The craft · Founder & barber

Meet
Austin.

Founder of Aust’n Co Barbers — a luxury mobile barbershop launched at just 22. What started as a fascination at 17 became a calling: the barber that comes to you.

Trained at London School of Barbering
Qualified NVQ L2, L3 & L4
Also VTCT Trainer · IQA
Austin
Founder · NVQ L4 · VTCT Trainer
The story

How it
started.

A chance week of work experience turned a teenager’s curiosity into a craft — and, eventually, a barbershop on wheels.

It started at 17, with work experience at my aunt’s salon, V’s Hair Designs in Grantham. Watching a simple haircut transform someone’s confidence, I fell for the craft instantly — and I’ve never looked back since.

I trained at the London School of Barbering, earning my NVQ Level 2 and 3 — both with distinction — then went on to my Level 4, becoming a VTCT Trainer and IQA. I still take masterclasses and keep on top of modern trends, so every client gets the best, up-to-date service.

Watching a haircut change how someone carried themselves — that was it. I was hooked.
— Austin
The journey

From work
experience to van.

Five years, a fistful of qualifications and one very particular idea of what a haircut should feel like.

Age 17

The first taste

A week of work experience at V’s Hair Designs in Grantham. One transformation later, the craft had me for good.

Training

London School of Barbering

NVQ Level 2 and Level 3 — both earned with distinction. The fundamentals, sharpened.

Level 4

Trainer & assessor

Pushed on to Level 4, qualifying as a VTCT Trainer and IQA — and still taking masterclasses to stay ahead of the trends.

Age 22

Aust'n Co Barbers is born

Launched my own business — a luxury, fully converted mobile barber van, built around a single idea: the barber comes to you.

Today

On the road

Serving Sleaford and the whole of Lincolnshire from the van — no waiting, no parking, no rushing. Just a proper cut, at your door.

Qualified hands

The credentials.

Properly trained, properly assessed — and always learning. You’re in safe, experienced hands.

Education

London School of Barbering

Industry-leading training, from the fundamentals through to advanced technique.

Qualified

NVQ L2 & L3 · Distinction

Both levels achieved with distinction — the highest grade on offer.

Advanced

NVQ Level 4

The senior qualification, taking craft and consultation to the next level.

Teaching

VTCT Trainer

Qualified to train the next generation of barbers, not just cut.

Assessment

Internal Quality Assurer

IQA-certified — the standard against which others are measured.

Ongoing

Masterclasses

Regular masterclasses keep every cut current with modern trends.

The belief

The future of barbering is the barber that comes to you.

No waiting rooms, no parking, no rushing. Just one chair, full attention, and a finish worthy of the high street — wherever you happen to be.

Sit in Austin’s
chair.

Book in under a minute. Tell us who, what and where — we’ll bring the shop.