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How technology has changed funerals

  Technology is constantly changing the way we live our lives. From how we stay in touch to the way we shop, modern technology allows these experiences to be faster, easier, and more accessible. But it’s not just how we live that has been shaped by technology. How we say goodbye to our loved ones […]

Aussie Invention Sends Messages From And To The Grave

In late 2018 we attended the Cremation Association of North America Conference and met up with Sonia from a fantastic company named ModUrn. Tim Connolly from Newhaven Funerals says “We were amazed by this new memorial technology and decided we could incorporate these beacon memorials into our crematorium memorial gardens at Eco Memorial Park in […]

Live streaming funerals: Technology helps mourners around the globe grieve together

Industry moves with the times Alex Medcalf is no stranger to working with grief — his previous career as a British army soldier involved breaking the news to families that their loved one was a casualty in battle. After spending several years helping his wife’s uncle run a funeral home in Burpengary, north of Brisbane, […]