Dignity Funerals
Dignity Funerals is one of the UK’s largest providers of funeral services, operating a nationwide network of funeral homes, crematoria, and related facilities. This section of Funeral Service Times brings together coverage of Dignity Funerals’ business operations, service developments, leadership changes, and strategic initiatives. Reporting also includes regulatory updates, market performance, community engagement projects, and innovations in funeral care that impact professionals across the sector. Content is tailored to funeral directors, arrangers, and associated service providers seeking informed insight into the activities of one of the most prominent organisations in the UK funeral profession.
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May- 2020 -18 MayCoronavirus
Pandemic prompts four in 10 young people to talk about death, study finds
Four in 10 young people in the UK say that the Covid-19 pandemic has prompted them to have a conversation…
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Mar- 2020 -11 MarchBusiness
Dignity Funerals revenues fall in full-year results
Dignity Funerals has reported a 5% fall in revenues to £301m, compared with £315.6m in 2018. In the 52 weeks…
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Oct- 2019 -23 OctoberBusiness
D.W. Johns & Sons rebrands to Dignity with Distinction
Village funeral directors, D.W. Johns and Sons have reopened its doors after refurbishments with a new name, Dignity with Distinction…
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Jan- 2019 -24 JanuaryBusiness
‘Northern Ireland’s most qualified funeral director’ reprimanded by ASA
A Northern Irish funeral director has been reprimanded by the ASA after calling himself “Northern Ireland’s most qualified funeral director”,…
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Jul- 2017 -7 JulyCurrent Affairs
Fairer Finance report claims unregulated funeral plans leave consumers at risk
Consumer group, Fairer Finance, in partnership with Dignity Funerals, has released a report calling for stronger regulation of the funeral planning…
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Jan- 2013 -16 JanuaryPeople
Industry worker plans world record cycling attempt for charity
Simon Atkinson, the funeral service operative team leader at Dillistone Funeral Service in Worthing, will this summer attempt to break…
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Mar- 2012 -6 MarchPeople
Apology issued for using wrong coffin at Loughborough funeral
A funeral director and crematorium have both apologised to a family after the wrong coffin was used in a funeral…
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