To exceed our clients needs in standards, service and professional expertise by providing a sympathetic, caring, discreet and professional service from a family business.
Once in our professional care we can advise you on:
All the necessary arrangements for burial or cremation
Liaising with your local church and minister
Organising all the legal documentation required
Supplying all the necessary vehicles
Floral tributes
Your musical requirements
Memorials
Order of Service Booklets
Obituary and Acknowledgement notices
Attendance Cards
Repatriation
Bereavement counselling
Catering facilities
Probate advice
Receiving and administering charitable donations
Home visits
Your Pre-payment funeral plans
Horse Drawn Hearse
Symbolic release of doves
A Piper, Jazz band, Bugler or Soloist
A Motor Cycle Hearse
Our modern vehicle fleet consists of Daimler Hearses and Limousines.
The Limousines seat up to six passengers. Our vehicles are chauffeur
driven and we provide sufficient bearers for your needs.
A Piper, Bugler, Soloist or even a Jazz Band, might be a fitting
tribute to the life of the deceased and enhance the atmosphere
of the funeral.
We also have access to a number of more specialized vehicles,
including a choice of black or white horse drawn hearses.
Motorcycle hearses and other makes of hearses and limousines.
Orders of Service or simple hymn sheet may be provided on request. Please note however the content must be approved by the officiant who will be taking the service.
We are able to provide the traditional printed black on white card orders of service ourselves.
Colour/phototype orders of service can be arranged with advance notice through an outside supplier, to your specific requirements, to incorporate personal pictures.
We can arrange a symbolic release of doves as part of the
funeral service – either at the graveside or in the garden of remembrance.
Our Staff
Ian Hazel
Ian Hazel, is a fourth generation Funeral Director, joining the family business of A. Hazel and Sons in
1977 after obtaining a commercial training in industry.
When, in 1987, the former family business was acquired
by Hodgson Holdings, Ian left to set up his own business,
Ian Hazel Funerals in Sutton Coldfield in order to carry on
the old family traditions.
Ian is fully qualified, gaining his diploma in Funeral Directing
in May 1979 and being admitted to full membership of the
British Institute of Embalmers in June 1979.
Chris Palmer
Christopher Palmer, began his career in Funeral Directing
with the Greater Nottingham Co-operativeFuneral Service
in 1984 progressing from Driver/Bearer, through the positions
of Funeral Conductor, Supervisor and Funeral Arranger, gaining
a wide range of experience.
He achieved the National Association of Funeral
Directors Diploma in Funeral Directing in 1987.
He joined Ian Hazel Funerals in 1991 as General Manager.
Sue Browne
Sue Browne, started working in medical ancillary supplies
to nursing homes and the caring profession for fifteen
years. After losing her own Dad in July 2002, she had a
vocation to want to work in the funeral profession. She
joined Ian Hazel Funeralsin June 2003 as a trainee
funeral director, gaining her National Association of Funeral Directors Diploma in Funeral Directing in
October 2006. She now holds the position
of Office Manager.
James Horne
James Horne, after gaining the National Association
of Funeral Directors Diploma in Funeral Directing
(aged 17 years) started up his own funeral business
in Woodville, South Derbyshire where he still lives. With the support of the community he very
quicklybuilt up a well established funeral home.
He traded for three years on his own, until he sold
the business to Tamworth Co-operative Society in
October 1997, for whom he went to work
as a Operations Manager of their funeral division,
where he oversaw all the day to day running of a
large funeral home. He joined Ian Hazel Funerals
in September 2005 as a Senior Funeral Director
and is now Operations Manager.
Amy Hazel
Amy Hazel, a fifth generation Funeral Director of the
Hazel family, joined her father in his business; Ian Hazel
Funerals in March 2006.
She decided to join the family business after obtaining
a BSc Honours Degree in Food Science at Nottingham Trent University. After an initial
period of trainingshe gained her National Association
of Funeral DirectorsDiploma in Funeral Directing in
May 2008.
She now holds the position of a fully qualified Funeral
Director.
Tim Bartlett
Tim Bartlett started his career in Funeral Directing with
the original family business in September 1981. In June
1987 he joined FM and J Wait Funeral Directors in Lichfield
becoming the general manager prior to joining Ian Hazel
Funerals in January 2010. He was appointed
Funeral Director to our Great Barr branch this being the
community that he lives in and knows well.
He is also the Funeral Director representing the Lichfield area.
Kate Bouckley
Kate Bouckley worked in customer service environments
prior to joining Ian Hazel Funerals in March 2002. Having
worked at all three branches, she became a permanent
member of the Great Barr team in 2006.
After successfully completing the Diploma in Funeral
Directing in 2006 she commenced training to become a
tutor for the Diploma, which she completed
in 2010 and is now a Registered tutor at the British
Institute of Funeral Directors (BIFD).
We are proud to be members of the following Associations.
Established in 1905 The National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) is the country's leading funeral trade association and is dedicated to maintaining the highest professional standards.
The NAFD represents the interests of funeral directors conducting more than 80% of UK funerals together with a host of supplier businesses.
The NAFD has been supporting funeral directors for over 100 years and is dedicated to maintaining the highest professional standards and monitoring its members to ensure compliance with a strict Code of Practice.
The NAFD provides a wide range of general business as well as industry specific support services to help funeral director members focus on their core objective - meeting the needs of the bereaved.
The NAFD has representation in Parliament as the Cross Party Parliamentary Group for the Funeral and Bereavement Services.
Established in 1930 The Birmingham Funeral Directors Guild (BFDG) was set up to promote a closer working relationship between the independent, family run funeral directing businesses in the Birmingham area.
It represents local Funeral Directors with regard to all local issues relating to the running of the profession and helps to maintain the high standards the public have come to expect from its members.
Most of the current member firms are still the existing family businesses that founded "The Guild" over 75 years ago.