Nominees for 2025 GFA

 The 2025 Good Funeral Awards Nominees


   Gravedigger of the Year

(Individual)

Jonny Yaxley - Henley Woodland Burial Ground

Alan Barnacle Gravedigging Ltd








      Best Natural Burial Ground of the Year 






   Crematorium of the Year 

Oakfield Gardens Crematorium - Bedfordshire

Memoria Doncaster & South Yorkshire (memorial park & crematorium)








   Most Promising Newcomer to the Trade 

(This can be an individual or company, new to the industry

within the last 18 months)

Samantha Aspin - Elite Funeral Services (NW)

Evolvix - Cheshire

Natalie Thorpe - Co-op Funeralcare, Rossington

Matthew Fellows - Fellows Funeral Directors - Derby

Helen Shilvock - Shilvocks Independent Funeral Directors








   Coffin Supplier of the Year    

Ecological Coffins - John Plumb

F E Harris Ltd - Plymouth -  (A Jukes Group Ltd Company)

Loop Biotech B. V.







Green Company/Product of the Year

(Includes Funeral Directors & Green Funeral Suppliers/Products)

Ecological Coffins - John Plumb

PCS North East -  (Mark Dorner - Silver Investors in the Environment)

Ashes To Blooms

Loop Living Cocoon™ / Loop Biotech B. V.







Pet Funeral Provider of the Year

(Burial or Cremation)

PCS North East







    Best External Supplier to the Funeral Industry

(Includes Florists, Printers, IT software & IT assistance)

The London Funeral Singers - (Briony & Penelope)

Karl Payne - Artwork & Design (Service Sheets)

Forever Flowers (Lora Page) - Manchester

The Gravesend Florist

Ashes to Blooms

Sophie Hadley Marketing










Low Cost Funeral Provider 

Southwest Funeral Care Ltd - Plymouth






       

 Funeral Arranger of the Year

(Individual)

Tracy Norton - Alan Greenwood & Sons (Knaphill)

Jane Britton - Co-op, Rothwell

Debbie Malynn - Thereafter Funeral Services








  Best Funeral Support

(Includes Trade Magazines, Bereavement Support, Logistical Support, Insurance Services, Probate)

The ICCM Journal

D W Funeral Support Services Ltd

T. Hemsell Repatriation Services Ltd - Nottingham









   Cemetery of the Year










Funeral Director of the Year

(Company or Individual)

Grace Independent Funeral Directors - Sussex

David Chester - Alan Greenwood & Sons - Weybridge

Emma Jones - Perry Jones Funeral Service - Tameside

R H Faulkner & Daughter - Farnborough

Vikki MacNeill - Walter C Parson - Plymouth

Elite Funeral Services (NW) Ltd

Paula Clinch - R H Faulkner & Daughter

Jo Pilling - Elite Funeral Services (NW) Ltd

 Thompson Brothers & Sons - Sunderland

Doncaster Funerals

Stacey Warren - Southwest Funeral Care Ltd - Plymouth

R. W. Percival Funeral Directors - Derbyshire

Hayley Spencer - Darley Funeral Directors - York

Joyce Collier - Co-op Funeralcare (Knaphill & Woking)

Nathan Cookson - Hopkinson Wootton Lovatt - Staffordshire

Andrew McFadyen - Newlings of Royston

Matt Whitingham - John Garside & Son - Biddulph














  Funeral Officiant/Celebrant of the Year 

(Any Religion)

Jess May - Crazy Diamonds Celebrations of Life

Colin Hawkins - Life Seasons Celebrancy

Katie Costello - Soul Midwife & Celebrant

Eddy Inglis - Celebrant (Lancashire)

Rachel Frank - My Solemn Vow

Rachael Buckman - R B Celebrant

Beka Staples - Celebrant (Doncaster)

Sophia Best - Heart Felt Moments

Susanna Guest - Celebrant

Kate Moran - The Smiley Celebrant

Lucy Biggs - Present Ascent

Judy Wayman - Celebrant

Tamara Burgess - Celebrant

Suzie Simmons - Celebrant

Pauline Garnett - Celebrant in the Dales

Sian Allen - Magpie Ceremonies

Amy Perkins - Celebrant

William Blow - Celebrant - Worcestershire & Midlands






    Carriage Masters of the Year 

Blacks Carriage Masters - Ashton Under Lyne

Dorset Carriage Masters

Mortons Funeral Hire






  Best Funeral Memorialisation

(Includes Keepsakes)

Mindful Memorials Ltd

E White Memorial Jewellery - Ellie Jane White

Silver Dove Memorial Jewellery - Sue Marshall

Ashes to Bloom

Everlasting Memory Keepsakes







 Yearly Achievement Award 

(Individual)

Lucy Biggs - Present Ascent





Lifetime Achievement Award

(Individual)

Eddy Inglis - Celebrant (Lancashire)





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