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Co-op Funeralcare
British funeral home chain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Funeral Services Limited, trading as Co-op Funeralcare, is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Co-operative Group, based in Manchester,[1] which operates over 1,000 funeral homes and is the largest funeral director in the United Kingdom, accounting for 16.5% of the "at need" funeral market during 2016.[2] Co-op Funeralcare is a member of the National Association of Funeral Directors and is also Funeral Planning Authority registered.[3]
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Company type | Subsidiary undertaking |
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Industry | Funeral Services |
Products | Funerals & Memorials |
Parent | The Co-operative Group |
Website | coop |
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.[citation needed]
Other co-operative societies such as Midcounties Co-operative use the previous The Co-operative Funeralcare for their businesses.