Trade Organisations
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Jun- 2023 -2 June
Douch Family to host SIFH conference this June
The Dorset-based Douch Family Funeral Directors will be hosting the Selected Independent Funeral Homes (SIFH) European summer conference in Christchurch…
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May- 2023 -10 May
NAFD warns of ‘fragmented’ death management services in new report
The NAFD has warned that funeral directors are unable to protect bereaved families from a “fragmented” death management system that…
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Mar- 2023 -17 March
New bill to return remote death registering in England and Wales
The government’s Data Protection and Digital Information bill has been published and it includes provision for deaths to be registered…
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16 March
Govt considers adding bereavement education to national curriculum
The NAFD’s campaign to add proactive teaching about loss and bereavement in schools has taken “another huge step forward” this…
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8 March
Yorkshire independent funeral director elected as SAIF president
Mark Horton, of Hull-based Hortons Funeral Directors, has been elected president of SAIF, the UK’s largest trade association dedicated to…
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Aug- 2022 -18 August
Neville Funerals introduces new standards for its frontline staff
Neville Funerals, an independent family company in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, has introduced new professional standards for its driver bearer…
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Apr- 2022 -6 April
SAIF elects Jo Parker as its new president
SAIF, the UK funeral trade association, has elected Jo Parker of Abbey Funeral Services in Tonbridge as its new president…
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Feb- 2022 -14 February
NAFD reshapes senior team as part of five-year strategy
Jon Levett, CEO of the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD), has launched the process of reshaping the association’s team…
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Aug- 2021 -18 August
CMA launches Central England Co-op acquisition inquiry
The Competition and Market Authority (CMA) has launched an inquiry into Central England Co-operative’s (CEC) proposed acquisition of part of…
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6 August
Dignity holds meeting to reiterate regulator support
Dignity Funeral Directors has held a meeting with a range of industry body professionals to both reiterate the group’s support…
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