Current Affairs
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Oct- 2018 -25 October
Coffin start-up uses 3D technology to tackle rising funeral costs
Liverpool start-up Koffin said it is tackling rising funeral costs by using advanced material testing and 3D printing technology to…
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11 October
Co-op funeral director nominated for national award
Burnley-based Co-op funeral director, Annabel Davies, has been nominated for the national award of Best Bereavement Worker in the UK…
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11 October
Walter C Parson Group helps to repatriate Commonwealth soldier
Funeral director company, Walter C. Parson Group, have said it was “beyond privileged” when its staff were approached by the…
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2 October
Police investigate London cemetery over fears of graves ‘disappearing’
Police have opened an investigation into Tottenham Park cemetery after human remains were found uncovered on the site by a…
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Sep- 2018 -26 September
SAIF calls for regulation of profession
The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) has said England, Wales and Northern Ireland should follow in Scotland’s…
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20 September
Funeral director ‘hangs up his top hat’ after 38 years
Long-serving funeral director Paul Murray, of William Pressdee in Mumbles, Swansea, is stepping down from his role after being in…
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14 September
Petition calling for statutory regulation of funeral directors launched
A petition calling for funeral directors to be regulated has been launched following a recent issue of a man who…
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10 September
SAIF: Royal London report shows independent directors offer ‘best value’
The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) has responded to Royal London’s 2018 Funeral Cost Index saying…
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3 September
UK’s third modern day barrow built in Shropshire
The Soulton Long Barrow, situated on farmland at Soulton Hall has been handcrafted by the team behind the UK’s reintroduction…
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3 September
Leaking fluids and body mix ups revealed in new funeral report
Natalie McKail, the Scottish government’s first ever inspector of funeral directors, has revealed examples of bad practice discovered through inspections…
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