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Choose to say goodbye in your favourite place.

Add our Defender hearse to your funeral plans and share your other ideas with us.

Experienced Embalmer Vacancy

We're expanding our busy team of embalmers. If you're BIE qualified or on a pathway to gain this accreditation, find out more about this full time role which is based in Edinburgh and will involve working across our branch network. https://ow.ly/KYn550T3QmY

Bespoke jewellery designed with fingerprints, ashes, photos, even a copy of their last greetings card sign off, are just some of the ways you can keep a loved one close.

Speak to our team today about options for your family and friends.

End of life planning?

Trust us to help you.

Simple, straightforward funeral planning from your local funeral director. By phone or in person at your local branch or the comfort of your home. Call for an appointment today.

Say hello to the latest addition to our fleet.

Land Rover Defender Hearse.

Available for hire across the country for all those wanting a final adventure landrover-hearse.co.uk

Calling all funeral directors 📣

You can now hire our Land Rover hearse for one of your clients. Enquiries welcome.

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Taking the best of funeral experience, an iconic vehicle and the expertise of independent Land Rover specialists to create a premium hearse.

Read about the conversion at www.landrover-hearse.co.uk

Officially launching today... our Land Rover Defender hearse.

Find out why it matters to our families to choose this iconic car and follow it's unique conversion story.

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Trust is important when choosing a funeral director.

If you anticipate needing help soon, or want to plan ahead for your own funeral or that of a loved one, we're here to answer any questions you have about choices, essentials, and costs. Our clients tell us how much they trusted us and leant on our experience during their difficult time. If we can help you in any way, we're a phone call away.

DUNDEE CREMATORIUM TEMPORARY CHAPEL CLOSURE

For families planning a funeral in Broughty Ferry, we can offer various alternatives:
1. Use our King Street service room for 70 people followed by an unattended cremation at Brewsterwells in St Andrews.
2. Or our Dundee service room at Strathmartine Road for 50 people followed by a Brewsterwells unattended cremation.
3. Arrange a traditional cremation in Brewsterwells.

Our team are on hand to advise on all options so you get the funeral that's just right for you and your loved ones.

We know how tough making that call to us can be.

It makes your loss real. It begins the process of physically moving your loved one. And the prospect of what happens next can be very intimidating.

We understand. You're not alone. When you call us, we're here in person as soon as you want us. To guide and support you through the first steps and those that follow.

The Courier UK announced the closure of Dundee Crematorium's Chapel. Here are some alternatives for families planning a funeral with cremation in Broughty Ferry, Longforgan, Monifieth or surrounding areas.

1. Use ourKing Street service room for 70 people followed by an unattended cremation at Brewsterwells in St Andrews.
2. Alternatively, choose our Dundee service room at Strathmartine Road for 50 people followed by a Brewsterwells unattended cremation.
3. Arrange a traditional cremation in Brewsterwells.

All of these options are priced below the current Dundee Crematorium fee. Whatever you choose, our funeral professionals are able to guide, support and care for you during the refit period.

UK adults rate talking about death alongside the no.1 cultural taboo of queue jumping.

We say, join the front of the line by downloading our free Thinking Ahead checklist today https://ow.ly/iXkl50S1KQI
or speak to us about Free Plans of Wishes.

There aren't enough words to describe the loss of a baby or child.

And yet parents are expected to make practical arrangements when they're wrestling with broken hearts. For anyone facing this tragedy, you're not alone. We'll support you with the utmost respect and dignity doing our best to realise your every wish in saying goodbye.

We hope you never need us, but if you do, you're able to lean on our experience.
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Making new connections can be a real challenge for some people, especially those experiencing a loss.

We understand.

Marking Loneliness Awareness Week, our teams in local branches can offer you a quiet space for chat over a cuppa. Pop in this week - or next - or just when you feel you can. We're here every week.

Let's talk about a day designed to keep their memory alive.

Free, tailored funeral planning in person or find inspiration here williampurves.co.uk/when-someone-dies/making-it-personal/

Listen to our chairman, Tim Purves, share his experiences as a fifth generation funeral director in the family business.

William Purves Funeral Directors - Tim Purves | Edinburgh Business Stories Ep28 Tim Purves, Director of William Purves Funeral Directors, joins Alex and Alan for this week's episode of Edinburgh Business Stories.William Purves started th...

In light of recent events, we wanted to take this opportunity to reassure families that William Purves always upholds the highest standards of funeral care.

Go to williampurves.co.uk/upholding-high-standards-in-funeral-care-3/ for our Chairman's thoughts and a summary of the current regulations.

Find out how our unattended cremations offer families an opportunity to say goodbye.
williampurves.co.uk/news-blog/is-direct-or-unattended-cremation-for-you/

Officially Opened

Broughty Ferry's Grove Academy and community Multi Use Game Area was officially opened today. Local funeral director, Robert Wilson, represented William Purves as one of the many local businesses supporting this facility.

Dying Matters Awareness Week 2024

Our professionals are here to support families facing difficult conversations about death and dying.

Pick up the phone, pop into our branch or download our FREE Thinking Ahead checklist at williampurves.co.uk/thinking-ahead/

3 good reasons to plan ahead for a funeral

1. Remove the burden from your family by setting out your wishes
2. Get peace of mind by choosing what you want
3. Save money with a prepaid funeral plan to fix our fees at today's prices

Find out more williampurves.co.uk/funeral-plans/

It's been a fast 10 years since funeral director Ben Thomson joined William Purves. Appointed a director earlier this year, Ben's attention to detail and unwavering ability to stay calm in all situations earn him equal praise from clients and staff alike. Congratulations Ben on this first (of many) decades.

Would you consider a natural or woodland burial?

Read our answers to six of the most frequently asked questions williampurves.co.uk/news-blog/

Timescales that suit you

We'll organise a funeral that works for you and your loved ones. That may be "next week" or "not for at least six weeks". Our priority is to support you to arrange a farewell that's just right. No matter how long it takes.

We're looking to recruit two casual funeral operatives to join our team serving the Dundee and surrounding areas. We're flexible, but anticipate each role to be 15 hours a week involving attending at funerals and being part of an on-call team.

These roles will suit someone who has weekend or evening availability and who enjoys working with people. If you're part-time, retired or want to explore a job in this rewarding sector, email us with your contact details to [email protected]

Following today’s headlines about funeral live-streaming scams, we want to reassure families that there is no charge to watch a live-streamed event. Where permission is provided, we will publish service details on our online obituaries or pages, including authorised links.

It saddens us that some families have had this experience at an already difficult time. We will continue to support our clients wanting to share their funeral arrangements in the most effective and safe way possible.

Robert Wilson, TaysideTeam Leader

Some families have no plan for what to do with a loved one's ashes. Our team are always on hand for advice on storing, scattering, or using the ashes to create jewellery or other keepsakes.

As we approach the tax year-end, it's not uncommon to field more queries about our prepaid funeral plans. Families can experience significant savings by fixing our professional fees at today's prices no matter how much they rise in the future. That's just one of the many benefits.

To find out more, speak to one of our team to find out more today or go to our blog williampurves.co.uk/news-blog/