From left: Holly Musgrove, Ellen Musgrove (Musgrove Willows), Mark Horton (SAIF President) and Carolyn Day (GGFA)
At Musgrove Willows Coffins, we have always been passionate about ensuring that we are as eco-friendly as possible. We were delighted to receive the prestigious Gold Slate Award from GGFA for completing their Environmental Sustainability Audit Questionnaire. We are, in fact, the very first supplier company to the funeral industry to receive the GGFA award. The award was presented to Ellen and Holly Musgrove by Mark Horton, President of SAIF, at the recent SAIF Education Day in Cardiff.
Keeping in line with GGFA’s core sustainability mission, the award was produced by the Stone Sign Company. Based in Cardiff, the Stone Sign Company make the beautiful awards from excess materials and reclaimed Welsh slate offcuts.
Willow is renowned for being a climate friendly crop. Rods are harvested annually from withy bed stumps, and the willow absorbs carbon from the atmosphere as it grows. This helps to increase the biodiversity of our local environment.
We also employ a carbon neutral policy to ensure we meet our sustainability goals. No fossil fuels are used to boil or steam our willow. We turn any offcuts of willow into keepsakes, fuel to burn, or artists charcoal – so nothing goes to waste.
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