The steps involved in a direct cremation with Distinct Cremations
When you have a funeral to arrange, we'll support you with every step you need to take.
We'll guide you through arranging for the deceased to be brought into our care to helping you choose and plan a funeral that suits you. You'll receive regular updates from your personal funeral advisor, so that you can focus on your family and loved ones at this difficult time.
Exceptional service
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Over 74,000 cremations a year
Expert funeral care
Supporting families for over 30 years
Arranging a funeral is never an easy task, but our team will help take away the stress.
Our expert and compassionate team is on hand 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to answer your questions and help with all your funeral arrangements. Our round-the-clock care means you're never alone at this most difficult time.
You have the peace of mind that every step is handled personally by our own teams. We sensitively collect the deceased, make sure all your paperwork has been filled in correctly, arrange the cremation, and scatter the ashes at the crematorium or return them by hand to your family.
1. We're here for you 24 hours a day
Call us on 01543 211997, and our team will be on hand right away to help. All we need from you is some basic information to start making arrangements.
Distinct Cremations is located in the heart of the UK. Once we have liaised with you, our funeral team will arrange an appropriate time to collect the recently deceased and bring them into our care.
2. Bringing your loved one into our care
We will collect your loved one from anywhere in mainland Great Britain with our discreet private ambulances.
If the deceased is at home, our friendly staff will arrange for collection within a matter of hours. We will call you when we are 30 minutes from you.
If the deceased is in a hospital or care home, we will liaise with them to work out an appropriate collection time.
3. How we care and prepare your loved one for cremation
Your loved one will be gently prepared for cremation. We respectfully bathe them and dress them in their own clothes, if you wish. Any artificial mechanisms, such as pacemakers, are removed. Your loved one is then laid carefully in the coffin and transported to the crematorium.
While our funeral team care for the deceased, your dedicated funeral arranger will help you with the practical arrangements and paperwork that must be completed following a death.
4. How the cremation will proceed
The funeral will take place at one of our 41 crematoriums located throughout the UK mainland. Each crematorium has a beautiful chapel and peaceful gardens.
The coffin will be brought to the front door of the chapel and carried in to rest on the catafalque. For an unattended service, a moment of silence or a piece of music of your choice will be observed. An attended service will be carried out as you have arranged with your dedicated funeral planner, including music, readings and tributes of your choice.
Bishopbriggs Crematorium
5. Delivery or scattering of the ashes
Each of our crematoriums features a beautiful garden of remembrance where you may choose to scatter or bury the ashes yourself or with the support of one of our caring team. We will be happy to help you with this process.
You may prefer to have your loved one's ashes hand-delivered to you by our team within 14 days of the cremation in an ashes container. We have a range of caskets, urns and keepsakes to choose from. We will call you to confirm a time, date and address for delivery. Don't worry, we'll work around you.
Whichever cremation you choose, our gardens offer tranquil spaces for remembering those no longer with us, which you are welcome to visit at any time.
Basildon Crematorium
A team with the utmost respect
We're lucky to have the best funeral professionals representing Distinct Cremations. Each and every member of the funeral team has the utmost respect for you at this time.
Outstanding facilities
Our funeral team and fleet of discreet private ambulances are on standby at all times, based at our operational hub in Cannock, Staffordshire.
Dedicated funeral arranger
Your dedicated funeral arranger will take care of all the arrangements for you, allowing you time to be with your nearest and dearest.
41 crematoriums nationwide
We have the flexibility to offer affordable, professional funerals, whether you choose an unattended direct cremation or a funeral with a service.
Find a crematorium near you
Our crematoriums provide state-of-the-art technology for music and visual tributes. Peaceful gardens combine landscaping with natural habitats for wildlife, creating tranquil environments to scatter ashes or visit for moments of reflection.
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Arrange a cremation today
Our friendly team can help you arrange a dignified and low cost cremation for your loved one or for yourself in future.
We're here to answer any questions you may have about our cremation services, so if there's something you'd like to clarify, please contact us.
