Personnel, Funeral Directors, Cambridgeshire, UK, Cambridge, Funeral Services

PERSONNEL

Andrew Patey

Company Director

(Funeral Operations)

Andrew joined Cambridge Funeral Services in January 1998 having trained with Co-operative Funeral Services where he was a Senior Funeral Director for seven years. He passed his professional examinations in 1992, was awarded the Diploma in Funeral Directing that year and went on to study Funeral Management and Administration at Stanford Hall College.

After managing our Royston branch for five years he returned to the Cambridge office as Funeral Operations Manager and was appointed to the Board as a Director in July 2004.

In addition to this role he continues to arrange and conduct funerals for our clients. He is licensed to practice by The British Institute of Funeral Directors of which he is a member.

To further expand choice to our clients Andrew has trained as a Civil Funeral Celebrant. He is therefore also able to officiate at funeral ceremonies where families would prefer not to use a minister of religion. He is a member of the Institute of Civil Funerals and in 2008 was elected to their Board of Management.

Ann Claridge

Company Director

(Business Services)

Before joining Cambridge Funeral Services in 1994 Ann ran her own company and brought with her a vast amount of experience in the field of business. She studied for and obtained the Diploma in Funeral Directing in 1995, which provided her with valuable additional skills and a broad knowledge of the funeral industry.

Ann's primary role is that of managing the administrative side of the business although as a fully qualified Funeral Director she is always happy to assist our clients with funeral arrangements and answering their questions about what needs to be done at a time of bereavement.

Ann is a member of the British Institute of Funeral Directors. Along with Andrew, Ann was invited to join the Board and became a director of the company in July 2004.

Robin White

Funeral Co-ordinator

Robin originally joined the company on a part time basis whilst he was also running his own Driving School. He eventually became full time and qualified for the Diploma in Funeral Directing in 1996 and went on to become a member of The British Institute of Funeral Directors.

Robin’s primary role is to ensure the smooth running of the workshop. This involves organizing the transferring of deceased persons to the funeral home from both hospitals and private residences and ensuring that all necessary work is carried out before the funeral date.

Robin also liaises with the staff at our Royston branch with whom we have a very close working relationship

Sarah-Jane Aalbregt

Business Services Advisor

Sarah-Jane joined the company in February 2000 as an Administration Assistant. In May 2003 she was appointed as Personal Assistant to both Andrew and Ann to whom she gives valuable clerical support. Her role has now been expanded to encompass all aspects of business service advice and it is Sarah who often establishes initial contact with clients who are in need of our services.

Her knowledge of computers and information technology has assisted in the smooth introduction of networked computer systems within the company. In addition to her main duties, Sarah-Jane is also our Health and Safety Representative.

She has passed the Foundation Examination in Funeral Directing and passed her examinations for the Diploma in Funeral Directing in March 2006 and became a member of the British Institute of Funeral Directors later that year.

Philip Reynolds

Funeral Director

In order to ensure the company continues to be successful into the future we appointed Philip Reynolds as a Funeral Director in October 2003. For Philip this was a complete change of career as he previously worked as a chef but his friendly open manner and his youthful enthusiasm have made him a valuable asset to the company.

Philip quickly learned the funeral business and passed the Foundation Examination in Funeral Directing in 2005 and the Diploma in Funeral Directing in September 2006.

He was issued with his license to practice as a Funeral Director by The British Institute of Funeral Directors later that year.

Scott Hardiman

Funeral Operative

The most recent addition to our team is Scott Hardiman who joined us in 2010. As well as driving our limousine, Scott also works behind the scenes alongside Robin fitting coffins, moving deceased persons from their home or hospital to our chapel of rest and providing bearing duties on the funerals we undertake. Scott also helps us provide the 24 hour telephone response offered by the company and he is one of the members of staff you may speak to if you need our services outside our normal office hours. With a background in office work he is also able to provide valuable clerical support with the day to day administration of the company.