England's wig-making industry "has almost died", according to some of its most experienced figures. But it is not the likes of Wayne Rooney and Louis Walsh turning to hair transplant surgery that has brought their traditional craft to its knees. Instead the cause is high labour costs and competition from China that some in the industry say they simply cannot compete with. George Theurer, chairman of the wig suppliers group at the UK's Hairdressing and Beauty Suppliers Association (HBSA), said: "Labour costs are much lower in China, the quality of what they produce is excellent and cheaper than what we can produce.