Nottinghamshire’s largest independent funeral directors, AW Lymn The Family Funeral Service, has expanded its florist team with five new starters to meet the growing demand for flower tributes for all occasions. First established…
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Community drives funeral director with a martial arts passion
A Northants funeral director who now helps families say goodbye to their loved ones has spoken about what inspired her to make a dramatic career change – and how she’s helping people…
Coventry funeral director returns from Ukraine aid trip ‘a changed person’
Andy Hawkins of Franklin and Hawkins Funeral Directors, Coventry, immediately rallied when the invasion of Ukraine first hit the news in the UK. “There was no way we could sit at home watching…
Feature: Environmental impact – how do consumers judge new and existing body disposal methods?
In the January 2022 issue of FSJ, we asked Simon Cox of Funeral Solution Expert to provide insight into how environmental factors may influence consumer funeral choices. Here, Simon explores how new…
Tamworth Co-op funeral boss retires after overseeing 30 years of major changes
Tamworth Co-operative Society’s long-serving general funeral manager retired recently after a distinguished 30-year career in the town. Amanda Woodward is moving to Spain to start a new life in the sun with her…
How to be a leading woman: ‘being a mother actually drives me harder’
Jade Wilcox, Managing Director at Wilcox Limousines, a British family-run coachbuilder of more than 70 years, shares her experiences of leadership within the funeral sector, traditionally a male-dominated industry It was never my…
‘Why I chose the funeral profession at 17’
One visitor to the FSJ stand at NFE this year was Molly Dowling, 19, who is an apprentice funeral director at Ewan Walder Funeral Services in East Sussex. We asked Molly to…
Tori Bush joins Tributes board in strategic move
Tributes, the West Sussex-based supplier to the funeral sector, has appointed Tori Bush to its Board of Directors. Tori, who has worked at Tributes as Sales Manager since 2017, has been instrumental in…
