OnlyTans in Newton Aycliffe and Thornaby has been crowned as the best Tanning salon in County Durham at England’s Business Awards.
The Thames centre salon, which has been open for just more than a year, is owned by Mr and Mrs Ketch.
The couple opened the Aycliffe salon one year ago, fulfilling a long-held ambition to have a premium tanning salon chain within the UK and are currently in the process of opening a second site in Thornaby.
OnlyTans salon was crowned the best in County Durham last weekend at the England’s Business Awards finals, which took place at the Hilton Hotel in Gateshead.
This makes it the fourth award the company has won with the first three coming after being open a matter of months, winning this award automatically qualifies the salon for the nationals in November.
Mr & Mrs Ketch said: “We really weren’t expecting to win. Out of 450 people only 45 made it to the finals, this alone was an fantastic achievement but to actually win is phenomenal.”