The funeral industry in Australia is currently estimated to be $1.5 billion and provides essential services to individuals and families dealing with, or preparing for, death and bereavement. However, navigating the funeral industry in Perth when dealing with a loved one’s death can leave many of us vulnerable to upselling and confused with no understanding […]
Propel Funeral Partners Ltd (ASX: PFP) race to compete with Invocare (ASX: IVC) took another step this week, at the expense of consumers. Propel Funeral Partners has just announced its latest aquisition, Manning Great Lakes Memorial Gardens (MGLMG) for up to $4.4 million. MGLMG operates from a single freehold location and conducts an average of 700 cremations […]
eziFunerals leads the way in helping you find affordable funerals across Australia with a network of independent funeral homes that deliver honest funeral prices and a service you can trust. The fragmentation of funeral director associations and their inability to talk with one voice was “a tragedy for independent funeral directors”, according to Australia’s largest independent […]
It seems like a smart investment strategy. Buy up all the small independent funeral homes you can get your hands on (the deeper they are in the local community, the better). Keep the signs and ramp up marketing with the old family names. Reduce inefficiencies. Introduce economies of scale. Continue to raise prices way above […]
A new start-up company, eziFunerals is taking on funeral giants, InvoCare and Propel Funeral Partners by launching a new online funeral collaboration platform. In an industry that has seen little change in the last 100 years, eziFunerals has developed a sophisticated funeral technology platform to manage an all-inclusive funeral collaboration solution that will serve as […]
The latest statistical snapshot on deaths, causes of death and life expectancy in New South Wales raises some interesting data for the death care industry. In 2017, there were 160,909 deaths registered in Australia, 2,405 more than the number registered in 2016 (158,504). In New South Wales, there were 52,778 deaths, 916 less than the […]