A Dorset funeral group has revealed a sharp increase in families choosing its ceremony rooms over traditional crematorium chapels.
Douch Family Funeral Directors, a family-run business with a legacy spanning over a century, invested heavily in modern ceremony rooms at its branches in Ferndown, Parkstone, Blandford and Corfe Mullen.
Poole crematorium’s upgrade is praised
Douch Family Funeral Directors have hailed the refurbishment of the Poole Crematorium chapel as a success, with families full of praise for it.
Dorset funeral firm wins coveted family business award
Dorset’s Douch Family Funeral Directors was named family business of the year for ‘health and welfare’. It was also runner-up in the overall ‘family business of the year’ category for the south and south-west region.
Top cricket team chalks up four victories in July
Chalke Valley Cricket Club picked up the July ‘team of the month’ award for the Dorset leagues – another trophy to go with their recent county T-20 title. The Dorset Funeral Plan is the sponsor.
A funeral director with a personal story
The highly experienced funeral director Jon Rust has been appointed manager of Albert Marsh Funeral Directors in Wareham and Upton.
Douch Family Funeral Directors invited to America
Dorset’s Douch Family Funeral Directors were among prestigious businesses from around the world invited to attend the centenary AGM of the Selected Independent Funeral Homes in Salt Lake City, US. Managing Director Nick Douch travelled to the meeting of what is the world’s oldest and largest association of family-owned funeral directors.