Dignity
Dignity is one of the UK’s largest national funeral providers, operating funeral homes, crematoria, and a pre-paid funeral plan business under a centralised corporate structure. The company plays a significant role in shaping service standards, pricing strategy, and infrastructure investment across the sector. Funeral Service Times covers Dignity’s business strategy, leadership changes, acquisitions, restructuring activity, service innovations, and regulatory engagement—providing funeral professionals with insight into the company’s operations and its broader impact on the UK funeral industry.
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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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12 MayFeatures
Q&A: Rest With Dignity
Can you outline your history in the industry and how Rest with Dignity began? Rest with dignity was born out…
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11 MayCoronavirus
Dignity reports 11% decrease in Q1 profits amid uptake in low-cost funerals
Funeral group Dignity has reported an 11% decrease in operating profits to £19.4m in its Q1 results due to an…
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Apr- 2020 -6 AprilPeople
Dignity CEO steps down amid coronavirus pandemic
Funeral provider Dignity has announced CEO Mike McCollum has stepped down from the position, amid the coronavirus outbreak. McCollum, who…
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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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Nov- 2019 -11 NovemberBusiness
Dignity reveals 30% loss in profits for 2019
Dignity, the UK’s only listed funeral firm, has reported a 30% loss in profits during the first three quarters of…
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Oct- 2019 -24 OctoberBusiness
Griffiths and Booth funeral home undergoes 6-week refurb
Sandbach funeral directors Griffiths and Booth has unveiled the results of a recent six-week refurbishment of its funeral home. It…
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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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Sep- 2019 -5 SeptemberBusiness
Bath University to host conference on death, dying and disposal
Over 250 academics, policy-makers and practitioners will come together at the University of Bath in early September for the 14th…
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Aug- 2019 -29 AugustBusiness
Average funeral cost remains steady in 2018, study finds
The cost of funeral services in the UK has remained steady in the UK over the last 12 months, according…
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