Pure Cremation
Pure Cremation is a leading provider of direct cremation services in the UK, offering a simplified, unattended alternative to traditional funerals. Its growth has significantly influenced consumer behaviour and reshaped expectations around cost, ceremony and memorialisation. For funeral professionals, Pure Cremation’s business model represents both market disruption and a case study in service innovation. Funeral Service Times covers company news, service developments, advertising campaigns, regulatory considerations, leadership updates, and the impact of Pure Cremation’s growth on the wider funeral sector. Our reporting helps professionals understand the operational and commercial implications of direct cremation as part of a shifting end-of-life landscape.
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Jun- 2022 -21 JuneBusiness
Pure Cremation reaches final stage of FCA approval process
Pure Cremation, a provider of funeral plans in the UK, received confirmation that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is ‘minded…
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Apr- 2022 -12 AprilCharity
Pure Cremation donates £1,500 to St Andrews’s First Aid
Pure Cremation has donated £1,500 to St Andrew’s First Aid, Scotland’s only dedicated first aid charity, to help them achieve…
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Nov- 2021 -18 NovemberBusiness
Pure Cremation reduces CO2 emissions, assessment finds
Pure Cremation has revealed that the emissions of its entire service, from collection of the deceased to the return of…
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Oct- 2021 -14 OctoberPeople
Pure Cremation appoints former Co-op director to lead operations team
Pure cremation has announced that David Collingwood, the former director of Funerals at the Co-op joined the firm earlier this…
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Jul- 2021 -1 JulyLatest News
Pure Cremation undergoes management buy-out
Andover-based cremation company Pure Cremation has undergone a management buy-out, following an £18m term loan from Santander UK. Led by…
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Feb- 2021 -5 FebruaryBusiness
Direct cremations to become a ‘preferred choice’
Direct cremations are quickly becoming the preferred choice for “final farewells” as the traditional funeral ceremonies become less popular. According…
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Jan- 2021 -15 JanuaryFuneral Plans
Direct cremation now accounts for 19% of all cremations
Direct cremation has seen a surge in popularity over the last year, according to Sun Life’s Cost of Dying Report…
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Dec- 2020 -7 DecemberBusiness
Pure Cremation welcomes stricter prepaid regulation
Pure Cremation, the direct cremation provider, has welcomed the news that pre-paid funeral sellers will be subject to tighter scrutiny…
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Oct- 2020 -21 OctoberCoronavirus
Pure Cremation launches new grief guide
Direct cremation provider Pure Cremation has published a free booklet written by a grief expert which contains valuable advice about…
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May- 2020 -11 MayCoronavirus
MP’s appeal to relax funeral measures ‘careless and unhelpful, says Pure Cremation
Pure Cremation has branded MP’s concern that ‘the wishes of the deceased and bereaved are not being fulfilled with a…
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