Cremation​
Cremation is now the preferred choice for most families. It's also the most misunderstood and mishandled part of funeral service by the public and by the profession alike. That's where we come in.
The Age of Cremation is not coming. It's here. Cremation surpassed traditional burial as the preferred method of disposition years ago, and the numbers keep climbing. What hasn't kept pace is the profession's understanding of what that actually means and what to do about it.
It doesn't mean cheaper. It doesn't mean less meaningful. It doesn't mean the end of ceremony, of gathering, of the funeral rite that has defined human culture across every civilization in recorded history. It means the profession has to evolve, and we help you do exactly that.
Crematory Management Program
A well-developed SOP manual sitting on a shelf is not a crematory management program. It's a paperweight with good intentions.
Real process improvement means your SOPs are living, working documents used daily, updated regularly, and owned by the people responsible for executing them. It means your staff understands not just what to do but why, and your operation can maintain consistency, safety, and quality whether or not the person who built the system is in the building that day.
We help you build that system from the ground up or assess and strengthen what you already have. This program was developed in partnership with the Cremation Association of North America (CANA).
Operator Certification
More than half of U.S. states and Canadian provinces require Crematory Operator Certification. Raven Plume has developed or contributed to the approved training curriculum for many of them, and Larry Stuart, Jr. has personally certified thousands of operators across North America through programs sponsored by national, state, and provincial associations and regulatory boards.
Here's what most people don't know: every funeral service professional benefits from crematory operator certification, even those who will never touch the equipment. Understanding what happens in the crematory makes you a better counselor, a better communicator, and a more credible professional in every room you walk into.
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Environmental Compliance
Cremation is not regulated at the federal level in the U.S. or Canada, but states and provinces have widely varying environmental permitting requirements, and navigating them without expertise is a reliable way to waste time, money, and patience.
Some agencies are reasonable. Others are not. Either way, we handle the details from a straightforward emissions inventory report to a complex permit application, complete with emission factors and estimates , so you can focus on running your operation instead of spinning your wheels with regulators.
We Handle the Details
Whether you need help improving efficiency, safety, and public acceptance, reducing operational costs, navigating environmental compliance, or building an entirely new crematory from concept to commissioning, complete with a market study, business plan, equipment evaluation, property search, zoning, public hearings, financing, and all the way through opening day, we've done it before and we know how to get you there.
Ready to have an honest conversation about your business?
We work with funeral professionals who are serious about where the profession is going and serious about being there when it arrives.
