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Baby funerals ‘trauma’
At Prime Minister’s Questions on 12 September, Bolton West MP Chris Green asked the Prime Minister to launch a public… Read more > -
Petition to regulate funeral planning
Andrea Button of Button Funeral Services in Kent has launched a petition on campaign website ‘Change’ calling on the UK… Read more > -
Bowls club gala day
In August, Peter Smith & Son Funeral Directors attended its first gala day at Burford Bowls Club, having taking on… Read more > -
Trading Places with a SAIF member
A new initiative from the UK Government’s department of Business, Enterprise and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), called Trading Places, visited its… Read more > -
Charity day breaks records
Daniel Robinson & Sons is better known for its reputation as a local independent family funeral director, but once a… Read more > -
SAIF welcomes Cost Index
Royal London’s National Funeral Cost Index 2018 is a ‘commendable document’ which shines a light on the prices bereaved people… Read more > -
Firm backs SAIFSupport
Polstead Press Ltd has announced its backing for SAIFSupport, the free support service for Independents. The scheme provides advice and… Read more > -
Treasury hears Independents’ voice
In response to HM Treasury’s (HMT) call for evidence for its market study into pre-paid funeral plans, SAIF has delivered… Read more > -
Next Generation of business leaders
SAIF Next Generation was launched in 2017 to provide a forum for emerging leaders of member firms. Its membership is… Read more > -
Overseas grants for suicide prevention
New ideas for preventing suicide and supporting people bereaved by suicide can now be supported with overseas research grants available… Read more >