Trade Organisations
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Mar- 2024 -18 March
Association of Pet Bereavement Counsellors officially launches
The Association of Pet Bereavement Counsellors (APBC) has officially launched this March with the aim to introduce self governance to…
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Feb- 2024 -28 February
NAFD launches new Gold Partner programme
The national association of funeral directors has announced the launch of its new Gold Partner programme, which will offer exclusive…
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Sep- 2023 -15 September
North Yorkshire Council receives gold standard in ICCM charter
North Yorkshire Council’s bereavement services has recently achieved a gold standard in the Charter for the Bereaved assessment for burial…
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4 September
NAFD Scotland welcomes gov’s funeral sector consultation
NAFD Scotland president, Mark Shaw, has welcomed the Scottish government’s public consultations into important matters affecting the future of the…
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Jun- 2023 -2 June
Douch Family to host SIFH conference this June
The Dorset-based Douch Family Funeral Directors will be hosting the Selected Independent Funeral Homes (SIFH) European summer conference in Christchurch…
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May- 2023 -10 May
NAFD warns of ‘fragmented’ death management services in new report
The NAFD has warned that funeral directors are unable to protect bereaved families from a “fragmented” death management system that…
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Mar- 2023 -17 March
New bill to return remote death registering in England and Wales
The government’s Data Protection and Digital Information bill has been published and it includes provision for deaths to be registered…
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16 March
Govt considers adding bereavement education to national curriculum
The NAFD’s campaign to add proactive teaching about loss and bereavement in schools has taken “another huge step forward” this…
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8 March
Yorkshire independent funeral director elected as SAIF president
Mark Horton, of Hull-based Hortons Funeral Directors, has been elected president of SAIF, the UK’s largest trade association dedicated to…
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Aug- 2022 -18 August
Neville Funerals introduces new standards for its frontline staff
Neville Funerals, an independent family company in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, has introduced new professional standards for its driver bearer…
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