Last month our columnist challenged funeral directors’ trade associations to “tell us plainly what you do, how it directly benefits funeral directors, and why we should continue to support you”. National Society…
Category: Opinion
NAFD responds to the Undercover Undertaker
National Association of Funeral Directors CEO Andrew Judd answers the challenge laid down by our columnistThe funeral profession is operating in a period of significant change. Public scrutiny has increased, calls for…
Challenge accepted: why you need SAIF
SAIF Scotland and Northern Ireland (SSNI) Scottish Government liaison and quality assurance officer Joseph Murran answers why funeral directors need trade associationsThe Undercover Undertaker questioned the need for association membership.We had…
The Undercover Undertaker questions the value of trade associations
Lifting the lid on the funeral professionLife is full of imponderable questions and this one’s been niggling me for a while: what are the real benefits to me personally or my business…
The uncomfortable truth
Porteous Family Funeral Directors MD Mark Porteous says that he no longer feels in control of the pre-paid funeral plans he sellsFuneral planning used to be an extension of what we do…
Opinion – Futurewatch: will our sector be reactive or proactive?
Ecoffins customer services manager Julian Ferguson shares the company’s thoughts on how the funeral sector could evolve over the next 25 years
The need to honour and mourn those we care about when…
Opinion: Why trust has never been so important
Suzanne Grahame, chief executive of Golden Charter
Now that it is fully in place, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s regulation of the funeral planning market provides several benefits and reassurances to current and…
