CATEGORIES & NOMINATION

For independent funeral directors who operate from one site.  They demonstrate a personal service that supports clients through the toughest of days.

For directors operating from mutiple sites - owned either locally or multinationally.  This award will show that larger groups can provide just as much care and compassion as independent providers.

An award recognising the hard-earned difficult skill of designing and supplying beautiful headstones, surrounds and plaques.

Spotlighting the future of our industry - this award recognises a hard-working and dedicated trainee.

Do you know someone who continues to go above and beyond the remit of their role.  This is a chance to celebrate that person who always provides exceptional service.

From supporting families running up to the funeral to delivering the service itself, recognise a religious support person who provides comfort in hardship.

A lifetime of service to bereaved people deserves to be recognised.  Celebrate an individual who has dedicated their life to serving families and loved-ones in their darkest days.

Celebrate a reliable, professional and diligent provider who invests in their fleet and delivers a spotless service.

Honour the end of life care professionals who with their utmost compassion provide dignifying and critical care to individuals and their families.

Recognise a special venue that allows communities to celebrate their loved one after the funeral.

Celebrate a tireless grave digger working hard to ensure everythig is ready when it needs to be.  Recognise their methodical, tidy and empathetic work.

Advice and funeral support service who continues to go above and beyond what's expected of them.

Recognise a funeral florist who provides beautiful, honouring and detailed floral displays.

Celebrate an environmentally conscious provider who combines thoughtful service with green credentials.

Music can unlock memories and release emotion - recognise a talented musician who continues to bring comfort within a service.

Honour a celebrant who provides brilliant services time and time again to families looking for a non-religious funeral.

Recognise carriage masters who have spent years training their team of horses to provide a unique service.

Honour a talented anatomical pathologist technician who provides a reliable and consistent service uncovering cause of death.

Honour a compassionate, caring and professinoal service offeirng invaluable support to recently bereaved friends and families.

Recognise a space offering a chance for us all to reflect on the lives of our loved ones and receive comfort.

Honour an undertaker who takes charge and care of the body of the recently deceased with the utmost professionalism and respect.

Recognise a gifted embalmer who has mastered their painstakingly learned art of preservation and preparation.

Recognise a gifted Funeral Arranger/ Planner who has mastered their compassion, organisation and understanding of the needs of a grieving family

Recognise a gifted Receptionist who at times of grief and sorrow is compassionate and skilled 

Recognise a gifted Funeral Operative who has played a crucial role in ensuring that funeral services are conducted with dignity, respect and professionalism.

Celebrate a reliable, professional and diligent provider

Celebrate the creator or supplier of Memorial Jewellery or Keepsake Gifts. 

Celebrate a welcoming and deserving Religious Gift Shop.