From financial services to crematoria, consultancy and a term as ICCM president, Marian’s career has been guided at every stage by a focus on quality, sector advocacy and raising standards.“Before entering the…
Author: Ruth Nicholas
Funeral firm partners on school bereavement pilot
East Midlands funeral firm AW Lymn has partnered with Archway Learning Trust to launch Healing Hearts, a pilot bereavement education programme for schoolchildren.Archway operates primary, secondary and sixth form academies across Nottingham…
Funeral Partners expand in Northern Ireland
Family-run Sandy Close Funeral Services in Belfast, has joined Funeral Partners, as the group expands in Northern Ireland. Sandy Close founded the Shankill Road-based business in 1998 after working for Houston &…
Jade Wilcox: Compassion, craft and change
With a career shaped by compassion and a drive for progress, Jade Wilcox is steering Wilcox Limousines, UK’s oldest funeral vehicle manufacturers into the future.
“I’m Jade Wilcox, MD of Wilcox Limousines, a…
My journey into British Sign Language
Learning British Sign Language (BSL) helped funeral director Susan Whymark make her services more inclusive, even if she hasn’t mastered it yet.
While arranging a funeral, Susan noticed one family member seemed disengaged….
Pre-need plans: a promise, liability or both?
Drew Callingham, director of Oak Circle Accounting, looks at how funeral businesses can continue offering trusted pre-need services while adapting to regulatory expectations.
“Pre-need funeral plans offer comfort to families and long-term value…
R A Brooks adds Mercedes 214 hearse to Sussex fleet
Coleman Milne has supplied a new Mercedes 214 hearse to RA Brooks & Son in Sussex. Finished in Santorini Black, the vehicle includes a panoramic glass roof, illuminated signage, a Vogue Grey…
Grave Tales – The final chapter of Ernest Hemingway
American literary genius Ernest Hemingway died on 2 July 1961 by suicide at the age of 61. He was almost as well known for his heavy drinking and wild lifestyle as for…
Gibsons’ Funeral Services acquired by Funeral Partners
A County Durham funeral firm with more than 160 years of history has joined Funeral Partners. The aim is to secure the business’s future, while allowing the team to continue to serve…
How to grow enquiries through Google Ads
Reputation and word of mouth remain powerful tools, but with families often spread further apart and arranging funerals from a distance, Google searches like “funeral director near me” are now a key…
