Joined the company in 1983 and is based in the office looking after all aspects of administration for the company, payroll and accounts. Barbara is also able to help every family in making funeral arrangements when the Funeral Directors are unavailable.
John joined the company in 1985 and is a past president of Manchester & District National Association of Funeral Directors and past treasurer of the West Pennine British Institute of Funeral Directors). In 2018 John’s role has changed to Head of Operations, taking a step back from arranging and conducting funerals and concentrating more on developing our strong team and developing our ever growing business with his wealth of knowledge and strong leadership skills.
Sarah joined the company in 2004 and is the 5th generation of the Alcock family and attained the National Diploma of Funeral Directors in 2007. Since the birth of her daughter in 2013 she has stepped away from conducting funerals to take on a more administrative role. In 2018 she became a Company Director alongside her parents Barbara and Chris.
Daniel joined the company in 2001 and attained the National Diploma of Funeral Directors in 2008.
Joined the company in 2006 and has progressed and gained experience in all areas of funeral care. He represents the Funeral Directors and Operatives with regards to Health and Safety and is qualified in adult and paediatric first aid. Ryan attained the National Diploma of Funeral Directors in 2011 and became a member of the British Institute of Funeral Directors that same year.
Joined the company in 2005 and has progressed and gained experience in all areas of funeral care. Jimmy attained the National Diploma of Funeral Directors in 2011 and became a member of the British Institute of Funeral Directors that same year.
Katie joined the company in 2020. She has over two years’ experience in the funeral industry in the roles of funeral arranger and funeral director. Katie is based at our Hazel Grove Office, George Hill Funeral Directors and we are excited for her to start training for her diploma and to become a part of the local community. Due to Katie’s personal experiences, she volunteers for a charity called SPOONS, taking on the role of bereavement lead to support parents who tragically experience a death on a neonatal unit in Greater Manchester. Alongside this, Katie has been involved with NHS England to help shape and develop their guidance on the National Bereavement Care Pathway for parents who experience baby loss.
Joined the company in 1988 when he was employed as a Funeral Operative. He qualified as an Embalmer in 2001 and became a member of the British Institute of Embalmers in 2001. In 2004, Scott also became a member of Kenyon’s International Disaster Management Team.
Joined the company in a full time position in 2013 after working as a part time member of staff for many years before. Sean has progressed and gained experience in all areas of funeral care.
Joined the company in a full-time position in June 2021 after working as part of our dedicated on-call team and a driver bearer for over three years. John has many years of experience in professional car valeting and maintenance. We are hoping that John will gain understanding, knowledge, and a qualification in embalming to support Scott going forward.
Joined the company in June 2021 as a part time funeral assistant who you will meet on all of the funerals that we conduct; he is also a valued member of our on-call team. Chris has been part of the funeral industry for nearly 4 years and hopes to continue to gain experience and knowledge.
Joined the company in 2009 and primarily looks after the company’s Sage Accounts. Nina helps families on a daily basis with the experience and knowledge that she has gained over the last few years of working in the profession.