Funeral Director Daily

Wilbert acquires Continental Casket Company. . .more growth hinted

By Funeral Director Daily / October 18, 2021 /

Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc. announced last week that they had acquired certain assets of the Continental Casket Company of Watseka, Illinois. According to a press release received by Funeral Director Daily, “Continental is a regional distributor of metal and wood caskets with three warehouses serving funeral professionals in Illinois and areas of Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky,…

Short on staff? . . . . Global Recruiters may be able to help

By Funeral Director Daily / August 20, 2021 /

If you follow the news you know that employment staffing is difficult all over America right now. The death care profession is certainly no different. If you are looking for staff or you are an individual that wants to know what is available in the death care employment field, you need to give Global Recruiters…

News you can Use

By Funeral Director Daily / June 18, 2021 /

In our continuing desire to keep funeral service professionals up to date on what is happening in the industry, we bring you these sources of information which may be of information to you. Have a great weekend. NFDA “A Brush with Death” podcast series — Podcast #25 brings you the “Class of 2021”. In this…

Wilbert adds precast concrete company

By Funeral Director Daily / April 22, 2021 /

It’s not only funeral homes and cemeteries that are in the business of growing their businesses to better serve clientele. Last week we received word that Wilbert, Inc., the nation’s preeminent burial vault company, made an acquisition to bolster their presence in the Northeast corridor of the United States. Here is the information that we…

Wilbert offering free CEU hours to funeral directors

By Funeral Director Daily / December 8, 2020 /

I’ve learned, and am not surprised, that there are companies out there that really understand that the coronavirus pandemic has been detrimental in many ways. I never really thought about it but for those of us who like to get our continuing education hours in a live setting, we realize that those settings have been…

Neither snow nor rain nor heat. . . . .

By Funeral Director Daily / July 20, 2020 /

“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” That is the motto or creed of the United States Postal Service that serves every address in the United States. The department has came under fire lately for the costs it accrues in keeping…