Funeral Trade News
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Sep- 2018 -3 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
Leaking fluids and body mix ups revealed in new funeral report
Natalie McKail, the Scottish government’s first ever inspector of funeral directors, has revealed examples of bad practice discovered through inspections…
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Aug- 2018 -30 AugustBusiness
Bailiffs visited more than 200 firms daily over unpaid business rates
In the first year after the new business rates revaluation came into effect, councils sent bailiffs to more than 200…
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30 AugustBusiness
Braemar Finance expands with client finance national account manager
Professions funding specialist, Braemar Finance, has announced that it has appointed a national account manager, Malcolm Holmes, to expand its…
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30 AugustFuneral Plans
Golden Leaves strengthens its consumer protection with new appointment
Funeral plan provider Golden Leaves has announced the appointment of Arnold Pindar to its board of trustees in the company’s…
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24 AugustBusiness
Funeral crowdfunding platform expands to UK
Fund the Funeral, the solution to funeral crowdfunding in the United States, has announced the release of its platform in…
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21 AugustPeople
Watford named as the UK’s most expensive place to die
Funeral directors in Watford are charging 37 percent more than the UK average, reinforcing the notion of the ‘Watford Gap’,…
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16 AugustCommunity
Nottinghamshire funeral firms join forces to keep local tradition alive
Two Nottinghamshire funeral suppliers joined forces to pay tribute to a local woman when they helped to organise an annual…
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16 AugustPeople
Funeral home training school to make director course more accessible
Two East Anglian tutors have teamed up to make the Diploma in Funeral Directing more accessible to students that feel…
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13 AugustCurrent Affairs
New specification for memorial stones published
A new specification for memorial stones in burial grounds and memorial sites has been published, five months after the standards…
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13 AugustBusiness
80 percent of people want to see funeral directors regulated
A report published by funeral provider Dignity has revealed that nine in 10 people are unaware that funeral directors are…
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