Our Services
At Burgess Memorials we provide a wide range of services.
Choosing a memorial
We can supply a wide range of memorials – please download our brochure or view our online gallery. You can also walk around your local cemetery to an idea of what other people have chosen. You can also speak to our knowledgeable staff who can advise you.
Cemeteries and churchyards generally have regulations governing the kinds of memorials, and sometimes also the inscriptions and ornamentation, they will allow. These will vary and should be checked before any final choice is made. We will be able to advise you accordingly.
Cremation
There are often special areas for the burial of cremated remains. Some just have a central memorial commemorating all those buried nearby. In others, headstones or plaques can be erected on the individual plots. We will be able to advise you.
Obtaining permission to erect a memorial
Before any memorial can be erected either in a churchyard or cemetery written permission has to be obtained from the authority in charge. We will apply for for the necessary permission to the appropriate authority on your behalf.
Inscriptions
Lettering and ornamentation can be hand carved, sand blasted or machine cut. These options and the different types of stone available all vary in price but again all options will be explained to you in full by our memorial consultant.
Erecting a memorial
Memorials are erected by our team of experienced memorial fitters who are directly employed by Burgess Memorials – we do not use subcontractors. We will also provide a certificate of guarantee which lasts for ten years from the date the memorial was erected. You will also be sent a complimentary colour photograph of the memorial in situ for your records.
Burgess Memorials are members of BRAMM and NAMM.
The British Register of Accredited Memorial Masons (BRAMM)
BRAMM was created in 2004 to establish a network of nationally accredited businesses and registered memorial fixers. BRAMM promotes a recognised standard of service to the public by ensuring that adequate public liability insurance is provided and that members follow Health and Safety guidelines to protect both the public and their employees.
What does membership BRAMM mean to the customers of Burgess Memorials?
- We have adequate level of liability insurance.
- We give customers a guarantee regarding the stability of every memorial we erect.
- We have been accredited to safely fix memorials.
The National Association of Memorial Masons (NAMM)
BAMM is dedicated to furthering the Memorial Masonry industry and safeguarding the interests of the bereaved the promotion of high standards, wide choice and increased understanding in all matters relating to natural stone memorials.