Business
Leicester funeral home damaged in car blaze
Monday, 10 February 2020, 14:53
Leicester funeral home damaged in car blaze
Leicester-based Ginns and Gutteridge funeral directors was damaged over the weekend after flames from a burning Mercedes car spread to…
Ambler Brothers reassures families after ‘huge’ tree collapses on site
Monday, 10 February 2020, 14:03
Ambler Brothers reassures families after ‘huge’ tree collapses on site
Employees at Moseley-based Ambler Brothers funeral home have reassured families after a “huge” tree fell onto the building as Storm…
Safe Hands announces expansion plans following acquisition
Thursday, 13 February 2020, 15:02
Safe Hands announces expansion plans following acquisition
Funeral plan provider Safe Hands has announced it is under new ownership following its acquisition by private investment company SHP…
Simplicity Sponsors Launch of Dying Matters 2020 campaign
Wednesday, 5 February 2020, 15:23
Simplicity Sponsors Launch of Dying Matters 2020 campaign
Simply Cremations has revealed it is sponsored the launch of the 2020 Dying Matters awareness campaign. This year’s theme, ‘Dying…
Co-op Funeralcare welcomes its 3,000th recruit
Monday, 3 February 2020, 14:57
Co-op Funeralcare welcomes its 3,000th recruit
Co-op Funeralcare has welcomed its 3,000th recruit today (3 January). Jennifer Plews joined the Co-op Funeralcare at Bridge Street, Kendal…
SAIF launches new helpline in partnership with Rowland Brothers
Monday, 3 February 2020, 14:35
SAIF launches new helpline in partnership with Rowland Brothers
Members of the National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) has announced its new helpline providing advice on…
SAIF claim SunLife Cost of Dying report is’ ‘seriously flawed’
Tuesday, 28 January 2020, 13:40
SAIF claim SunLife Cost of Dying report is’ ‘seriously flawed’
Independent funeral directors have argued that recent research on funeral prices by SunLife is “seriously flawed” and has potentially overstated…
Thomas Bragg to support West Midlands hospice through recycling scheme
Monday, 27 January 2020, 15:11
Thomas Bragg to support West Midlands hospice through recycling scheme
More than 150,000 Christmas cards have been donated to a Solihull-based Thomas Bragg and Sons Funeral Directors for recycling, raising…
Affertons Funeral Care re-opens after fire
Thursday, 23 January 2020, 14:20
Affertons Funeral Care re-opens after fire
Dundee-based Affertons Funeral Care has re-opened for business after suffering extensive damage after a blaze took hold in a neighbouring…
Full Circle Funerals expands into Harrogate
Monday, 13 January 2020, 15:32
Full Circle Funerals expands into Harrogate
Full Circle Funerals has expanded into Harrogate, with a new site opening at a retail unit in the town. Janice…