% increase in sales since winning the Silver Fox category at last year&rsquo;s Startups Awards. Around 20 new salons per month are using the product, including well-known brands like Nicky Clarke and Toni &amp; Guy. 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