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Technology continues to play an important role in the day-to-day operations of funeral businesses. From managing arrangements and documentation to handling payments and communication, systems like eFD support a wide range of essential tasks. Many of these processes, however, rely on multiple tools working together. At Seker, we focus on ensuring eFD connects effectively with […]

Technology now plays a central role in the day-to-day operations of many businesses including those in the funeral industry. From managing arrangement and documentation to coordinating services and maintaining accurate records, digital systems quietly support a significant amount of important work. Because of this, reliability isn’t just a technical requirement – it’s essential. At Seker,

Regulation in Scotland – the new Funeral Director Code of Practice Introduction: In March 2025 the new regulations become law, meaning anyone in Scotland undertaking funeral business must adhere to the new code. Implementing reliable funeral management software can help meet these new requirements, easing the administrative load on your team, improving efficiency, and ensuring

“The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go” – Dr Seuss. Take a read of our website and find our blog listing the seker teams recent reading list. World Earth Day is here, see the most recently read books from our team here

One of eFD’s unnoticed features is our Correspondence Manager. Using the correspondence manager allows you create your own bespoke letters as templates which is created using our Microsoft Word add-on The add-on lists almost every field that eFD has to offer, whether that be auto generated or content that has been manually typed allowing you

We took some time out to speak to one of our client’s, Joseph Barsby to talk about his experience as a Funeral Director, discussing how he got into the profession, what it’s been like being a funeral director during the Covid-19 pandemic and how he is using technology to manage his business. Following in the

Following on from the statement from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), who conducted a review into transparent pricing across the UK’s Funeral Industry, we were confident we had the solutions to support Funeral Directors in full compliance of the findings of the CMA report. These solutions, including eFD’s pricing structure platform, email functionality, enhanced

In a fast paced ever evolving world dominated by technology, there’s something intensely personal about receiving a letter. It conveys an importance and gravity that’s impossible to replicate in an email or text message. It is a personal form of communication, that reflects an element of the writer therein. Throughout the pandemic, there were countless

On Friday 16th December 2020, the Competition & Markets Authority published its Final Report on the investigation into the Funeral sector. The report details their findings and recommendations – known as remedies. There’s a lot to digest, and over the coming weeks we will learn more about implementation and timescales – as well as the

The concept of marginal gain theory is not new. Former Team GB cycling and Team Sky principal, Sir Dave Brailsford, famously applied it in his world beating team preparation. He created a system of continuous improvement, breaking down each component element of riding a bike, and improving it, 1% at a time. Sure, each element on