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Andrew Grey Funeral Directors funds two local community groups

Andrew Grey Funeral Directors funds two local community groups

York Council begins facilities investment at city crematorium

York Council begins facilities investment at city crematorium

Dorset funeral director backs CMA investigation into fake reviews

Dorset funeral director backs CMA investigation into fake reviews

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Ongoing training is essential to maintaining professional standards, regulatory compliance, and compassionate care across the funeral sector. From embalming and funeral arranging to health and safety, customer service, and leadership, structured learning supports the development of both new and experienced personnel. Funeral Service Times reports on training initiatives, qualifications, CPD programmes, industry partnerships, accreditation schemes, and updates from professional bodies—equipping funeral directors, arrangers, and sector staff with the knowledge to meet the evolving demands of their roles.

Training

Ongoing training is essential to maintaining professional standards, regulatory compliance, and compassionate care across the funeral sector. From embalming and funeral arranging to health and safety, customer service, and leadership, structured learning supports the development of both new and experienced personnel. Funeral Service Times reports on training initiatives, qualifications, CPD programmes, industry partnerships, accreditation schemes, and updates from professional bodies—equipping funeral directors, arrangers, and sector staff with the knowledge to meet the evolving demands of their roles.

Joseph Poots and Son expands team amid Portadown branch refurb

The company has hired three new staff members to support senior funeral service operative…

Scotland’s landmark move on water cremation

By Helen Chandler, general manager at Kindly Earth

A.W. Lymn director to step back from duties after 48 years

Jackie Lymn Rose joined the company in 1992 after teaching physical education and working…

Report calls for standardisation of child death review process

Some families reported feeling ‘utterly bereft’ by a process that suggested their child ‘no…

Eaves Funeral Service donates £1k to community projects

Healthy Hopes Cumbria and ICU Steps Cumbria each received £500 to fund training and equipment

A.W. Lymn chairman awarded MBE in New Year Honours

Nottingham-based funeral provider A.W. Lymn has revealed that its chairman Nigel Lymn Rose…

Rainsbrook Crematorium donates £10k to Freddie’s Wish

Rainsbrook Crematorium has made a £10,000 donation to the Freddie’s Wish charity, with the…

Accredited training promoted amid lack of funeral regulation

Accredited training is being promoted by parts of England’s funeral sector as the main…

ICCM appoints new technical services officer

The Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM) has announced the appointment of…

Central Co-op maps sector role in school bereavement lessons

Central Co-op has called for coordinated funeral sector support to underpin the introduction…
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