The Funeral Division sets consistently high standards.

“The Division is renowned for providing a professional caring service at a fair price to more than 2000 local families every year”

There are nine funeral homes - three in Coventry and others in Barlestone, Bedworth, Earl Shilton, Nuneaton, Royal Leamington Spa and Rugby.

The two most recent additions are a brand new purpose built funeral business in Ansty Road, Coventry, and Gillivers of Barlestone, a family run firm which has been acquired to enhance the society's service offering in Leicestershire.

The Division recently acquired three more new Jaguar Daimlers valued at £225,000 in total, bringing its fleet to nine, and representing a total investment in vehicles of more than £670,000.

The Heart of England Co-op Funeral Division is believed to be the only funeral operation locally to fund its drivers to take the Institute of Advance Motorists Course, while the Division has also introduced a special one-day manual handling course for staff, recognised by the CIEH (Chartered Institute of Environmental Health).

A key to our success is a determination never to oversell to bereaved relatives.

Our staff are trained to identify a suitable funeral arrangement at the right price for the family concerned and are discouraged from selling more expensive funerals to those who cannot afford them.

“The Heart of England Co-op also operates a pre-paid funeral scheme. Each individual funeral plan is an individual life insurance policy placed with Co-operative Insurance Services (CIS) giving clients total security for the money they have paid in advance”

	The Funeral Division has recently been re-recognised as an Investor in People by the Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, a tremendous tribute to the dedication of our staff and in turn the level of service we offer.