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Reuters reported last week that Dignity plc, Great Britain’s largest provider of death care services “(was) in advanced talks with a consortium compris(ed) of investment firms SPWOne V Ltd. and Castelnau Group Ltd. after it received unsolicited buyout proposals from the consortium in October and November last year.” The talks centered on the…
Read MoreThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a notice last week, that you can read here, that announced that they are contemplating banning almost all non-compete agreements that are not a part of an agreement between buying and selling companies. Since non-compete agreements have been a part of the employer/employee relationship in funeral homes this…
Read MoreIt seems like we just got through that busy holiday season, but it also seems like the world picks back up and we better get back on the ride so that we don’t get left behind. I’ve just happened to notice a lot going on in the Death Care world and a lot…
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Last week a press release came out of Matthews International that seemed to show them on their way to executing their plans in the energy storage solutions business. CEO Joseph Bartolacci commented in the release as such, “We are very pleased to see continued strength in orders for our energy storage solutions. This order…
Read MoreIt’s probably appropriate that this article will appear in Funeral Director Daily on a Friday. It’s on weekends, at least it was for me, that many funeral directors feel overworked and neglected. It’s probably because most funeral homes are short-staffed on weekends and those on duty miss many family activities that take place on weekends…
Read MoreOne of the things that happened at the end of 2022 is that New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law that permits the State of New York to add Natural Organic Reduction (NOR), sometimes referred to as “human composting”, to the list of legal human remains dispositions. According to this article…
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It’s inevitable that regulations by government agencies are necessary in a civilized society. Sometimes, however, when you own and operate a business it seems like you don’t want to take a step in any direction simply because you think that step may be against some type of regulation. At least, that’s the way that…
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It will come as no surprise to any of you who pay attention to the investments in your 401k or IRA accounts, but the Funeral Director Daily Death Care Index (DCI) took a step backwards in monetary value during the calendar year 2022. The DCI now measures five companies with a business component in…
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Last Friday I printed a story about five trends or happenings that I saw in calendar year 2022 and how they will relate to Death Care as we move into the future. I’ve not been shy about saying two things are happening and will continue to happen. Those two things are an increase in…
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I enjoy following the Death Care profession for this blog. Doing so means that I read and research lots of articles on all subjects in spaces that hover around funeral service in general. I think I get a pretty good perspective on what’s happening in that “world” and understand, at least somewhat, what some…
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