Our Services

Our team are qualified with a number of professional funeral associations, and can all draw on years of practical experience. We take great pride in our team, who offer you the highest level of service.

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Arrangements can either be made in one of our private lounges within any of our premises, or if you would prefer, we can visit your home, or another location that is more appropriate.

We have service rooms in three of our branches, ranging from 20 to 150 seats. Each service room is equipped with an organ, and a loop and sound system. Photographs of our our service rooms can be viewed by visiting Our Locations page.

Our restrooms provide pleasant and intimate surroundings where you can visit and spend time with your loved ones in privacy.

We are available to contact 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our dedicated team are here for you when you need them. We offer free consultations and call outs. Call us on 01382 462159 if someone has died and you require assistance or to arrange a free consultation.

You can also call us on any of the following numbers at any time:

Broughty Ferry Office 01382 770500

South Road Office 01382 611506

Forfar Road Office 01382 462159

Lochee Road Office 01382 667745

Our display room provides the opportunity to select a coffin from our range of traditional hand finished coffins, or our eco range with includes Wicker, Banana Leaf, Pandanus, Bamboo, Willow and Cardboard. We can also source Colourful Coffins and other personalised coffins as required.

We can organise both religious and non-denominational services and can make provisions to suit the traditions and customs of many different cultures and religions.

Arrangements can be made for the engagement of an organist and piper for services either at our own Service Rooms, Church, Crematorium, Graveside or other location selected by you.

Floral tributes can be arranged with local florists to your individual requirements.

We can design and arrange personalised Order of Service sheets to your requirements.

We can provide guidance on suitable wording for death intimations and acknowledgements. Intimations can be placed within any newspaper and journal throughout the UK.

We can offer guidance on the availability of local venues and coordinate with the chosen establishment.

We can help plan a funeral for you or your loved one. We are here to support you and offer guidance and advice on the options that you have.

Find out more about our funeral planning options:

For the purposes of the paperwork which is required to be completed at the time of the funeral arrangement, you will be asked whether you want to have the ashes retained or, depending on the Crematorium, scattered or buried in the Garden of Remembrance.

Retaining the Ashes
If you are uncertain on what you would like to do at this early stage, our advice would be to request that the ashes are retained. We will collect the ashes from the Crematorium, bring them back to our funeral home and contact you to let you know we have them in our care. This gives you time to fully consider all the options and if you feel later that you do want the ashes to go back to the Crematorium, your wishes can still be carried out although you will be required to complete a form or write a letter of authorisation regarding the change of ashes instruction.

Scattering
You can simply scatter them in a place that’s significant to you or your loved one. It is important however to be aware that there are some places where the scattering of ashes is not permitted or restricted. You should also consider whether the crematorium container is suitable for scattering ashes. You may not feel comfortable physically handling them so we can suggest some alternatives that allow you to scatter the ashes in a dignified and respectful manner.

Burying
You may wish to consider burying the ashes. There are several local cemeteries where you can purchase an ashes lair. Alternatively, if you have a family lair, ashes can be interred there even if it is closed for any further full coffin burials. In both instances, you then have somewhere to visit to lay flowers or just spend some quiet time. Ashes could also be buried in your own garden.

Other Ideas
Ashes can also be made into beautiful keepsakes, like jewellery or paperweights or kept in a casket, urn or wooden heart. They can even be incorporated into a firework or placed on a floating replica Viking ship which is set alight to drift gently out to sea or on a still pond.

If you wish any further advice or guidance on what else you can do with your loved one’s ashes, speak to one of our experienced staff or see the section Keepsakes and Jewellery.

We offer a varied selection of vehicles to suit all circumstances:- ranging from modern hearses, limousines and horse drawn carriages, to motor cycle with sidecar.

Our staff are able to offer advice regarding photo presentations and musical tributes, which personalises the service, often reflecting the wishes of your loved one.

There are many options available to create an everlasting memory for people to hold onto, bringing them comfort on even the darkest days – whether that be through a piece of jewellery or artwork.

This video gives you an insight into Kenny Scott from Ash Glass Design, who provides a compassionate, personal service where every piece of jewellery or art is carefully and lovingly handcrafted.

If the funeral was a burial or you have arranged an ashes interment following a cremation and you purchased a new lair, you may want to choose an appropriate headstone or other memorial marker. We have a range of options and styles which we will be happy to show you.

Or you may already have a headstone in place, which you would like to add an inscription to. We can help and advise you with organising all the above.

We can also assist with the cleaning and re-fixing of existing headstones – even if we didn’t carry out the original funeral.