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 &…
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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…
