Livesey Funeral Services of Horwich, near Bolton has recently invested in a pre-owned hearse from trusted local specialists Coleman Milne Ltd. Their new Mercedes E Class Hearse is the latest in a series of funeral vehicles supplied by Coleman Milne to the family business, fostering a relationship which extends over many years.Tradition lies at the very heart of Livesey Funeral Services, located in Horwich near Bolton. Founded in 1848, the family owned and managed business has been nurtured by six generations and has long been a well-respected establishment serving the local community. The decision to choose Coleman Milne as the supplier stems from the consistently high quality customer service experienced by Liveseys over many years. Martyn Finch, of Liveseys Funeral Services said, “We are proud of the long tradition we share working with Coleman Milne. We choose their vehicles because we believe they are the very best and the fact that Coleman Milne are another, long-established local company means we share the same values. We particularly like the way they look after us in the same way we look after our own customers. Long may this association continue.”
Martyn is pictured outside his premises taking delivery of the new hearse from Graham Clow, Area Sales Manager of Coleman Milne, echoing the scene forty years earlier when his father-in-law, Mr. Eric Livesey was pictured accepting the keys for his new Ford Zephyr Zodiac hearse outside the same premises in 1972. It just goes to show that while fashions may fade and technology relentlessly marches on, traditions such as brand loyalty and customer service not only continue but, reassuringly, endure.
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One of Lanarkshire’s leading funeral directors has recently taken delivery of a fleet of pre-owned Mercedes 211 Hearse from Coleman Milne. The company is a family-run business started in December 2001and now has 7 employees including John Clark with sons John and Kevin as qualified Funeral Directors, John’s wife Ellen and Kevin’s fiancée Louise are the office administrators and 2 drivers. The fleet includes 2 hearses and 3 limousines all Mercedes and 2 removal estates Ford Mondeo, all built by Coleman Milne.
In September 2012 John Clark Funeral Service moved to their brand new and modern premises. It features two arrangement rooms, 3 viewing rooms and a service room seating up to 120 people. It also has a large car park to the side. “We moved in here Sept. 2012 and are pleased with new facilities. Families all comment on location as well as the quality of the building. Our vehicles are a huge part of the service we offer the community, and we believe the Coleman Milne Mercedes perfectly complements our new premises” said John Clark.
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Shawn and Clair Peel (Nee Butterfield), owners of David Butterfield Funeral Directors, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, are seen here with their latest acquisition a Mercedes E Class Hearse and Limousine, finished in Silver Grey Metallic. Shawn thought long and hard about having a fleet in a colour other than black, however he has been completely vindicated in his decision.The feedback has been tremendous, with families and fellow funeral directors, and has already completed a number of hires for funeral directors looking for vehicles that are not black. As far as Coleman Milne are concerned, this marks the continued and successful relationship with David Butterfield Funeral Directors, having sold David Butterfield his first hearse when he founded the business.
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One of Montrose’s leading funeral director has recently taken delivery of a pre-owned Mercedes 211 Hearse from Coleman Milne. The company is a family-run business and the business continues to expand, so the choice of a hearse is not an easy one. Emslie said he was delighted with his previous Coleman Milne hearse so there was no hesitation when choosing to replace it. He chose this type of funeral vehicle again with the help and advice of John Haggerty and the team at Coleman Milne.
Our picture shows Emslie Collier outside his premises with his newly acquired hearse.
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Ian Dilnot Smith, whose business has served Deal, Sandwich and the surrounding area, for six generations has purchased another Coleman Milne funeral vehicle. They have been running Mercedes based Funeral Vehicles from Coleman Milne for some time and came back again for a new hearse because they prefer the “Classic” style. Many thanks Ian for choosing Coleman Milne again!Photo shows Pete Potter from Coleman Milne and Ian Dilnot Smith in front of his newly built premises in Deal.
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H Peasgood & Son of Saffron Walden, part of the Daniel Robinson family of funeral directors have just taken delivery of a new Coleman Milne Cardinal Classic Hearse and Dorchester Limousine as part of a reshuffle of vehicles within their business . At H.Peasgood & Son they are totally committed to offering the very highest standards of service and care to the bereaved, which is why they have chosen Coleman Milen funeral vehicles.
Photo shows David Peasgood accepting the keys from Peter Potter, Coleman Milne southern area sales manager.
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Tom and Sean Healy of Belfast, Northern Ireland, have a combined experience of 42 years and in the setting up of their independent partnership and believe that personal service is the cornerstone of their business. Better customer service, product quality and value for money is why they have again chosen Coleman Milne vehicles. Tom is very happy with the vehicles and most importantly with the after sales service. The photo shows Tom Healy receiving the keys to his new vehicles form Geoff Hudson, the Sales and Marketing Director of Coleman Milne.
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Hayley Clow may be a familiar name to many FSJ readers. She’s been answering the telephones at Coleman Milne’s Westhoughton head office over the last 12 months, filling in for receptionist Donna, who’s been on maternity leave.
When she took up the role, Hayley had every intention of going to university to study forensic science. However, the experience of dealing with funeral directors every day has prompted a change of heart – and of career aspiration. Hayley now wants to join the funeral profession and become a funeral director herself.
“I think people’s perception of funeral directors is generally that they are a morbid group and when I joined Coleman Milne, I had some trepidation about dealing with them,” she said.
“What I found was exactly the opposite. Meeting funeral directors every day and talking to them about their job and how they got into the profession has increased my admiration for the job they perform. They can make such a difference to people who are dealing with bereavement. I love working with people and looking after them; I always want to help and I realise that this is a career I’d love to get into. I believe I would really enjoy the challenge.”
Hayley lives in Bolton and is particularly interested in finding a funeral arranger role in the Greater Manchester area. She herself left a big impression on the team at Coleman Milne. Sales and Marketing Director Geoff Hudson (shown here presenting Hayley with a “thank you” gift for her contribution) is keen to help her get her new career off the ground.
“Hayley has been excellent in her role, even covering customer services for a couple of weeks,” he said. “She fitted in seamlessly, displaying a maturity beyond her years. She would be an asset to any business.”
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One of Northamptonshire’s leading independent funeral director has recently taken delivery of a new fleet of vehicles from Coleman Milne. Established in 1985 by Jack Warwick, the company is still very much a family-run business with daughter and son in law, Julie and Peter Smeathers, and daughter in law Jackie Warwick taking the lead. As the business continues to expand, funeral director Lloyd Woodhouse has now oined the team. Our picture shows Peter Smeathers and Lloyd Woodhouse with their new Cardinal Hearse.
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To add to their fleet of ever growing 16 seat Sprinter Coachbuilt vehicles from Mellor, London Hire have now taken the bold move, to order a batch of 31 seat Mercedes Vario vehicles from the same Coachbuilder. The vehicle is unique in that no other builder can offer this number of seats. Geoff Hudson, Sales & Marketing Director explained that “With the Type Approval process, seating capacities were threatened; however, at Mellor we realised the 31 seat configuration was a much needed product. Our engineers started from the chassis upwards and completely redesigned our vehicle taking weight out wherever possible” He went on “We still needed to maintain the overall structural strength to pass the roll-over test, but our quest was successful and the 31 seat remains a part of the Mellor portfolio and is Fully Type Approved”
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To add to their fleet of ever growing 16 seat Sprinter Coachbuilt vehicles from Mellor, London Hire have now taken the bold move, to order a batch of 31 seat Mercedes Vario vehicles from the same Coachbuilder. The vehicle is unique in that no other builder can offer this number of seats. Geoff Hudson, Sales & Marketing Director explained that “With the Type Approval process, seating capacities were threatened; however, at Mellor we realised the 31 seat configuration was a much needed product. Our engineers started from the chassis upwards and completely redesigned our vehicle taking weight out wherever possible” He went on “We still needed to maintain the overall structural strength to pass the roll-over test, but our quest was successful and the 31 seat remains a part of the Mellor portfolio and is Fully Type Approved”
The vehicles will be joining the London Hire fleet later this year.
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