Our Mission
"We will give you a high end salon experience with a unique touch.".
Our Guarantee
At Mark Mardell we 100% guarantee all our products and services. We will do whatever it takes to delight our clients. If for any reason you are is not delighted, please let the Salon Manager know immediately.
The History of the Mardell's Salon
The Mardell family have been hairdressing in Dartford since 1932, establishing it as the longest serving hairdressers in North Kent!
Mark’s Grandfather Reginald Mardell first opened a very successful barber shop in Lowfield Street under the name of Mardell’s and Mark's Grandmother Rene Mardell open the ladies salon upstairs, as in those days ladies and gents never had their hair done together.
In 1979 Reginald Mardell retired and passed the business down to his son (Mark’s father) Melvyn Mardell. Melvyn continued trading on Lowfield Street until 2005 when he was asked to leave due to a new development. At this point Melvyn decided to retire and Mark Mardell re-opened a new shop in The Priory Shopping Centre.
Mark traded at The Priory Centre as Mardell’s, the still successful barber shop until 2006 when he decided to expand in the unisex market. He worked on building the business to a unisex salon and stayed there until he couldn’t expand any further due to lack of space.
In 2011 Mark moved the successful unisex salon to 1 Market Street in Dartford and changed the name from Mardell’s to Mark Mardell. The team progressed and trade grew. We have been trading here successfully since.
There has been many trying times and set backs. In May 2015 we had a burst water pipe over night which shut the salon for just over 8 months.
We bounced back and open our Aesthetics room with the rebranding of the salon back to its original family name of "mardells"
And the story continues with the covid-19 challenge.................
The team may change and sometimne the venue will have to move, but the salon will always continue in the mardell name.
Meet the team
Title: Style Director
Specialises in: Both long and short hair. (No matter what sex.)
Title: Stylist- Colourist
Specialises in: Big blow drys