Tim Purves vigorously defends the role of funeral directors following a high profile fine imposed on an English firm for not policing unexpected crowds in The Scotland on Sunday newspaper. Funeral directors ‘should not be responsible’ for policing mourner...
Today’s Times features our second generation memorials team at work, providing lasting legacies for loved ones at a time when funeral attendance is so restricted....
In a podcast for the World Council of Churches, Tim Purves comments on the profound affect Covid-19 has had on funerals. He outlines his concern for the bereaved in months to come and you can hear an excerpt of the interview below. However, if you would like to listen...
In this week’s Herald, our chairman Tim Purves, expresses his disappointment over the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) delay in tackling funeral pricing transparency. He outlines measures introduced across all our branches to provide clear information for...
Grief just got harder. In this blog, MD James Morris, explains how the new normal post Covid has just raised the stakes for bereaved families up and down the country. Before the coronavirus pandemic, when I gave talks to schools, curates, hospice and nursing...
During the harshest of times, we arranged the final journey of Mr Gordon Reid as friends, colleagues, loved ones and even strangers on the street, pay their respects to a much loved cabbie from the capital. BBC Good Morning Scotland (2.35-2.40)...
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