The Journal July 2003

Whether they want an oriental bamboo coffin coffin, a burial at sea or a jazz band to lead the funeral cortege, Carl Marlow is determined his customers will have the final say.

The thirty five year old, who works from the north-east of England, says his mothers death seven years ago drastically changed his approach to life. He said "People in Britain have a very conventional view on what a funeral should be but if you travel else where in the world you see attitudes change a great deal".