ONE Southend businessman is opening his eighth barbers in Southend today.
Arastocuts is a men’s barber shop located at 106 Leigh Broadway, just opposite The Grand.
For businessman Aras Ali it is his eighth unisex barbers and hair salon in the Southend area, all of which are called either Arastocuts or Cut U Up.
The Leigh branch will be open from 9am to 7pm, Monday to Saturday and 10am to 5pm on Sundays.
The team specialise in skin fades, wash cut and blow dry, kids cuts and more.
Friday October 20 saw the grand opening of the attractive looking premises in Leigh.
“We are an experienced team with well established businesses in Southend and we look are happy to be opening the new salon in Leigh," said Aras.
“Our customers trust in us and we deliver the best service. The open day is be a chance to celebrate with lots of people turning up throughout the day.”
Aras employs more than 30 staff members across his businesses.
He opened his first one in Southend in 2007 and is well established in the area.
The 38-year-old from Southend was announced as a director at Southend Business Improvement District (BID) in September this year.
The prominent businessman is also a property developer in the area with several projects underway.
Aras and his teams regularly support homeless charities, including Support Vulnerable People (SVP) in Westcliff, and give free haircuts to homeless people.
“We have a group of 80 homeless people with whom we cut their hair every couple of weeks. One staff member goes out every Monday goes to a homeless charity to cut the people’s hair," he said.
“They are always so happy after and feel better in themselves. We do our best to support the local homeless people.
"There was one occasion when a man came in the salon and quickly walked out again. I asked why and a member of staff said they asked to have a haircut but the staff member said they were busy and asked them to come back later. We caught on camera me going back out to find the gentleman and invite him back in to have his hair cut.”
For more information and regular updates search "Arastocuts Unisex Barbers" on Facebook.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article