Funeral industry news

F.P Gaunt and Sons wins Family Business of the Year

Independent funeral director F.P Gaunt and Sons has won Family Business of the Year, at the The Express and Star…

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W Sherry and Sons raise £3000 for local hospice

London-based funeral director W Sherry and Sons, has raised £3,000 for the Shooting Stars Hospice in Hampton. Neil and Brooke…

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Atheist exhumed from Christian graveyard after almost 20 years

A family in Suffolk has been granted permission to have crash victim Gwendolen Patricia Crow exhumed from her grave from…

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Irish funeral home rents fleet to Trump for $1m

Irish family funeral home, J.P Ward and Sons, has leased four limousines to the US government to rent out four…

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Avalon to launch new funeral director plan

Funeral plan provider, Avalon is set to unveil its new funeral director plan at the National Funeral Exhibition, on the…

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Two funeral director firms join Funeral Partners network

A funeral home based in Greater Manchester and another based in Wiltshire have joined the Funeral Partners’ network. Elizabeth Way…

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A.W Lymn appoint first non family director

A.W. Lymn The Family Funeral Service, has announced the appointment of Pete Clarson, its first non family director. Clarson will…

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FD to give students road safety lesson

An undertaker and embalmer from Mayo in the Republic of Ireland is set to deliver a talk on road safety…

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Funeral service staff race for Daisy Chain

Eight staff from five funeral homes united to raise over £700 for a local autism charity by entering a dragon…

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