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The Co-operative Funeralcare is the trading name of Funeral Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Co-operative Group, based in Manchester.〔Registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965, No. 30808R. Engagements transferred from Co-operative Funeralcare Limited and a number of private name businesses in 2012〕 It is the largest funeral director in the United Kingdom with over 900 funeral homes, 5 crematoria and 3 woodland burial grounds; it is a member of the National Association of Funeral Directors and is Funeral Planning Authority registered.〔(Registered Providers ) Funeral Planning Authority (retrieved 21 August 2009)〕 In addition to its funeral home operations, the business also operates repatriation services, crematoria and cemeteries, woodland burial grounds, a memorial masonry manufacturing unit and a coffin factory. Some regional societies, such as Central England and The Midcounties co-operatives, also use the national brand,〔(The Co-operative Funeralcare ) The Midcounties Co-operative (retrieved 21 August 2009)〕 while others, such as the East of England Co-operative Society, do not.〔(East of England Co-operative Funerals ) East of England Co-operative Society (retrieved 27 August 2013)〕 Customers can earn a share of the profits in proportion to patronage through The Co-operative Membership scheme. ==Operations== As a funeral director, The Co-operative Funeralcare arranges all aspects of a funeral service including transport, flowers, catering, obituaries and orders of service, liaising with the relevant officiants. The business caters for all cultures, faiths and beliefs and their services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Funeralcare also provide a range of funeral plans which allow people to plan and prepare for their funeral in advance. The Co-operative Funeralcare operates all of its funeral homes according to a strict NAFD code of practice, which ensures clients’ rights are properly protected. Employees are encouraged to take a BTEC vocational qualification in funeral directing, which The Co-operative Funeralcare helped to set up. The Co-operative Funeralcare is the only national UK funeral director brand and, in 2009, it was the first funeral director to launch a national television advertising campaign. In addition to its Co-operative branded funeral homes, Funeralcare also operate a number of private name funeral homes. These businesses have been purchased from independent funeral directors and continue to operate under the family name to maintain high levels of profitability. In 2012, The Co-operative Funeralcare featured in the Channel 4 Dispatches programme ''Undercover Undertaker'' after an investigator secretly filmed behind the scenes.〔(Co-operative Funeralcare apologises after Dispatches investigation ) Channel Four Television Corporation, 25 June 2012〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Co-operative Funeralcare」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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