A STOCKTON Heath salon has been ranked the best in the country thanks to five-star customer feedback.

The team at Toni & Guy, on London Road, have received around 704 reviews on SalonSpy, the UK's leading review system.

Thanks to 95.6 per cent of the reviews awarding them a five-star rating, it has ranked number one for T&G salons in the UK and Australia.

Claire Slorach, franchisee, has been running the team in Stockton Heath since 2009, along with another team in Altrincham since 2016.

She said: "Myself and husband are share holders in six salons.

"I started eight years ago with Stockton Heath – I gave up everything and spent my last penny on buying the salon.

"Stockton Heath is my first salon and will always have my heart.

"I have a wonderful team of technicians, stylists and assistants at Toni & Guy Stockton Heath and they are a credit to the company.

"I love the whole team and they are why we have the successes we do."

SalonSpy works by automatically sending requests to clients after appointments have been completed.

Claire said the salon has no control over who SalonSpy request reviews from, meaning they have to be on 'top of their game' for each customer.

The 35-year-old, who lives in Lincolnshire, said: "If the team don't deliver excellent customer service every time, then we find out immediately."

The Stockton Heath team have previously been twice semi finalists, and one time finalists, at the prestigious L’Oreal Colour Trophy, the longest running live hairdressing competition.

It also received perfect salon status three years running, from 2014 to 2016.

Claire has taught at the Toni & Guy Academy and managed two other Toni & Guy salons previously.

She has worked backstage at London Fashion Week, and is the Encouraging Woman in Franchising Awards 2017 overall winner.