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In 2004, Tay with Direct Funeral Services conducted the pro-bono funeral of Huang Na, an eight-year-old girl who was murdered brutally in Pasir Panjang, Singapore. [8] This was followed by another pro-bono funeral in 2005 of 22-year-old Chinese national Liu Hong Mei , who was murdered and chopped into seven parts before being dumped in the ...
Funeral Services Limited, trading as Co-op Funeralcare, is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Co-operative Group, based in Manchester, [1] which operates over 1,000 funeral homes and is the largest funeral director in the United Kingdom, accounting for 16.5% of the "at need" funeral market during 2016. [2]
The Funeral Rule, enacted by the Federal Trade Commission on April 30, 1984, and amended effective 1994, is a U.S. federal regulation designed to protect consumers by requiring that they receive adequate information concerning the goods and services they may purchase from a funeral provider.
The National Association of Funeral Directors is based in Solihull, England. [1] Established in 1905, [2] the National Association of Funeral Directors represents funeral directing businesses in the United Kingdom; including independent and family owned firms, co-operatives and major funeral groups.
A funeral director, also known as an undertaker or mortician (American English), is a professional who has licenses in funeral arranging and embalming (or preparation of the deceased) involved in the business of funeral rites.
Funeral celebrants argued that those who required a personally prepared service, which required many extra hours of preparation, should pay more. Rob Allison agreed, and a two-tiered structure of fees was established. The funeral directors argued that the fee should be fixed so they could quote costs clearly to the client.
Service Corporation International is an American provider of funeral goods and services as well as cemetery property and services. It is headquartered in Neartown, Houston, Texas, and operates secondary corporate offices in Jefferson, Louisiana (near New Orleans). [5] [6] SCI operates more than 1500 funeral homes and 400 cemeteries. [1]
Some funeral and crematorium owners offer a carbon neutral funeral service incorporating efficient-burning coffins made from lightweight recycled composite board. [ 76 ] Burial is a known source of certain environmental contaminants, with the major ones being formaldehyde and the coffin itself.