Funeral Director Daily
An article from the Seattle Times that you can read here mentions that the State of Washington currently has only two lawful means of disposition of human remains — burial and cremation. State Senator Jamie Pedersen intends to ask the legislature to double the number of ways by introducing a bill in the next session…
CBC Marketplace News of Canada in an article and video footage that you can see here, last week alleged that Canadian funeral services provider Arbor Memorial made misleading statements to hidden camera reporters. The article maintains that it is a follow up to a 2017 hidden camera report which caused the Bereavement Authority of Ontario…
Over the weekend I found a couple of articles originating from Great Britain about the European Union and its proposal to restrict the use of formaldehyde in the EU. The articles point out that it is not a “ban” on formaldehyde use but a “restriction” that has the ability to change the way some consumers…
It’s Black Friday and we are taking the day off to try to stimulate the economy. Have fun, enjoy the day. Here are some links on recent articles. We will return to our normal course on Monday. Here is an article with an update on the new Veteran’s Administration Cemetery to be built in upstate…
Enjoy the day. . . . Family, Football, and Food.
Hillenbrand Industries, parent company of Batesville Casket, reported 4th quarter and year end earnings last week. You can read the company’s press release here. For the year the company’s revenues increased 11% to $1.77 billion. As you may know the company operates in two general segments, the Processed Equipment Group and the Batesville Group. The…
Spain’s Valencia region backtracked on some proposed regulations concerning cremation last week. The area had issued proposed regulations for human cremations as the practice is growing in demand in the area. The governmental region had mentioned that they are concerned with, and want to curtail, emissions from incineration. You can read about these ideas here.…
Last week I shared some of the ways I had developed a budget that allowed me to produce maximum profits to the business even in years when our death numbers fell short of what we really wanted or expected. I talked on the revenue side of the budget and how discipline in planning can lead…
