If you haven’t had a chance to review SunLife’s 2025 Cost of Dying Report yet, this year’s edition looks at rising funeral price trends, total cost of dying, challenges facing the funeral…
Author: Ruth Nicholas
Lesley Witter: Advocating for funeral service at the highest level
Growing up in Dublin, I never imagined working in funeral service. My journey began in 1995 when I won a green card lottery and moved to Washington, DC. At the time, I was…
Hillier Funeral Services take delivery of stunning vehicles from Superior UK
Hillier Funeral Services is a family-run, independent funeral director founded by Harold Hillier in 1923, making it one of the oldest businesses in Swindon. For over a century, four generations of the…
Bringing Funerals to TikTok: Insights from Inez Capps
TikTokker Inez Capps, a funeral director from Nottinghamshire, explains how her online videos about the profession took off and provides a few tips on how to get started. Inez, who works for Kinton…
Eco-friendly mushroom coffins are transforming farewells
Loop Biotech is the inventor of the world’s first mushroom coffin, urn and funeral carrier. During their graduation project at Delft University of Technology, founders Bob and Lonneke Hendrikx sought to find a…
Social media ideas not just for International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is Saturday 8 March 2025. And it’s a powerful opportunity to recognise and celebrate the contributions of women in the funeral industry. It offers a chance to highlight the invaluable…
John Adams to speak at AFDA national convention in Vietnam
Funeral Director and bereavement education campaigner John Adams, will deliver two keynote speeches at the Australian Funeral Directors Association (AFDA) National Convention, which will take place in Vietnam this March. Recognised for his…
Backstories – US funeral director, podcaster and more – Rob Goff
The funeral profession has always been my calling and my home. My career began in Wenatchee, WA, at the age of 16, working at a local funeral home. Upon graduating from Mortuary College…
Mindful matters
Working in the funeral industry is a unique calling, requiring immense compassion and professionalism. Yet, it also presents challenges which can take its toll resulting in emotional fatigue, stress and burnout. Left unaddressed,…
Quinn’s set up for 2025 with new E Class models
In summer 2023, Mercedes-Benz began unveiling details of the much-anticipated W214 E Class model, marking a significant moment for coachbuilders. When the market launch was announced for October 2023, excitement among industry professionals…
