Business Vision is reason for LBA Award

There’s a large article about Kingfisher Independent Funeral Services winning the Local Business Accelerators Award in The Hunts Post today.

The feature highlights the reasons for being chosen as the winner, particularly focussing on Andrew’s desire for the business to stay small enough for him to be able to oversee every funeral from start to finish.

The judges were also impressed with the innovative plans that the company has as it grows in the future.

It also mentions, of course, Roxie, our lovely labrador, who is shortly to start her training to become a bereavement dog within the business.

Gail Anderson, reporting for the paper said “Setting up a new funeral services business is a brave step. Companies rely on reputation so it can take years to establish a name for oneself. Though judging from the plethora of thank you cards on display in Andrew’s office, clearly he is working fast.”

Kingfisher Indepedent Funeral Services are keen to point out one factual inaccuracy in the article. The company is the only locally-owned, fully independent funeral service in St Neots, but not in Huntingdonshire. There are other independent funeral directors in Huntingdonshire.

Kingfisher Independent Funeral Services are proud to be the only locally-owned, fully independent funeral directors in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. We are recommended in The Good Funeral Guide 2011 and by The Natural Death Centre, and we are the only funeral directors to feature on The Best of St Neots. For more information or if you require any help, please telephone us on (01480) 471001 or e-mail info@kingfisherfunerals.co.uk

And the winner is ...

The judges of the Local Business Accelerators Award visited Gate Lodge at the end of last week to present a certificate and take photos for the local press.

We were extremely proud to be judged worthy winners of this award, particularly as Kingfisher Independent Funeral Services is a relatively new business to the area.

The judges said that they liked that fact that we were truly independent, a local business offering a high quality local service, and deserved the benefit that we can derive from the prize on offer.

One of the judges was also highly impressed by Roxie, our bereavement dog in training, and the innovation behind her introduction to the business.

Look out for details in The Hunts Post, and for our prize of three months free advertising!

Kingfisher Independent Funeral Services are proud to be the only locally-owned, fully independent funeral directors in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. We are recommended in The Good Funeral Guide 2011 and by The Natural Death Centre, and we are the only funeral directors to feature on The Best of St Neots. For more information or if you require any help, please telephone us on (01480) 471001 or e-mail info@kingfisherfunerals.co.uk

The 2012 Challenge is on!

Over the last couple of months, Roxie and I have been clocking up the miles to kick start the 2012 Challenge, in which I aim to cover 2012 km under my own power (walking, cycling etc) before the start of the olympics in July.

The challenge will be sponsored, and the target is to raise £2012 between now and July. Money raised will be donated directly to Sue Ryder St John's Hospice, Moggerhanger, which provides palliative care to so many local people.

Please visit my fundraising page by clicking here or if you prefer to sponsor me in person, telephone (01480) 471001 or call in at Gate Lodge, Cemetery Road, St Neots, PE19 2BX during office hours.

Look out for more details in the local press, and regular updates on this blog.

Kingfisher Independent Funeral Services are proud to support local charities and organisations. We are the only locally-owned, fully independent funeral directors in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. We are recommended in The Good Funeral Guide 2011 and by The Natural Death Centre, and we are the only funeral directors to feature on The Best of St Neots. For more information or if you require any help, please telephone us on (01480) 471001 or e-mail info@kingfisherfunerals.co.uk.

Kingfisher Funerals Shortlisted for Local Business Award

Kingfisher Independent Funeral Services are extremely proud and pleased to have been shortlisted for the Local Business Accelerators competition.

The shortlist of four local businesses has been announced today in The Hunts Post, and includes two businesses from St Neots and two from Huntingdon.

"The nationwide campaign, which was launched in October by regional and national newspapers across the country and backed by Prime Minister David Cameron and Dragons' Den star Deborah Meaden, will see 1500 firms receive £15million of free advertising to help boost their businesses in 2012."

Andy Veale, Editor of The Hunts Post, said "The range of businesses that have entered the Local Business Accelerators competition has been impressive ... there is a large and diverse range of fledgling companies in Huntingdonshire. Now we have the shortlist, the even more difficult task begins of finding an overall winner - a business that will thrive with the added benefit of free advertising and expert advice."

Kingfisher Independent Funeral Services are proud to be the only locally-owned, fully independent Funeral Directors in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. We are recommended in The Good Funeral Guide 2011 and by The Natural Death Centre, and we are the only funeral directors to feature on The Best of St Neots. For more information or if you require any help, please telephone us on (01480) 471001 or e-mail info@kingfisherfunerals.co.uk.

Pre-Arranging your Funeral - you know it makes sense

Kingfisher Independent Funeral Services have sponsored a feature in the Hunts Post this week, encouraging the community to think about pre-arranging funerals.

The more thought that is put into arranging our own funerals, the more we can relax, safe in the knowledge that our wishes will be carried out when we die, and our families will not have to make quick decisions, sometimes based on emotion rather than reality.

Our pre-paid funeral plans allow the funeral to be paid for at today's price, and the price of funerals is increasing far above the rate of inflation. Once paid in full, we guarantee that there will be nothing further to pay at the time of need, so you can rest assured that your family will not be under any financial pressure when you die.

For more information about pre-need funerals, or any of our services, please do not hesitate to contact us by whichever method suits you best. All enquiries will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

Kingfisher Independent Funeral Services are proud to be the only locally-owned, fully independent Funeral Directors in St Neots, Cambridgeshire.

Gate Lodge, Cemetery Road, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 2BX. Tel. (01480) 471001

Kingfisher Makes Local Headlines

Kingfisher Independent Funeral Services has made local headlines. A feature in The Hunts Post published today details our inclusion in The Good Funeral Guide 2010. We are immensely proud of the recognition we have received in the Guide, and the local response to this. Kingfisher Independent Funeral Services is the only locally-owned, completely independent Funeral Director in St Neots. We guarantee a unique, personal service to each and every client. The article can be seen here