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Feb- 2020 -20 FebruaryBusiness
Quaker Social Action urges directors to sign transparent pricing pledge
Quaker Social Action has called for funeral directors to providing providing transparent pricing by signing the Fair Funerals pledge. The pledge…
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Sep- 2019 -18 SeptemberBusiness
Black Country funeral director in Parliamentary business review
Funeral director H Porter and Sons has appeared in the 2019 Parliamentary Review, a business publication that celebrates innovation and…
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Jun- 2019 -5 JuneTrade Organisations
SAIF launches site to help public make ‘better funeral choices’
Independent funeral directors across the UK have developed a new consumer advice website to help the public better understand the…
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Apr- 2019 -4 AprilTrade Organisations
Scottish funeral director takes presidential chain at SAIF
The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) is to be headed by a Scottish funeral director for…
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Jan- 2019 -14 JanuaryFuneral Plans
Funeral plan provider launches product with promise to ‘freeze’ costs
Funeral planning firm, Golden Leaves, has launched a new suite of fully guaranteed funeral plans with an aim to protect…
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Nov- 2018 -29 NovemberCurrent Affairs
CMA proposes major funerals probe after identifying ‘serious concerns’
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published an interim report presenting the issues it has identified since launching a…
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22 NovemberPeople
Old habits ‘fuelling funeral overspending’
Traditional funeral providers continue to benefit from consumers being stuck in their ways as only four percent of mourners consider…
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Oct- 2018 -18 OctoberBusiness
Brits overcharged almost £600m for funerals every year, research finds
New research has found that British people are being overcharged for funerals by almost £600m every year, paying on average…
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Sep- 2018 -13 SeptemberBusiness
Major funeral firms found to be charging 65 percent premium
New research has found that major funeral chains are charging a 65 percent chain premium, while independent funeral directors have…
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Aug- 2018 -17 AugustTrade Organisations
New partnership creates ‘education pathway for the funeral profession’
A new partnership between the Independent Funeral Directors (IFD) college and the British Institute of Funeral Directors (BIFD) has been…
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