Ben Whitworth, embalmer, funeral director, education and technical support and sales consultant for the Mazwell Group, considers the real cost of embalming and questions how it is charged outThis article was prompted…
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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…
One and the same
Steina McKenna, W&P Legal head of partnerships and client engagement, sets out what employers need to know about treating LGBTQ+ staff fairlyBehind the vibrant, joyful celebrations of Pride next month lie a…
The rise of answer engines and zero click searches
AI is changing the way search results are presented. Your Business Angels (YBA) MD Laura Moxham sets out what you need to knowGoogle uses AI to summarise information, answer questions and highlight…
A minor miracle
By Mary CarmichaelTim Ward has some advice for fellow car enthusiasts: “Stay away from the online car auction sites if you are partaking in the odd snifter,” he says sagely.It’s advice the…
Charting the change with The Undertakers’ Journal
In the first part of a two part special feature, funeral historian, researcher and former FSJ editor Brian Parsons maps industry milestones from the first 70 years of our coverage.When The Undertakers’…
Soul survivor
Bereavement powerhouse Ahmed Alsisi knows more about trauma than most. By Ruth NicholasAhmed Alsisi is hard to miss and harder to ignore. Tall, broad, charismatic and with restless energy, he cuts a…
Cash for ash cache
Funeral directors who’ve been storing uncollected ashes, in some instances for decades, at their own expense will be made to pay to return them to crematoria, under new proposals by the Law…
The elephant in the room
Neurodivergence is surprisingly common in funeral service but until recently it went unrecognised. Ruth Nicholas reportsA question about neurodivergence was tacked onto a trade association membership survey a couple of years ago…
Money too tight to mention?
No one likes discussing their financial woes, but April is Financial Wellbeing Month and Gaia Workplace Wellbeing founder Samantha Langford urges you to have a word with yourself if no one elseWe’re…
