Funeral Trade News

Not-for-profit funeral director wins UK Social Enterprise Award

The country’s only not-for-profit funeral director, Caledonia Cremation, was named ‘One to Watch’ at the UK Social Enterprise Awards in…

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CMA proposes major funerals probe after identifying ‘serious concerns’

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published an interim report presenting the issues it has identified since launching a…

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Defibrillator saves lives in local community

A Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) which has been sponsored by, and installed outside, Ian Hazel Funeral Directors on Lichfield Road…

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Wildlife charity gets a boost for Christmas

A Portsmouth teenager, who has devoted hours of her time to wildlife, has won a Christmas card competition run by…

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They were here: How people use rituals to keep their dead alive

We have been told that we live in a death-denying world. In it, we are said to have sequestered or…

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Old habits ‘fuelling funeral overspending’

Traditional funeral providers continue to benefit from consumers being stuck in their ways as only four percent of mourners consider…

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Undertakers to build pyramid with cremated remains for yearly ritual

Ceremonial undertakers, The Green Funeral Company, are to build a pyramid using bricks filled with cremated remains to mark the…

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Funeral ads banned by TfL win ‘Best Viral Campaign’ award

A series of controversial adverts that were initially banned by Transport for London (TfL) has earned advertising industry approval after…

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Dignity’s profits hit by cheaper funerals

Funeral provider Dignity recorded losses across all but one of its services in its latest financial results as competitors, including…

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Aylesbury Vale Crematorium to open this winter

The new crematorium at Watermead will soon open its doors, after it was given the go-ahead by James Brokenshire MP,…

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