About Iron & Oak
Founded in 2014 on Mill Street, Iron & Oak began as a single chair and a simple belief: a proper haircut shouldn't be hard to get, and booking one shouldn't be harder.
Marcus Reid spent a decade in Birmingham's busiest barbershops before opening Iron & Oak. He'd watched too many regulars give up on booking — the phone never answered, the Saturday queue was endless, and rescheduling meant starting over. So he built a shop where the booking works as well as the cut.
Today, four barbers share the floor: classic scissor work, modern skin fades, traditional hot towel shaves and everything in between. Every appointment is booked against genuine live availability, confirmed instantly, and reminded automatically — so the only thing you need to think about is the cut.
We're independent, we're local, and we're proud of it. Walk in for a cut and you'll get a proper welcome, a proper chat, and a cut you'll be happy to come back for.
Our values
Craftsmanship
Every cut is done properly — no shortcuts, no rushed finishes, just the craft done right.
A proper welcome
Whether it's your first visit or your fiftieth, you get the same warm, unhurried welcome.
Your time matters
Live booking, automatic reminders and easy rescheduling mean no waiting and no phone tag.
Local & independent
We're a Birmingham business, on Mill Street, here for the long haul.
The hands behind the cuts
Marcus Reid
Owner & Master Barber · 12 yrs
Elena Brooks
Senior Barber · 8 yrs
David Okafor
Master Barber · 15 yrs
Liam Doyle
Barber · 4 yrs