We are incredibly proud to announce we have scooped a prestigious accolade at an East Midlands awards ceremony. We took home the Family Business award at The Business Desk East Midlands Business Masters 2023. The winners were announced on Thursday, October 19, in front of a sell-out audience of 300 people at the Crowne Plaza… Read More
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This October marks 20 years since we completed our largest acquisition, taking over the Ilkeston Co-op Funeral Division and acquiring six new funeral homes. Matt Winman, who currently works as our Operations Manager after joining during the acquisition, explains how working at the company broadened his horizons, introduced a family feel at work and created… Read More
This baby loss awareness week, one of our funeral directors who has supported hundreds of families through the loss of babies and young children has spoken about her experiences over the years. Teresa Spencer, who has three decades of experience in the industry, discusses how the bereaved can be supported during this difficult period. Speaking… Read More
A fault in incoming flight data caused widespread disruption at the end of August, leaving thousands of passengers stranded abroad or unable to leave the UK. While passengers were upset about their holidays being affected, what happens to those who are waiting for the body of a loved one to come home? Jackie Lymn Rose,… Read More
We are backing a campaign to add bereavement to the national curriculum to help children deal with loss and understand death as part of life. The petition, which was set up by the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) earlier this year to make bereavement lessons part of compulsory Relationships education, received over 10,000 signatures.… Read More
We are delighted to share that we are moving ahead with a brand new, purpose-built funeral home with additional commercial space and three residential flats on Clifton high street. The successful planning application comes as we further invest in our offering to the Clifton community, relocating from the current branch, Chaworth House in Varney Road.… Read More
To meet the growing demand for ‘green’ funerals, we have purchased two state-of-the-art electric private ambulances. We have invested in the new vehicles in line with new data we have collected which shows that nearly three quarters of those surveyed in Nottingham say a sustainable funeral is important to them. The Mercedes-Benz eVito ambulances are… Read More
Weare proud to announce that two of our embalmers have passed the British Institute of Embalming (BIE) examinations – a three-year long, nationally recognised qualification, taking our total of fully qualified Embalmers to ten. Olivia Cotterill Wilson MBIE, Senior Embalmer, and Isabel Walton MBIE, Embalmer, have worked with us for a combination of 11 years,… Read More
On Saturday 29th April, a six-year-old from Hucknall was given the royal treatment after they won a prize from being crowned the winner of our Coronation art competition. We gifted a royal experience like no other to the winner of our ‘Travel like His Majesty’ competition. This asked primary school-aged children from across the region… Read More
To mark the King’s Coronation, we have launched a competition for children from across Nottinghamshire and Derby to win a Rolls-Royce experience. We’re excited to announce the launch of our ‘Travel like His Majesty’ competition, to celebrate King Charles III’s coronation on 6 May 2023. The competition is open to all primary school children and… Read More
