Funeral Director/s: Joseph Barsby is the managing director, and very much at the helm of this jewel of a family business in the heart of Hinckley. Joseph has had overall control of the business since 2014, taking over from his father David, the driving force behind the business for the Read more [...]
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Rowland Brothers (New Addington)
A selection of quite the nicest, most personable and knowledgeable people make up the staff of this highly respected funeral director company, and you will be looked after throughout your dealings with them by the staff at the branch you make contact with. Independently owned and run, Rowland Brothers has Read more [...]
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AW Lymn – the Family Funeral Service (Shirebrook)
A.W. Lymn is a large family firm founded in 1907. This isn’t necessarily a good thing. Family businesses can run out of steam and get very complacent. Big businesses can be faceless and impersonal. This is not what you want from a funeral director. But Lymn’s has admirably and triumphantly Read more [...]
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Hillier Funeral Services
For a good, well run business there can be real advantages in being around for a long time. Talking to Mark Hillier and his staff, we were conscious of the comfort and confidence that grows out of long experience and of the long established high standards that run through all Read more [...]
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Lilies Funeral Directors (Sutton Coldfield)
Funeral Director/s: Lee Solomon and Nathan Scully. Lifelong friends who went to the same playgroup and grew up together in the local area. Their mums were best friends, and Lee and Nathan have continued and expanded their second-generation friendship into the business partnership that led to the creation of Lilies. Read more [...]
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Bennetts Funeral Directors (Brentwood)
Jane Bennett is the managing director and the inspirational heart of this award winning, well-known and highly respected funeral business. She has been at the helm of Bennetts Funeral Directors Ltd since leaving a career in the City in 1988, and is the third generation of the Bennett family to Read more [...]
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Jerrams Brothers Funeral Directors Ltd (Kidlington)
Funeral Director/s: Nicholas Tonks. Managing director, owner and lead funeral director, Nicholas took over the business when the previous owner decided to retire and sell in 1999 (Nicholas was managing the company at that time) and he takes the responsibility for protecting the principles and values of this long-established funeral Read more [...]
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Full Circle Funerals Leeds
Sarah Jones and David Billington are the business partners who founded Full Circle Funerals. Although, as their website says, Sarah and Dave are personal, professional and compassionate people first and funeral directors second. Full Circle Funerals is quite unlike any other funeral director business in the area. This is immediately Read more [...]
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A G Down
This funeral company has been recommended by the GFG for a number of years now – we are updating the review and it will appear here soon.
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Barnes and Hicks Hounslow
Funeral Director/s: Ray Barnes – this is his business, founded in 1999, although Ray’s family have been funeral directors in the area for the last century. Barnes and Hicks have two branches, one in Shepherds Bush and the other in Hounslow. Ray started working in the family business in 1991, Read more [...]
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AW Lymn – the Family Funeral Service (Littleover)
A.W. Lymn is a large family firm founded in 1907. This isn’t necessarily a good thing. Family businesses can run out of steam and get very complacent. Big businesses can be faceless and impersonal. This is not what you want from a funeral director. But Lymn’s has admirably and triumphantly Read more [...]
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Rosedale Funeral Home Halesworth
The Rosedale Funeral Homes – there are seven locally – are all owned by Anne Beckett-Allen and her husband Simon, making this a family business in the truest of senses. Anne and Simon are immersed in the day to day running of Rosedale and their touch is evident in every Read more [...]
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Co-op Funeral Directors – a part of Chelmsford Star Co-operative
Co-op Funeral Directors is owned by your local co-operative society, Chelmsford Star, which was founded in in 1867. They’ve been doing funerals since 1936. Chelmsford Star Co-op is affiliated to the wider co-operative movement but remains proudly independent and self-governing. It is not a part of The Co-operative Group nor Read more [...]
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Scotmid Funerals – Clermiston
The Scotmid website proudly states ‘We are a co-operative so we focus on the needs of the people we serve, not the demands of shareholders. We are proud to be at the heart of the communities we serve and are committed to being open, honest, ethical and professional at all Read more [...]
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Simplicita cremations – direct cremation company
Simplicity Cremations was founded by the pioneer of direct cremation in the UK, Nick Gandon. Nick is a funerals man through and through; he’s been working in this business, on and off, all his life, and when he came to contemplate retirement and a better work / life balance, he Read more [...]
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Final Journey Funerals
Funeral Director/s: Tracy Lazonby. Final Journey is Tracy’s creation, and she is the person that you will deal with throughout, from the first phone call through to the time after the funeral, when she can suggest local support groups if needed. When you meet Tracy, it’s as if you’ve known Read more [...]
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AW Lymn – the Family Funeral Service (Mansfield Woodhouse)
A.W. Lymn is a large family firm founded in 1907. This isn’t necessarily a good thing. Family businesses can run out of steam and get very complacent. Big businesses can be faceless and impersonal. This is not what you want from a funeral director. But Lymn’s has admirably and triumphantly Read more [...]
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Hadaway & Denton Independent Funeral Directors
Funeral Director/s: Carl Hadaway. Carl is well known in the local area, as he was formerly funeral director and manager of Earl & Co. Funeral Directors before the business changed hands and became part of a corporate chain. Carl left when the company was sold and went to work for Read more [...]
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Rosedale Funeral Home Wymondham
The Rosedale Funeral Homes – there are seven locally – are all owned by Anne Beckett-Allen and her husband Simon, making this a family business in the truest of senses. Anne and Simon are immersed in the day to day running of Rosedale and their touch is evident in every Read more [...]
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Rowland Brothers (Warlingham)
A selection of quite the nicest, most personable and knowledgeable people make up the staff of this highly respected funeral director company, and you will be looked after throughout your dealings with them by the staff at the branch you make contact with. Independently owned and run, Rowland Brothers has Read more [...]