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Information on using a Memorial Mason
To ensure that a good purchase is made it is advisable to obtain
competitive quotations and be armed with as much information as
possible before making this major purchase. When you commence
obtaining quotations, ask the memorial masons for details of their
workmanship guarantee, memorial insurance and intention to install
the memorial in accordance with the National Association of
Memorial Masons (NAMM) Recommended Code of Practice. Not all
memorial masons are in membership of NAMM, however most will be
aware of the Code of Practice since an increasing number of burial
authorities are insisting on compliance with this Code through
their cemetery regulations and stonemasons’ registration
schemes.
Should you wish to view the Code of Practice it is available on
the NAMM website at www.namm.org.uk.
As a memorial is a major purchase and will commemorate the
deceased for many years to come, it is important to gain as much
information as possible before obtaining quotations. We are able to
provide you with a copy of the cemetery regulations, a list of
stonemasons and a leaflet concerning choosing a memorial. All of
this information will assist in selecting the memorial that fits
with your needs, complies with cemetery regulations and will remain
safe and secure into the future.
In the future it is hoped that a National Memorial Masons’
Registration Scheme will be established and work is underway to
achieve this for the bereaved. This will mean that using a
nationally registered mason will ensure the competence of the
company and its staff has been established via training and
certification and inspection of premises and practices.
Information issued by the Institute of Cemetery and
Crematorium
Management.
Cemeteries Service, 2 Penner Road, Havant, Hampshire,PO9
1QH.
Telephone 023 9244 6425
E-mail: cemeteries@havant.gov.uk