Business
Beyond announces £2m investment and rebrand
Wednesday, 13 February 2019, 6:52
Beyond announces £2m investment and rebrand
Funeral service price comparison website Beyond, formally known as Funeralbooker, has announced an investment round of £2m. The company said…
200,000 companies sued over business rates
Monday, 9 July 2018, 13:01
200,000 companies sued over business rates
Over 200,000 businesses were taken to a Magistrates court for failing to pay for businesses rates under the first year…
BRC calls for two-year freeze on business rates
Wednesday, 4 July 2018, 10:37
BRC calls for two-year freeze on business rates
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has asked the government to consider freezing business rates for two years to ease the…
Ecocoffin.com gets approval from the FFMA
Monday, 2 July 2018, 13:27
Ecocoffin.com gets approval from the FFMA
Brentwood-based manufacturer of eco-friendly coffins, Ecocoffin.com, have announced that the FFMA have given the company its approval to and accredited…
Bishop opens new funeral home in Eastbourne
Thursday, 28 June 2018, 16:21
Bishop opens new funeral home in Eastbourne
The Bishop of Lewes, The Right Reverend Richard Jackson, has officially opened a new branch of Payne and Sons Funeral…
Mourners hit by 36.5 percent crematorium price hike
Monday, 25 June 2018, 8:16
Mourners hit by 36.5 percent crematorium price hike
New research has found that mourners who live in an area where the main crematorium has no competition face a…
New funeral home Alan Greenwood and Sons opens for business
Friday, 22 June 2018, 9:12
New funeral home Alan Greenwood and Sons opens for business
A new funeral home for funeral director Alan Greenwood and Sons officially opened for business in Knaphill Broadway on Friday…
William Purves announces expansion
Thursday, 24 May 2018, 14:16
William Purves announces expansion
Scotland’s largest independent funeral directors, William Purves, has expanded its independent portfolio with a double acquisition in Northumberland and a…
Memorial service held for bodies found in pub crypt
Wednesday, 16 May 2018, 11:25
Memorial service held for bodies found in pub crypt
A memorial service has been held after a two bodies were found in a crypt on the site of a…
Dorset MP opens new funeral service facility
Friday, 11 May 2018, 13:59
Dorset MP opens new funeral service facility
The brand new funeral service facility in Corfe Mullen that is part of Dorset’s Douch Family Funeral Directors group has…