Funeral Trade News

Gov cracks down on ‘shameful’ funeral plan sales tactics

The use of “high pressure and misleading tactics” in the sale of funeral plans will be brought to an end,…

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Sector reacts to FCA proposal

Following a probe by the Treasury, the government has announced that pre-paid funeral plans will be regulated by the Financial…

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Rowland Brothers hosts child bereavement seminars

A total of 250 teachers, police family liaison officers, social workers and associated care professionals attended two days of seminars…

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Scottish government publishes funeral cost guidance

New guidance to make it easier to plan the cost of funerals, burials and cremations has been published by the…

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Create-your-own funeral stationery service launched online

A brand new service has been launched for the funeral stationery market, providing an online portal for customers to create…

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Funeral director offers to bury Freddie Starr for free

Funeral director Michael Fogg, of Sheffield-based Michael Fogg Family Funeral Directors, has offered to do late comedian Freddie Starr’s service…

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Dignity warns on profits as deaths decrease

Funeral provider Dignity’s operating performance for the first quarter of the year was below the board’s expectations as a result…

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Council to host local bereavement support and advice event

Residents in South Staffordshire are being encouraged to come along to a bereavement support and advice event in Wombourne on…

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Hindus want UK crematoriums to be ‘Hindu friendly’

Hindus are urging for crematoria in United Kingdom to adapt to the needs of growing Hindu community. Hindu statesman Rajan…

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UKWF and Marsden respond to new Scottish crematorium regulations

The new regulation for crematoriums in Scotland, which came into effect in April, is placing greater emphasis on weighing and…

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