Coffins etc
There are now many different types of eco-coffins, which can be obtained via your funeral director or directly from the manufacturer
Willow, Bamboo and Seagrass coffins
The Somerset Willow Company - top quality, British willow coffins (shown above) home grown, hand crafted by a long established familiy business - The Somerset Willow Company, Wireworks Estate, Bristol Road, Bridgwater, Somerset TA6 4AP 01278 424003 www.wickerwillowcoffins.co.uk
The SAWD Partnership (bamboo, seagrass, pine and wicker coffins, shown above) - the first and only UK company to be granted Fair Trade Status in P.R. China - The SAWD Partnership, Highstead Farm, Highstead Valley, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 0AG 01795 472262 www.ecoffins.co.uk
Musgrove Willow Coffins (shown above) - environmentally friendly willow coffins grown and handwoven entirely on their Willow farm in the heart of the Somerset Levels. Fourth generation willow growers: Musgrove Willow Coffins Willowfields Lakewall Westonzoyland Somerset TA7 0LP 01278 699162 www.musgrovewillowcoffins.com
English Willow Coffins (above)
P H Coate & Son, Meare Green Court, Stoke St Gregory, Nr Taunton, Somerset,
TA3 6HY. Tel: 01823 490249 Fax: 01823 490814
Website: www.englishwillowcoffins.co.uk Email: info@englishwillowcoffins.co.uk
Southgate International Ltd - 'refreshingly different' bespoke willow coffins from the Earth to Heaven range. Fully lined and furnished with a quilt and pillow. Based in Chichester West Sussex. Tel: 10243 771948 www.earthtoheaven.co.uk or email sales@earthtoheaven.co.uk
Fine Timber Products Ltd (wicker and seagrass coffins) The Old Rectory, Boraston, Tenbury Wells, Worcs. WR15 8LH 01584 819981 www.finetimberproducts.co.uk
Tony Carter The basket Workshop, 12 Hargham Road, Attleborough NR17 2HQ 01953 457893
Nigel Price Linden Spinney, Chagford, Devon TQ13 8JF 01647 432451
Natural Fencing Pastures Farm, Yardley Road, Olney, Buckinghamshire MK46 5EL 01234 714240 www.naturalfencing.com
Jute Coffins & Jute Shrouds
jfunerals coffin accessories urns and other accessories are made from the natural silky fibres of jute, which is an eco-friendly crop grown for generations in the Ganges Delta info@jfunerals.com
Banana leaf and water hyacinth coffins
Daisy Coffins offer a truly beautiful alternative over other natural coffins with the strength and rigidity of more traditional styles.
Recycled Materials
ARKA Ecopod Ltd., 37, Western Road, Hove BN3 1AF Tel: 01273 746011
www.ecopod.co.uk
Sunset Coffins, made from board which is 100% recycled newsprint, using biodegradable pigments and binders. All offcuts go back for further recycling. This coffin has a unique tactile feel - it needs to be seen and touched to be fully appreciated. Because the board is paper based it can be decorated by family and friends. Tel: 01453 890804 www.sunsetcoffins.co.uk
Earthsleeper - Designed by Andrew Vaccari using Sundeala compressed paper board, the earthsleeper casket is assembled using turned wooden nuts and bolts and has a calico lined interior. 52 Greenway, Crediton, Devon. EX17 3LP
Tel: 01363 777746 Email: info@vaccari.co.uk www.vaccari.co.uk
made from board which is 100% recycled newsprint, using biodegradable pigments and binders. All offcuts go back for further recycling. This gives the coffin its unique tactile feel, but it needs to be seen and touched to be fully appreciated. Because the board is paper based it can be decorated by family and friends to add that personal touch.
Woollen and Cotton Coffins
The Swaledale from Hainsworth Coffins is made in Yorkshire using pure new wool, supported on a strong recycled cardboard frame. Wool is a fibre with a true "green" lineage that is both sustainable and biodegradable. The interior is generously lined with cotton and attractively edged in jute.
Hainsworth Coffins www.naturallegacy.co.uk
Sustainable wooden coffins
Thorley-Smith produce a top quality, beautifully crafted FSC pine coffin (above) www.thorleysmith.com 01942 243331
Fine Timber Products Ltd The Old Rectory, Boraston, Tenbury Wells, Worcs. WR15 8LH 01584 819981 www.finetimberproducts.co.uk
Everybody Products - The new standard in easy-to-assemble coffins. Its unique pre-cut click-to-construct design makes it easy to assemble on any location: no tools, glue, nails, screws or staples required. From unwrapping to deployment in just a few minutes. Contact www.everybodycompany.com and www.everybodycoffins.com
The SAWD Partnership (bamboo and wicker coffins) - the first and only UK company to be granted Fair Trade Status in P.R. China - The SAWD Partnership, Highstead Farm, Highstead Valley, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 0AG 01795 472262 www.ecoffins.co.uk
Eco-coffins.com Channel Business Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone CT20 2RD 01303 85085 www.eco-coffins.com
Cardboard coffins
EcoCoffins Ltd - www.ecocoffins.com make environmentally friendly cardboard coffins - they are strong, colourful and have been well received by the trade and the public; 5 The Footpath, Coton, Cambridge CB23 7PX Email : sophie@ecocoffins.com 01223 655403
C C Supplies Office 6, 10 Buckhurst Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Su TN40 1QF 01424 733833
Celtic Caskets Unit 111, Fauld Industrial Estate, Fauld Lane, Tutbury DE13 9HS 01283 521104
Engrefco Alterchrome House, Murray Road, Orpington, Kent BR5 3QY 01689 820238
Greenfield Creations Ltd (above) have been manufacturing Cardboard coffins for over 20 years. Please visit www.greenfieldcreations.co.uk to view the extensive range of eco products. Chapel Rd, Ridgewell, Essex CO9 4RU info@greenfieldcreations.co.uk 01440 788886
P A Ginns, Compakta Ltd Environ, Parkfield, Western Park, Hinkley, Road, Leic LE3 6HX 01162 333566
Shrouds
The beautiful hand made leafshroud is made up of five strong layers of soft woollen felt and is designed to be used instead of a coffin for a soft and comforting return to nature and are particularly appropriate for woodland or natural burial. Each shroud is individually made and therefore 3 days notice is needed. Contact Yuli Somme & Anne Belgrave, Bellacouche, 8 Meldon Road, Chagford, Devon TQ13 8BG; tel: 01647 432155; email: mailto:info@bellacouche.com
Crazy Coffins - totally amazing and wonderfully creative designs, beautifully crafted by Vic Fearn & Co Ltd http://www.crazycoffins.co.uk office@crazycoffins.co.uk 0115 927 1907
for cremated remains
The papier-mache Acorn Urn is available from Ecopod ARKA, 39-41 Surrey Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 8PE 01273 98415 www.ecopod.co.uk
Ceramic memorial urns
Unforgettable Ceramics produce beautiful sculptured contemporary vessels to hold ashes info@unforgettableceramics.co.uk 07769 695900
Ashes Into Glass will incorporate 2% of the cremated ashes into a hand-blown glass vase, paperweight or pendant: Barleylands Glassworks, Barleylands Road, Billericay, Essex CM11 2UD; e-mail studio@ashesintoglass.co.uk 01268 293000
Decorate your coffin
a group of young friends have a go at decorating a plain white cardboard coffin - the finished result transformed an otherwise characterless box into a colourful meadow scene, something much more personal.
Ideas for decoration...
Paste on photographs, colourful tissue paper, petals, a collection of Valentine cards, poetry, the only restriction is your imagination
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