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Consortium in talks with Dignity over £262m takeover

A consortium backed by former direct line founder Sir Peter Wood is in talks with Dignity over a potential takeover…

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NAFD appoints new chief executive

The Nation Association of Funeral Directors’ governing board has announced the appointment of Andrew Judd to be the association’s new…

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Westerleigh partners with EverWith on memorial jewellery

Owner and operator of crematoria and cemeteries, Westerleigh Group, has announced a new partnership with EverWith, the designer and manufacturer…

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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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