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Join host Malcolm Flanders, Brand Ambassador for Golden Leaves Funeral Plans, as we spotlight and expand on the current challenges and future landscape for both the funeral as well as pre- paid funeral plans sector. These combined views will be covered in frank and insightful interviews with a variety of funeral industry icons and figureheads. Whilst much has changed in the way people now approach their ‘end of life’ event, the series will give a fascinating insight into what the drivers are ...
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How much does dying really cost? A chat with SAIF's Dec Maguire
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Every years funeral directors across the nation are frustrated by the SunLife 'Cost of Dying' report, which doesn't seem to truly capture what it promises. So this year, The National Society Of Allied And Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) has aimed to address this with a new report titled 'What is the real average cost of a funeral in the UK in …
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Nick Douch on providing quality in the regulation era
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Our current focus on multigenerational funeral firms this week takes us to Douch Family Funeral Directors in Dorset, UK. The family business was founded in 1910 by Frederick Charles Douch and grown by his eldest son, Jack. A talismanic figure not only for the company but in the wider Dorset area, Jack played a key role as a telegrapher on the warti…
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Tim Purves: Providing a funeral fit for a Queen
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This week on The View we welcome Tim Purvis, owner, chairman and director of William Purvis Funeral Directors to the show. William Purves is a business that is family owned and goes back five generations, based in Edinburgh but extending into the North East of England. William Purves prides itself on delivering a caring service for all families acr…
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CPJ Field: When a family business goes big
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As part of our current focus on industry leaders of multi-generational funeral firms, in this episode we welcome Jeremy Field of CPJ Field to the podcast. CPJ Field is a 300-year-old business founded in the 17th century. The board of directors features five family members, and ten generations of the family have been involved with the business, whic…
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SAIF CEO Terry Tennens on regulation and supporing independent family funeral firms
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Terry Tennens has been CEO of trade association SAIF since 2016 and is committed to ensuring the views of the independent funeral directors are heard throughout the UK. He has been at the forefront of supporting the sector through the numerous challenges of the last few years and remains a firm advocate of navigating change to ensure all members ca…
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Andrew Judd on how the NAFD is facing the industry's biggest challenges
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Andrew Judd is Chief Executive of the NAFD, being appointed by the association's governing body in December 2022. He is a former member of the NAFD Executive Committee, President of the NAFD Western Counties Area Federation and Operations Director for Dignity PLC. Besides operating at a senior level for many years in the industry, Andrew has also b…
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Howard Hodgson on direct cremation and other big trends in the funeral sector
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In the first episode of The View, we sit down with industry legend Howard Hodgson, CEO of Memoria. A fourth generation funeral director, Howard took over the family business in 1975 and went on to lead an expansion that culminated in the sale of his 546-branch group. He has also served as CEO of Ronson PLC and is now the founder and CEO of Memoria,…
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