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Making the case for water cremation

Howard Pickard, MD of Resomation Ltd, the company behind water cremation in the UK, provides an update on the work taking place with the industry, regulators and consumers to introduce this environmentally friendly and sustainable funeral option in the UK. Article in July 2019, Funeral Service Journal FSJ readers may be aware of Resomation from our previous articles and raising awareness of water...

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Resomation exhibiting at CANA 2019 in USA

Resomation will be exhibiting at CANA 2019, in Louisville, USA from Wednesday 31st July until Friday 2nd August 2019 on booth 54. CANA’s Annual Cremation Innovation Convention highlights local innovation among cemeteries, crematories and funeral homes. After more than 100 years of holding annual meetings devoted to cremation, CANA knows how to mount an event that is well worth the investment....

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Resomation Open Day – September 2019

Come along and meet the team: L-R Managing Director, Howard Pickard; Founder, Sandy Sullivan; and Project Engineer, Tony Richardson Thursday 26th September 2019 Resomation Ltd Beechwood Street, Stanningley, Leeds, LS28 6PT (Easy access by Road and Rail)   To find out more information on the process, view a Resomation system and find out the latest about water cremation in the UK please come...

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A greener way to go: what’s the most eco-friendly way to dispose of a body?

Article from The Guardian newspaper, UK, Tuesday 9th July 2019. Death and dying Burial uses too much land; cremation releases too much CO2. So what about composting our loved ones – or even dissolving them? By Ammar Kalia Claire and Rupert Callender of the Green Funeral Company: ‘Funeral directors are conservative and worried about people’s perceptions.’ Photograph: Beccy Strong/The Guardian In...

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Resomation welcomes new Chair of The Cremation Society

Resomation Founder, Sandy Sullivan was delighted to meet the new Chair of The Cremation Society, Professor Hilary Grainger OBE.  Resomation were exhibiting at Cremation and Burial Communication Education (CBCE) event from Monday 1st to Wednesday 3rdJuly at the Hilton, Ageas Bowl in Southampton, UK. The event was well attended and provided an update on the latest news in the sector. Pictured are...

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Resomation hosts successful Open Day

Resomation hosted it’s largest Open Day to date at the end of June at it’s Leeds manufacturing facility.  Over 45 registered, attending the 2 sessions run across the morning and afternoon.   There was a good mix of attendees from across the funeral industry including funeral directors, crematoriums, celebrants and council members who were extremely positive about the event and the...

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Resomation exhibiting at CBCE in UK

Resomation are exhibiting at Cremation and Burial Communication Education (CBCE) event from Monday 1st to Wednesday 3rd July at the Hilton, Ageas Bowl in Southampton, UK.   This event will provide attendees with the most up-to-date and relevant information to the sector. Relevant speakers will provide the latest progress reports on the key issues facing the sector and will ensure attendees...

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Resomation attend Good Death Week events in Scotland

Good Death Week takes place every year in May with events held across the country. It gives individuals and organisations the opportunity to promote the positives of living in a society where people can be open about dying, death and bereavement.

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