J T Brookes & Co Funeral Directors

05/12/2024

Lovely evening welcoming the new vicar of Hagley and Clent, Rev Tom Owen.

03/12/2024

We would like to extend our congratulations to John Adams for his remarkable work in advocating for grief education in schools, which has now resulted in a parliamentary debate on this vital issue. 🏛️

We all understand the importance of preparing young people to cope with loss and navigate grief in healthy, supportive ways. John’s efforts to bring this topic to the forefront of education policy are a significant step toward ensuring that children and young people have access to the resources and understanding they need.

26/11/2024

Please pop in and say hi, have a mince pie and place a star on our memory tree. We’ll be there from 4pm till 6pm.

14/08/2024

Yesterday we partnered with David from J T Brookes & Co Funeral Directors hiring Bramwell and Winnie for a family who requested Rolls Royce vehicles for their loved ones Service at Stourbridge Crematorium Chapel followed by interment in the Cemetery.

We think you'll agree that the Cemetery canopy lent itself beautifully to a black and white photograph 🤍

16/05/2024

Our lovely old Morris Oxford been used again for the first time in over 30 years. Thank you to the family for letting me post this.

12/03/2024

With the shocking news of police intervention at a funeral directors in Hull over the weekend our thought go out to all the families affected. When looking for a funeral director to take care of your loved one, we urge you to look for SAIF accredited Independent Funeral Directors to care for their Funeral Arrangements.

Why aren’t all funeral directors inspected?

At this time there are no statutory requirements for a funeral director to be inspected. This is an entirely voluntary process by the funeral service providers and there are varying levels of code they can choose to adopt.

There is a general belief that funeral directors are regulated in some way but in fact the process of regulation is still at a relatively early stage in the UK with the exception of Scotland that will become regulated in March 2025.

This may be confusing to the consumer as there is not a great deal of clarity on what standards apply to funeral directors.

Funeral directors may choose to meet voluntary requirements by joining a trade association. Currently in the United Kingdom, only one trade association requires members to meet the highest level of standards through their ISO9001 certified inspection programme.
Outside of trade association membership, funeral directors can provide whatever level of care they deem to be appropriate. This creates a risk of care falling far short of even the lowest voluntary code of practice.

In March 2022, funeral director members of The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) voted to change their Code of Practice to increase the standards required of a member business. Further, SAIF successfully achieved the ISO9001 certification for their Quality Assurance program. This was seen as a significant step towards a regulated profession by none other than independent family owned members of the profession itself.

“This was a clear signal from the Society and its membership that any future regulation of funeral directors needs to set a high standard to ensure that in combination with the Competition and Markets Authority Order addressing pricing and transparency of ownership, funeral service providers who continue to fail they families they serve should not be allowed to practice. The SAIF Standard is the highest benchmark for funeral directors in the United Kingdom. Every single member is subject to independent inspection without exception.” Terry Tennens, SAIF Chief Executive.

Whilst the quality of funeral service providers can vary greatly, choosing a funeral director is made a much easier task by ensuring that they are members of SAIF. It is your guarantee that their business has been fully inspected and complies with the strictest code of practice.

Stay funeral safe with SAIF.

02/12/2023

Great evening in Hagley with Santa!

30/11/2023

Please pop in and see us on Saturday evening in Hagley. The office will be open from 4pm till 6pm and you can place a star on our tree. We’ll have hot drinks and mince pies and you can also see our old Morris Oxford hearse we’ve been working on over the last year.

01/08/2023

We'll be there with a selection of our funeral cars, old and new.

28/04/2023

Out in our new hybrid Mercedes fleet. Looking great in this spring sunshine.

27/01/2023

07/12/2022

We’ve had some fantastic vehicles acting as hearse’s recently.