Monthly Archives: August 2018
Renewal of Membership of the IFD College
Members of the Independent Funeral Directors College are obliged to provide evidence of 12 hours of Continuing Professional Development...
How deadly was this year’s heatwave?
This report is from the Office of National Statistics: Weeks of relentless warm weather have triggered reports of a...
SAIF Associate Application in Ipswich, Suffolk
SAIF has received an application from a prospective associate member in Ipswich, Suffolk. Please log onto the members area...
Last chance for early bird tickets at SAIF’s Education Day
The final date for reduced price tickets for SAIF’s Education Day is 31st August. Book your tickets here. Our...
SAIF Full Member in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
SAIF has received an application from a full member in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan Please log onto the members...
Going green with eco-funerals
Article source: SAIFInsight Magazine July 2018 Coffin manufacturer LifeArt believes that Britain could significantly reduce the amount of air...
IFD College – New Courses Added to the Schedule in Llanelli, Taunton and East Sussex
New courses have been added to the IFD College Course Schedule. To see the courses running please click here....
SAIF Full Member Application in Evesham
SAIF has received an application from a full member in Evesham Please log onto the members area and visit...
How do you help a family bereaved by suicide?
SAIF thanks Sarah Bates, the Executive Lead of the Support after Suicide Partnership (SASP) for this month’s external blog....
Good luck to SAIF Members at the Good Funeral Awards
Great to see so many SAIF members being nominated in this year’s Good FuneralAwards 2018, including: LifeArt Coffins Coles...
SAIF Associate Member in Leicestershire & Wolvehampton
SAIF has received an application from an associate member with premises in Leictershire and Wolverhampton Please log onto the...
Have you completed SAIF’s GDPR form yet?
If you haven’t already done so, can you please return your completed SAIF GDPR form as soon as possible....
Learn something new at SAIF’s Education Day on 31st October
SAIF’s annual Education Day will once again be packed with updates on the latest information funeral professionals need to...
SAIF welcomes new member Hillier Funeral Services in Swindon
Hillier Funeral Services has opened its third premises in Swindon. The fourth-generation firm, which has been providing care and...
Book now for Manchester’s 7th International Bereavement Conference on 26th September
There will be 15 speakers at this year’s conference, including: Dr Sharon McDonnell: ‘The Impact of Suicide: Preliminary Findings...
Raising SAIF’s profile with our new communications consultant
SAIF is working with Communications Consultant Mark Binnersley to help raise our profile in the funeral profession and represent...
Need professional training for your funeral staff? IFD College training in Sawbridgeworth, Herts on 25th September
Do you have staff members who would benefit from training in a wide range of funeral related skills? The...
Can you participate in the National Suicide Bereavement Survey? Closing date 31st August 2018
The University of Manchester in collaboration with the Support after Suicide Partnership (SASP) are conducting a national study of...
HSBC Scam
One of our members have informed the SAIF Business Centre of the following scam: “A man with a Scottish...
SAIF welcomes new member Herbert Murray in Sale, Cheshire
Herbert Murray Funeral Directors was opened in March 2018 by Robbie Murray and Steph Douglas, who met while working...
What are your thoughts on children attending funerals?
In this month’s blog, SAIF’s Paul Allcock explores the issue of how to involve children in a funeral. I am...
SAIF New Full Member Applicant in Milton Keynes
SAIF has received an application from a funeral director in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Please log onto the members area...
RoadPeace annual ceremony of remembrance – 11th August at the National Memorial Arboretum
Every year on the second Saturday of August, during National Road Victim month, a ceremony of remembrance is held at RoadPeace Wood at the...
Are you offering SAIF Care Bereavement Services to your clients yet?
The SAIF Care Bereavement service began in in January this year, with a formal launch at our AGM in...
SAIF Full Member Application in Broxbourne
SAIF has received an application from a funeral director in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire Please log onto the members area and...
SAIF Associate Member in Ottershaw
SAIF has received an application from an associate member in Ottershaw, Surry Please log onto the members area and...
SAIF Full Member in Lisburn
SAIF has received an application from a funeral director in Lisburn, Northern Ireland Please log onto the members area...
Save the date: SAIF Education Day 31st October at Leicester
Remember to save 31st October for SAIF’s Education Day in Leicester. This annual event will once again be packed...
Updated cremation forms available on SAIF website
SAIF Members may access the updated cremation forms published by the government. Simply login to the Members’ area and...
SAIF Member William Purves expands further in Northumberland
Scotland’s largest independent funeral director, William Purves, has expanded its portfolio in Northumberland and a new launch in Fife,...
