Stuart Simons
Bespoke Grooming for your Pet
- Tails of St Leonards
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- St Leonards on Sea
- www.tailsofstleonards.com
About me
Stuart is proud to have been at the forefront of the British Grooming Industry for many years. Having entered it from another creative industry, he recognised comparisons within the two and has worked hard to try to change its public profile from hobbyist to highly skilled by creating The Groomers Spotlight.
In his quest to change the face of grooming and to raise the professional profile of the industry, Stuart has appeared on many TV shows including Jonathan Ross, This Morning, Lorraine, Alan Titchmarsh, Channel 5 News, GMTV, and many more. Stuart has judged and lectured at many grooming shows around the world and specialises in safety within Creative Grooming.
A former Director of Grooming for the BDGA, He is also a fully qualified, experienced and professional groomer having achieved the Open College Network West Midlands and City and guilds Level 3 Diploma as well as being one of only two groomers in Europe to hold the Qualification for Creative Groomers and the only European Groomer to achieve Masters marks in this qualification. This has led to him being the European examiner for the same qualification through the NAPCG.
He has 2 salons in the UK and came to the attention of the press when he dyed Emma Watsons dog pink for a breast cancer charity. He is incredibly proud to be a supporter of education within the grooming industry.
Stuart is the Grooming Consultant for the BBC TV show Pooch Perfect UK hosted by Sheridan Smith and also Consults on many other TV projects on lots of different channels.
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Achievements
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2023/01Stuart is back consulting for the BBC on a CBeebies cartoon.
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2020/08Grooming Consultant for Pooch Perfect UK. BBC
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2019/05Personality of the Year at the International Grooming Conference 2019
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2017Created The Groomers Spotlight
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2017Creative grooming Judge for The English Groomers Challenge
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2017Opened Tails of St Leonards
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2017Creative Grooming and Asian Fusion Judge for GOTY 2017
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2017Judge for the UK Groom Off, Beginners Class.
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2016Became the first UK examiner and Certifier for the NAPCG Creative qualification CPCG
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2016Judge on The Gadget Show
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2015Creative Grooming Judge at The Grooming Rally, North Carolina USA
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2015Grooming Expert for Dogs Monthly Magazine
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2015Speaker and MC at The Grooming Rally, North Carolina USA
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2014Grooming Specialist on the Alan Titchmarsh Show
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2014NAPCG Board Member
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2014Regular contributor and article writer for CGQ Magazine USA
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2013Became one of only 2 Master Creatibe Groomers for the NAPCG giving me MCPCG post nominals
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2013Appeared on the Russell Howard Show
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2013Became Chairman and Grooming Director for the Pet Industry Federation.
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2012Front Cover of Completely London Magazine
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2012Dyed Emme Watson Dog Pink with Safe NAPCG Dye
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2012Joined the Committee of the Pet Industry Rederation
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2012Appeared on the Jonathan Ross Show
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2012Appeared on GMTV
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2010Achieved Professional Diploma
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2007Opened Groom Dog City