Tag Archive: cremation
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An interview with the inspectors
The CMA recently gave the UK, Welsh and Northern Irish Governments 90 days to consider its recommendation to establish a… Read more >
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Funeral director leads crematorium team
As site manager at Sirhowy Valley Crematorium, former funeral director Jon Deacon led the team to open the new facility… Read more >
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Scottish inspectorate takes shape
The Scottish Government is making progress in the creation of a funeral industry inspectorate with responsibility for working with the… Read more >
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Bradford considers UK’s first resomation site
One of Bradford’s existing crematoria could be used for water-based cremation services in the future, a meeting has been told…. Read more >
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Green light for water cremation
Following a successful study, the UK’s first ‘wastewater consent to discharge’ has been granted for the water cremation process, the… Read more >
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DMAG advice
Deceased Management Advisory Group (DMAG) website launches The Deceased Management Advisory Group (DMAG), a group of seven organisations representing the… Read more >
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What new legislation means for you
Paul Allcock, SAIF’s Westminster Government Liaison, and Terry Tennens, Chief Executive, represented SAIF at the bi-annual Burial and Cremation Advisory… Read more >
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SAIF Government liaison update
Paul Allcock, SAIF’s Government Liaison at Westminster, has enjoyed a busy, but rewarding, few months. Here he gives us a… Read more >
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Being there for grieving families
The 2013 scandal at the Mortonhall crematorium in Edinburgh, where at least 250 dead babies’ remains were buried in secret… Read more >
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A fresh approach
As environmentalism becomes mainstream, growing numbers of people are looking to minimise their impact on the world by recycling plastic… Read more >