co op s chester funeral home type subsidiary undertaking industry funeral services products funerals & memorials parent the co operative group website coop.co.uk funeralcare co op funeralcare is the trading name of funeral services limited a wholly owned subsidiary of the co operative group based in manchester . 1 it is the largest funeral director in the united kingdom with 1000 funeral homes and 3 woodland burial grounds . 2 co op funeralcare is a member of the national association of funeral directors and is also funeral planning authority registered . 3 in addition to its funeral home operations the business also operates repatriation services ; crematoria and cemeteries ; woodland burial grounds ; a memorial masonry manufacturing facility and a coffin factory and workshop . customers can earn a share of the profits in proportion to patronage through the co op membership scheme . a number of regional co operatives such as the central england co operative and the midcounties co operative also operate funeral homes under the co operative funeralcare brand those these are operated and managed independently . contents 1 operations 1.1 facilities 1.2 membership 2 references 3 external links operations edit co op funeralcare home in garforth . as a funeral director co op funeralcare arranges all aspects of a funeral service including transport flowers catering obituaries and orders of service liaising with the relevant officiants . the business caters for all cultures faiths and beliefs and their services are available 24 hours a day 7 days a week . funeralcare also provide a range of funeral plans which allow people to plan and prepare for their funeral in advance . the co operative funeralcare operates all of its funeral homes according to a strict nafd code of practice which ensures clients rights are properly protected . employees are encouraged to take a btec vocational qualification in funeral directing which co op funeralcare helped to set up . co op funeralcare is the only national uk funeral director brand and in 2009 it was the first funeral director to launch a national television advertising campaign . in addition to its co op branded funeral homes funeralcare also operate a number of private name funeral homes . these businesses have been purchased from independent funeral directors and continue to operate under the family name to maintain high levels of profitability . in 2012 co op funeralcare featured in the channel 4 dispatches programme undercover undertaker after an investigator secretly filmed behind the scenes . 4 facilities edit co op funeralcare operated grenoside crematorium in sheffield craigton crematorium in glasgow stockport cemetery and crematorium in greater manchester emstrey cemetery and crematorium in shropshire and lichfield & district crematorium in staffordshire . these were sold to dignity in 2016 . co op funeralcare also operates hinton park poole and wimbourne woodland burial parks in dorset and mayfields remembrance park in the wirral merseyside under the woodland burials trading name . co op funeralcare s coffin factory and workshop is the largest in the uk . producing over 100 000 coffins every year and supplying it s funeral home network with its core range . the business sells memorial masonry throughout the funeral home network and manufactures headstones at a manufacturing facility in glasgow scotland . membership edit a co operative is a business but it also acts together to meet the common needs and aspirations of its members sharing ownership and making decisions democratically . co operatives are not about making profits for shareholders but creating value for their members . the top priority is to provide the best possible services for members and to invest in the communities where they live . this gives co operatives a unique character and influences what they stand for . 5 members of the co operative group and participating regional societies earn membership points on funeral and memorial masonry plans . points are converted into dividend at a rate agreed annually by the board . 6 references edit registered under the industrial and provident societies act 1965 no. 30808r . engagements transferred from co operative funeralcare limited and a number of private name businesses in 2012 http www.co operative.coop corporate press press releases funeralcare co op opens its 1000th funeral home in ashtead registered providers funeral planning authority retrieved 21 august 2009 co operative funeralcare apologises after dispatches investigation channel four television corporation 25 june 2012 statement on the co operative identity definition international co operative alliance manchester 1995 funeralcare . co operative.coop . 2011 01 05 . retrieved 2014 06 18 . external links edit co op funeralcare woodland burials v t e the co operative group retail the co operative food the co operative travel 30 % holding the co operative funeralcare the co operative bank 20 % holding smile the co operative insurance co operative legal services the co operative electrical wholesale federal and retail trading services former crtg the co operative brand people richard pennycook chief executive allan leighton chair headquarters cis tower 1 angel square at noma manchester former the co operative banking group former cfs britannia the co operative pharmacy co operative travel trading group the co operative motor group the co operative farms associated co operative creameries co operative retail services retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title co op funeralcare & oldid 728593726 categories cooperativesthe co operative groupfuneral homescemeteries in the united kingdomcrematoria in the united kingdom navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom 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