Honiton and Exeter funeral directors Shoobridge Funeral Services have been named a runner-up for the best small pre-paid funeral planner in the South West region at this year’s Funeral Planner of the Year Awards. The event was orchestrated by one of the UK’s market-leading funeral plan providers, Golden Charter.
Hosted by the BBC’s Dan Walker, the awards mark the biggest annual gathering of independent funeral directors in the UK with this year’s event taking place at the Park Plaza London Riverbank Hotel.
Paul Shoobridge, CEO of Shoobridge Funeral Services, said, “This not only recognises the hard work our team has put in again this year, but endorses our absolute belief in a marketing process that can save the consumer money but is primarily designed to put the client in charge of his or her own future funeral, whilst giving their families and loved ones peace of mind at possibly the most difficult time they will experience in their lives.”
Malcolm Flanders, Golden Charter’s Director of Funeral Director Sales, said, “These highly competitive awards are now in their 24th year and, each year, the standard increases.
“Funeral plans continue to grow in popularity, and the awards are more competitive than ever before. As independent funeral directors continue to set extremely high standards of service in all areas of their work, this award for runner up is well-earned proof that Shoobridge Funeral Services is among the very best in the region.”
The Funeral Planner of the Year Awards focus on the achievements of independent funeral directors throughout the UK.
About Golden Charter
Golden Charter is the one of the UK’s market leading funeral plan providers. As a company that has been trading for over 25 years and employs around 300 members of staff, we have served over 500,000 customers who have trusted us to take care of their end of life planning arrangements.
Golden Charter is owned by an association of independent funeral directors and we work on behalf of more than 3,000 independent funeral directors throughout the UK – more than any other funeral plan provider.
All proceeds of plan sales are either secured through an insurance policy or lodged with the Golden Charter Trust, which is a completely separate entity from the company and will continue until all the plans are paid out.
In addition to pre-paid funeral plans, we also offer a range of later life planning legal services designed to help consumers take control, protect their assets and plan ahead in the way that’s right for them. As a trusted provider of legal services, we help our customers to ensure that their final wishes for their estate are carried out quickly and easily.
