What is it that makes the difference between a good supplier and a really excellent one?
It could be great service, attention to detail, understanding your needs, going the extra mile, or something else which makes you want to carry on placing your business with that supplier.

The Guild have launched the Guild Awards of Excellence 2009, to help them find the suppliers who go that extra mile.

They are looking for suppliers and trainers in the beauty, holistic, and nails industry who have really impressed you. Whether it was a great website, fast service, or that extra help when you had a problem, they want to know.

They would like you, the therapists and technicians, to nominate the companies that you feel serve you best. They will put the nominations together and compile a shortlist for you to vote on. The best in each category will then receive a Guild Award of Excellence.

The categories available for nomination are:

• Best Customer Service
• Best Web Services
• Best Skincare Supplier
• Best Nails Supplier
• Best Tanning Supplier
• Best Uniform Supplier
• Best Equipment & Furniture Supplier
• Best Hair Removal Supplier
• Best Wholesaler
• Best Training School
• Best Supplier Specific Training

You can nominate as many companies as you like, in as many categories as you like, and anyone can make a nomination for any company. As an extra incentive, the names of all those who put forward a nomination will be put into a hat, and one will win a 1GB iPod Shuffle!

The last day for nomination is 17th July 2009. You nomination will need your details (so that you can win the iPod), the name of the company you are nominating, the category you are nominating them for, and the reason you are nominating them. You can place a nomination by clicking here, or, email the above details to louisa@beautyguild.com.