Why choose David Holmes & Sons?

David Holmes & Sons is a genuine family business with friendly helpful qualified staff. We offer simple and traditional funerals at reasonable cost; we never knowingly charge more than our big business competitors for what we believe is a better, more personal service. We´re proud of our premises, vehicles and appearance. We´re here 24hrs a day / 365 days a year whenever you need us, we´re only a reassuring phone call away.

Locally it can be hard to know who is who in the funeral business. Some companies trade with names that can easily confuse. Camberley & District funeral directors are in fact the Co-op, as are George Parker in Yateley. In Fleet the Co-op name appears above the door. In some parts of Surrey & Hampshire, the Office of Fair Trading has forced the Co-op to sell some funeral businesses. They had become too dominant, there was a lack of real competition said the OFT. The Co-op´s legal people insist we tell you that being big doesn´t of course mean being bad. Most of us like big airlines when we fly, big hospitals for medical care. We think small is beautiful when choosing a funeral director.

In Fleet, Farnborough and Frimley the Goddards & Ford –Mears firms are in fact owned by a major independent UK car dealer. Mr Goddard sold out many years ago; we suspect local families would have no idea who actually owns the businesses nowadays, they just remember the name. In Aldershot ´Finches´ are now part of Dignity Plc, a major national chain trading with hundreds of names.

We believe bereaved families benefit from dealing with owners rather than managers answering to distant directors. With David Holmes & Sons YOU are the priority, not Head Office rules and figures. Our service is second to none – our charges are reasonable. We´re not under pressure to sell you anything. For your protection, we are members of both respected trade associations.

David Holmes
Holmes & Sons

Family owned Funeral Directors serving Fleet, Frimley, Farnborough, Aldershot, Camberley, Yateley, Sandhurst, Bagshot and all surrounding areas

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