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SAIF launches caring new benefit for Associate member employees

UK funeral trade association SAIF is to extend its SAIF Care service to a new audience in 2023. The counselling…

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Firms sign deal to help independents fight back against direct cremators

SAIF, Westerleigh Group and Distinct Cremations have reached a landmark agreement to give independent funeral directors the ability to better…

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Dignity sees cost of delivering funerals rise in Q3

UK-based national provider of funeral plans and end of life services, Dignity, reports that its cost of delivering funerals has…

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One Life Funeral Planning falls into administration

One Life Funeral Planning Ltd (OLFP) has appointed Andrew Watling and Kelly Mitchell, insolvency practitioners of business advisory firm Quantuma,…

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Safe Hands falls into administration

Safe Hands has collapsed into administration after a period of “severe financial challenges”, which left the business “unsustainable” to continue…

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The funeral market: state of play in 2022

“The important role of the funeral director in society is something that really goes under the radar. Death isn’t something…

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The future of Dignity

What is your history in the industry? My first job in the sector was as an administration assistant at Dudley…

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Bereavement leads to poor mental health, new research shows

As many as 13 million UK adults that are battling grief following a recent bereavement experience feelings of loneliness or…

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Bank of England raises interest rates by 0.5% to 3.5%

The Bank of England (BoE) has announced that interest rates will be raised by 0.5%, bringing the base rate of…

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Scottish community council to help clean up cemetery

Members of Prestonpans Community Council are set to help keep the local cemetery, on Nethershot Road, tidy. Following positive discussions…

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