Funeral Director
Funeral directors play a central role in the UK’s funeral profession, managing arrangements, supporting families, and ensuring compliance with legal and ethical standards. This tag features content relevant to their day-to-day responsibilities, including industry news, operational guidance, regulatory updates, service innovations, business strategy, supplier developments, and professional practice insights. Funeral Service Times provides specialist reporting to support funeral directors in delivering dignified, efficient, and compassionate services within a changing sector.
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May- 2019 -2 MayCurrent Affairs
UKWF and Marsden respond to new Scottish crematorium regulations
The new regulation for crematoriums in Scotland, which came into effect in April, is placing greater emphasis on weighing and…
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Apr- 2019 -18 AprilBusiness
Funeral director transforms police station into office
Walter C. Parson Funeral Directors has opened a new premises in Callington, Cornwall, which will become its 11th across the…
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11 AprilCharity
Pre-school gets life-saving defibrillator thanks to funeral director
After three months of fundraising, a Portsmouth pre-school has installed a life-saving defibrillator in memory of a volunteer. More than…
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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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Mar- 2019 -28 MarchCurrent Affairs
CMA launches funerals market investigation
Following publication of its interim report in November 2018, the CMA consulted on whether to progress to a market investigation.…
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21 MarchCharity
Funeral director raises £3,500 for Mind Dorset
A funeral director has raised £3,500 for mental health charity Mind’s Dorset arm. Douch Family Funeral Directors raised the money…
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21 MarchCharity
Local Read Easy group Co-op Funeralcare donation
A local branch of Co-operative Funeralcare has donated a new set of books to Read Easy Gillingham and Shaftesbury, which…
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14 MarchCharity
Kee Cup celebrates 25th year at Turnberry Resort
Charity event and golf competition, the Kee Cup, will be held at the Trump Turnberry Resort in Ayshire, Scotland as…
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14 MarchFuneral Plans
Co-op Funeralcare appoints 2,500th apprentice
Co-op Funeralcare has announced it has recruited its 2,500th apprentice, after achieving its target of recruiting an apprentice per day…
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Feb- 2019 -21 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
Funeral director discusses the end of life in TEDx Talk
Funeral director and founder of ‘modern’ funeral company Poetic Endings, Louise Winter, partnered with end of life doula Anna Lyons…
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