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Aug- 2018 -16 August
SAIF Care exceeds 300 members
SAIF Care, the new bereavement counselling service, offered by the National Society of Allied Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) has surpassed 300 members…
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13 August
New specification for memorial stones published
A new specification for memorial stones in burial grounds and memorial sites has been published, five months after the standards…
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13 August
80 percent of people want to see funeral directors regulated
A report published by funeral provider Dignity has revealed that nine in 10 people are unaware that funeral directors are…
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8 August
Alternative hearses showcased at Natural Burial Open Day
A display of alternative hearses were showcased at the Wrottesley Park Natural Burial Ground as part of the site’s Natural…
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7 August
Toll bridge policy broken as hearse is stopped and charged for crossing
A toll bridge owner has said that its policy has been broken after a hearse driver was stopped at the…
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7 August
Direct cremation set to double in the next five years
The number of people in the UK taking up the option of direct cremation is set to double in the…
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7 August
Funeral profession urged to ditch chipboard coffins to cut cremation emissions
Britain could massively reduce the amount of pollution caused by cremations if more environmentally-friendly materials were used in the construction…
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2 August
T Cribb and Sons Carriages coachman awarded for driving
Peter Gibson, the head coachman for T Cribb and Sons Carriages has been recognised with a 2018 Carriage Driving award.…
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2 August
Funeral Partners expands into Merseyside and East Midlands
Thirty-year-old family business Howard’s Funeral Directors of Merseyside and Northamptonshire funeral directors Chambers and Brighty have become the latest firms…
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2 August
Funeral director steps down after 35 years
Andrew Cant of Mortons Funeral Directors has made the decision to step down from his role and begin his retirement…
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