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Aug- 2021 -13 August
Fosters names Fiona Shaw as funeral arranger
Fosters Family Funeral Home has announced the appointment of Fiona Shaw as a funeral arranger in the group’s Bellshill branch. …
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Jul- 2021 -16 July
Westerleigh Group names Giles Palmer as head of grounds
Westerleigh Group, the UK’s largest independent owner-operator of crematoria, has announced the appointment of Giles Palmer as head of grounds. …
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2 July
Gordon Barber awards employee for 25-year industry service
Gordon Barber Funeral Directors has issued a “special commemorative” award to Carole Durrant for her 25-year service to the industry.…
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Jun- 2021 -11 June
Douch sees two directors gain Funeral Arranging diplomas
Douch Family Funeral Directors has revealed that two of the group’s funeral directors have passed their diplomas in Funeral Arranging…
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May- 2021 -21 May
Dignity awards employee with special commemorative award
Jacqueline Smith has received a special commemorative award for 30 years of service from her employer, Dignity Funerals. Smith is…
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Apr- 2021 -23 April
Dignity chairman ousted after losing shareholder vote
Dignity chairman Clive Whiley has exited the company after shareholders voted to remove him as a director. In a company…
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Mar- 2021 -5 March
Funeral director doc to feature on Channel 4 News
Gary Valentine, a funeral director based in Greater London, is set to feature on Channel 4 News as part of…
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Feb- 2021 -26 February
Dignity appoints new independent non-executive director
Dignity has announced the appointment of Phil Humphries as its new independent non-executive director. Humphries will serve on the funeralcare…
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Jan- 2021 -14 January
Bereaved families lose £171m a year cancelling subscriptions
Grieving families spend over seven million hours a year cancelling subscription services following the death of a loved one, which…
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14 January
Average cost of dying climbs to £9,263
The average cost of dying has risen 0.8% in the UK and is now the highest it’s ever been since…
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