Funeral Service Times August 2017 March 2019 | Page 4

4 CONTENTS mARch 2019 05 18 42 5 5 8 DISPATCHES Breaking news from around the industry SAIF Paul Allcock speaks on the rising costs of death taking place outside of the trade CELEBRANT COLUMN Benn Abdy-Collins looks at getting your money’s worth with a celebrant 12 SOAPBOX: AOIC 33 38 Philip Spicksley discusses the upcoming National funeral Exhibition 15 HOW BREXIT WILL IMPACT THE FUNERAL TRADE Mike Smith looks at how the funerary sector will emerge from the chaos 33 CEMETERIES AROUND THE WORLD Taforalt in Morocco 38 BUSINESS ADVICE Carl Benfield talks about goal setting 42 OBITUARIES Paying tribute to some of those we’ve lost recently MARCH 2019 www.funeralservicetimes.co.uk