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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Jun- 2018 -5 JunePeople
Funeral director marries embalmer in ‘funeral wedding’
A Yorkshire funeral director has married an embalmer during a funeral themed wedding service. The service saw the bride arrive…
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May- 2018 -31 MayPeople
Funeral director appointed as new chair of Felixstowe Dementia Action Alliance
A new chairman has been appointed at the Felixstowe Dementia Action Alliance (FDAA) ahead of the association’s third anniversary. Funeral…
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25 MayCharity
Funeral director to walk in front of hearse for 220 miles for charity
A Harrogate funeral director is set to walk 220 miles in front of a hearse to raise awareness of the…
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25 MayTechnology/Equipment
Nottingham funeral directors offer Simon Cowell’s car as hearse
A Nottingham funeral director is offering clients the chance to take their final journey in a Rolls Royce Phantom VII…
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18 MayFuneral Plans
Over 50s most want their children or Stephen Fry to read their eulogy
In a recent survey of over 50s, commissioned by funeral plan provider Ecclesiastical Planning Services, found that more respondents would…
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10 MayPeople
Funeral rising stars speak about building a career in the sector
Two rising stars at Ward and Brewin Funeral Service have spoken about what it is like for young people to…
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2 MayBusiness
Two more businesses join Funeral Partners family
Two established family funeral businesses, one in Scotland and one in Kent, have joined the Funeral Partners family as it…
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Apr- 2018 -27 AprilCurrent Affairs
Funeral directors forget to dig woman’s grave
A Kent funeral director has apologised following an incident where employees forgot to dig a woman’s grave. Woollard and Kent…
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11 AprilBusiness
Funeral directors defy high street ‘apocalypse’
The funeral sector has continued to grow, despite research showing that the high street has experienced its lowest level of…
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6 AprilCurrent Affairs
AOIC welcomes government move on child funerals
The Association of Independent Celebrants (AOIC) has welcomed a government announcement, which will ensure that all grieving parents can lay…
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