Our history and heritage
In August 1907 Arthur William Lymn conducted his first funeral in Nottingham and the undertakers originally trading as A.W. Lymn, now known as A.W. Lymn The Family Funeral Service, was formed.
Since then the business has continued to maintain the founder’s vision of placing emphasis on:
- Quality of service
- Value for money
- Putting profits back into the company for the benefit of our customers
Our family owned and managed business
A.W. Lymn is still wholly owned and managed by the founder’s family.
The business is currently controlled by the fourth and fifth generations – Company Chairman Nigel Lymn Rose, Managing Director Matthew Lymn Rose, Directors Jackie, Penny and Chlöe Lymn Rose and Ben Percival, Arthur Lymn’s great great grandson also works in the business.
Although now officially retired, the third generation – Nigel and Jackie’s mother, Sheila – although fully retired still likes to hear how the family business is progressing.
Our brand values
Families in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire and the surrounding areas have had funerals taken care of by A.W Lymn for more than a century, driven by our core values, which are:
- We’re big enough to cope and small enough to care
- We’re committed to giving our customers value for money – the best service but not at a premium price
- We strive to maintain our excellent reputation for delivering care and respect when families need us most
- We only employ highly qualified and experienced staff
- We’re accessible to all with a network of 28 funeral homes serving Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire
- We invest in and we are committed to our local community
- We can personalise all our services to suit our customers’ requirements
- We will always go the extra mile for our customers
