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Oct- 2016 -24 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Funeralbooker closes £750k investment
Funeralbooker has announced that it has closed a £750k seed round. The step forward will help the business accelerate its ambitious strategy…
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21 OctoberTechnology/Equipment
Do your clients safeguard digital assets?
Do your clients use social media, PayPal or online banking? Mike Jarvis asks how to safeguard digital assets after death…
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14 OctoberCurrent Affairs
MPs share personal accounts of baby loss
On October 13 2016, members of the House of Commons shared personal stories of baby loss. During the discussion of stillbirths, several…
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14 OctoberEvents
Funeral director honoured in Black British Business Awards
A funeral director has been honoured for entrepreneurial innovation at the 2016 Black British Business Awards. Damian Melville, director at…
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6 OctoberEconomy
National minimum wage increases in October
From October 1 2016, the National Minimum Wage (NMW) increased for workers under 25 and apprentices by between 3 percent…
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6 OctoberCurrent Affairs
New private burial ground opens on Adlington Hall Estate
Businessman Mark Simpkin and his wife, actress Tricia Penrose, have officially opened their private burial ground within the Adlington Hall Estate, Cheshire.…
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4 OctoberTechnology/Equipment
Tributes’ willow coffins range gains FFMA certification
Tributes’ willow coffins range has gained The Funeral Furnishing Manufacturer’s Association’s (FFMA) certification. The Coffin Certification Standard ensures that all coffins presented for…
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3 OctoberProducts
Shaw’s Funeral Products publish brochure for distribution
The team at Shaw’s Funeral Products has been overwhelmed by interest in their latest brochure. It contains the company’s whole…
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3 OctoberPeople
All Anderson Maguire staff aim for NAFD qualification
Scottish independent family funeral directors, Anderson Maguire, is on course to have all staff accredited with an NAFD (National Association…
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3 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Natural Legacy Woollen Coffins and Caskets gain FFMA Certification
Yorkshire based coffin manufacturer, Natural Legacy, is proud to add The Funeral Furnishings Manufacturer’s Association (FFMA) Certification to its range of Woollen…
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