News Archives - Page 3 of 8

Young Irishwoman hopes to open Europe’s first ever eco crematorium in Ireland

Written on 14th May 2019.

Elizabeth Oakes said the 'green burial' procedure is more eco friendly than standard flame cremation

Resomation exhibit at ICCFA in USA

Written on 17th April 2019.

This year’s ICCFA’s Annual Convention was in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA which is one of the most recent states to legalise Water Cremation (known as Alkaline hydrolysis in America). Founder, Sandy Sullivan and Nicki Mikolai, our North American Sales Manager, exhibited with over a thousand cemetery, cremation and funeral service owners and managers from throughout […]

Profile in SAIF magazine – March 2019 – Resomation: Sustainable water cremation

Written on 1st April 2019.

RESOMATION: SUSTAINABLE WATER CREMATION BY HOWARD PICKARD, MANAGING DIRECTOR, RESOMATION LTD Water cremation is the environmentally sustainable alternative to flame cremation and burial. For the more than 870 privately-owned, independent funeral homes affiliated with SAIF, the prospect of offering this technology alongside local authority and private crematoria could help deliver a step change in...

Funeral Business Advisory magazine – Nicki Mikolai editorial

Written on 25th March 2019.

An editorial by Funeral Business Advisor where Resomation America Sales Manager, Nicki Mikolai, explains why she thinks alkaline hydrolysis (known as water cremation in the UK) is the next phase in this evolution. Alkaline Hydrolysis Expert “Water Cremation gives families another option. For years, there was only the choice between burial and flame-based cremation. What […]

Resomation on the agenda at University of Central Lancashire’s School of Forensic and Applied Sciences

Written on 19th March 2019.

Sandy Sullivan, Founder and Director of Resomation, was delighted to speak with students about Resomation on Monday 18th March at the University of Central Lancashire’s (UCLan) School of Forensic and Applied Sciences. Sandy was invited by Dr Peter Cross, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Anthropology and Death Sciences at UCLan. UCLan’s School of Forensic Sciences run […]

Resomation hosts UK funeral industry for second in their series of open days

Written on 23rd January 2019.

Resomation opened their doors for their second open day at their Leeds manufacturing facility in December. Around 40 funeral directors, celebrants and crematoria operators visited throughout the day, with Founder, Sandy Sullivan and Managing Director Howard Pickard running morning and afternoon sessions providing the latest update regarding the UK situation for the introduction of water [&hell...

BIFD article: Resomation – Natural Water Cremation

Written on 17th December 2018.

This article was written by David Gresty the MD of Arthur Gresty funeral homes and Editor of the quarterly BIFD journal in the UK. This was following an education session presented by Resomation at a regional NAFD meeting in Manchester.

Funeral Service Times: Resomation: the flame-free cremation that could be coming to the UK

Written on 27th November 2018.

Resomation is a flame-free method of cremation which uses water to break down a corpse in a method which is deemed to be more ‘natural’ and eco-friendly than burial or a flame cremation alternative. The UK government are considering introducing this method to Britain; Howard Pickard speaks to Shekina Tuahene about the process.

Water Cremation Open Day – December

Written on 13th November 2018.

Thursday 6th December 2018 Beechwood Street, Stanningley, Leeds, LS28 6PT After the success of our first open day in June, we were asked if we would host another! We would therefore like to invite you to our second open day which will take place at our factory in Leeds on Thursday 6th December 2018. To find […]