Sky high memorials offer families new choices
8 January, 2019Sky high memorials offer families new choices The sky’s the limit for a growing number of families, who are choosing fireworks and spaceflight for sending ashes into orbit for their final goodbye, in the search for ever-more imaginative and personalised ways to mark the life of a loved one. Sending ashes into orbit…
NAFD meets with CMA to discuss interim report into the funeral sector
In December, the NAFD met with the Competition and Markets Authority to discuss publication of the CMA’s interim report and its consultation on the launch of a full market investigation. The NAFD reiterated in the meeting that the Association and its members would like to see greater oversight of the funeral profession and that it…
A record year for student achievement
8 January, 2019A record year for student achievement More than 70 graduates of the NAFD Diploma in Funeral Arranging & Administration, Diploma in Funeral Directing and Certificate in Education gathered with friends and family at Birmingham City University, in December, to receive their awards and celebrate their achievements. It was the Association’s largest-ever cohort of…