Funeral Director Daily
Propel Funeral Partners (PNP) which I believe is the 2nd largest Death Care provider in Australia and New Zealand and the largest “publicly traded” Death Care company in those countries reported their year-end results in late August. Propel’s fiscal year covers the time period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.…
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If there was a doubt that how Death Care is changing is of interest to practitioners in the business, one would only have to look at article readership of Funeral Director Daily over the past thirty days to prove the point to the doubter. Every 30 days, on the 15th of each month,…
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Central Co-op of Great Britain is an interesting company. They are a company with a history of over 100 years and operate in the grocery, legal services, floral, and funeral business. According to this Wikipedia page, the company operates over 1,000 funeral homes and is now the largest provider of Death Care…
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In less than a month Carriage Services will be hosting the inaugural “Carriage Cares Open”. This fund-raising golf tournament will be held on October 10 at the Woodlands Resort Golf Club in Houston, Texas. The one-day Scramble event will raise money for the Carriage Cares Foundation and benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of…
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Funeral Director Daily recently learned through this late August article in The Times (of London) that Dignity Funerals of Great Britain recently “has moved to reduce its debts after warning of “material uncertainties” over its ability to continue as a going concern, just over a year after it was taken private from the London…
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The Cremation Association of North America (CANA) recognizes that September is designated as “Recovery Month” to raise awareness about treatment for substance use disorders, reduce stigma of those suffering, and celebrate their recovery. Because of that recognition, tomorrow night’s Funeral Professionals Peer Support Group will be committed to that subject. …
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According to this press release it appears that one of the reasons that the Johnson-Romito Funeral Homes chose Busch Cremation, Burial, and Pre-Planning as their successor firm is the funeral homes’ common values and membership in the Order of the Golden Rule funeral home membership organization. Both funeral organizations have served the…
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Just over a month from now, from October 19 thru the 23rd, I’ll be in New Orleans attending the 2024 National Funeral Directors Association National Convention. I procrastinated but still got registered under the “Early Bird” registration that saved me $150 right off the top. . . . . I also reserved my hotel…
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In this press release from Tuesday, September 10, Park Lawn Corporation (PLC) CEO J. Bradley Green announced both that the PLC leadership team had some changes to it and also that the company had acquired operating locations in North Carolina and Texas. In probably the most noticeable move of the executives, it…
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Within the last week Funeral Director Daily has published articles that all fall within the realm of “Death Care looking to cater to the consumer“. We’ve published articles on new storefront success stories (Death Done Differently) and on two acquisitions in the greater Death Care space, which in my opinion are quests for…
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