Choosing a Coffin

When a loved one has passed away, choosing their coffin can prove to be one of the most challenging aspects of arranging a funeral. This is because there is a lot to take into account. The coffin might differ depending on the final resting place. Will there be a burial or cremation, or will they rest in a mausoleum? All of these could dictate the coffin type.

Types of Coffins and Caskets

At Alan Greenwood, we are committed to supplying high-quality coffins, while acknowledging the effect that they have on the environment. We only use suppliers that source raw materials from Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) sources, and track the material through their manufacturing process. All coffins and caskets provided by us also come from suppliers accredited with the Carbon Trust Standard, therefore limiting the damage to the environment to the minimum.

There is also a selection of American-style caskets available in various designs. Please talk to our team for more information.

Eco Friendly Coffins

At Alan Greenwood & Sons, we can also provide a selection of sustainable and fully biodegradable coffins. Find out more about the range of eco friendly coffins we can supply.

Extended Range of Coffins

A further range of coffins and caskets can be seen here on this download. Should you require anything else, please contact our funeral home for more information.

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Cremation or Burial

The Frimley

Made using simulated gloss Elm veneer and trimmed with a white lining. Please note that colours may vary slightly from images shown.

The Weybridge

Made using high-quality gloss Oak veneer and trimmed with a white lining. Please note that colours may vary slightly from images shown.

The Claygate

Made using high quality Sapele veneer with pressed panels, a raised lid and trimmed with a white lining. Please note that colours may vary slightly from images shown.

The Bookham

Made using solid Obeche from managed forests, stained to a Golden Oak finish with routed panels, a raised lid and trimmed with a white lining. Please note that colours may vary slightly from images shown.

Crindon

A hand-built traditional English casket using high-quality Oak veneer. Shown fitted with Oscar bar handles, T-ends and wreath holders. Please note that colours may vary slightly from images shown.

Brocklebank Oak

A hand-built traditional English casket in solid Oak, with raised lid and feature grooves. Shown fitted with No.3 casket bar handles, T-ends and wreath holders. Please note that colours may vary slightly from images shown.

Michelangelo Poplar

A solid Poplar American casket with a high-gloss finish, Last Supper scene and a tan crêpe interior. Please note that colours may vary slightly from images shown.

Willow Highstead

The Highstead is a traditionally shaped coffin handcrafted from willow using traditional methods. The willow is woven onto a self-supporting frame giving them exceptional strength while remaining incredibly light. Willow is a deciduous tree found primarily on moist soil in cold and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Willow is a renewable, annually harvested crop and a highly sustainable material for coffins. Please note that colours may vary slightly from images shown.

Pandanus eco2

Pandanus coffins are made from the leaves of a prolific Indonesian wild plant, cultivated as a highly renewable and sustainable material. Only young leaves are cut from the plant so that it naturally regenerates. This plant uses less water to grow and does not require pesticides, and also helps to reduce deforestation. These coffins are manufactured in Indonesia in only World Fair Trade Organisation accredited workshops. Please note that colours may vary slightly from images shown.

Banana Leaf eco2

Banana leaf coffins are made from banana cord woven around a natural cane framework. Banana cord is made using the dried woven leaves of the banana, an annual plant, after the tree has produced its fruit and died back each year. Rattan is also woven into the coffin’s design to create a striking contrast with the banana cord’s burnt golden appearance. Please note that colours may vary slightly from images shown.

English Willow Round

English Willow coffins are handcrafted by skilled workers with long family histories in willow weaving, using traditional methods. Willow has been grown on the Somerset Levels for centuries and has the unique ability to regenerate for 30 to 40 years. Once harvested it can grow back to the same height in a year. English Willow traditional coffins are available in Light, Brown and Green, achieved by drying, boiling or stripping the bark. Please note that colours may vary slightly from images shown.

English Willow traditional

White Willow

A quality coffin made from willow – a fully sustainable material – painted using only an environmentally-friendly, advanced water-based paint which provides a smooth, satin finish coat. Please note that colours may vary slightly from images shown.

English Willow – Colours

Our English Willow coffins are handcrafted by skilled workers with long family histories in willow weaving, using traditional methods. English Willow has been grown on the Somerset Levels for centuries and has the unique ability to regenerate annually from the same crown for 30 to 40 years. Our English Willow coffins are available in either traditional or round ended styles in a range of colours created with natural dyes. Please note that colours may vary slightly from images shown.

Water Hyacinth

The Water Hyacinth coffins are biodegradable and come with a tasteful natural unbleached calico lining, and a choice of personalised nameplates. Please note that colours may vary slightly from images shown.

A Few Kind Words...

“I would like to say a huge thank you to both Carina at Alan Greenwood and Sons in Frimley and the Celebrant. When my mother-in-law passed, we had absolutely no idea what we were doing other than needing to contact a funeral directors. After calling, Carina invited us into the Frimley branch for an informal chat and made us feel at ease straight away. She talked us through every step whilst being compassionate, caring and professional during the whole process. It was a difficult time that was made so much easier by the way Carina and Maria handled everything. When the Celebrant contacted us we were unsure of what we wanted for the service, with his knowledge and understanding he helped us to put together a service that was both relaxed, professional and perfectly suited to us. Thank you to the whole team!”

Sarah

Dear Mr Alan Greenwood, I cannot thank you and your team in Bookham enough, for the excellent service they provided in every respect in the Cremation of my wife.

Your resident Funeral Consultant Mary fully explained all we needed to understand and advised the options available to us.

Her in depth knowledge of all the service providers including, Order of Service, authors and print selection, Celebrant, Hall and refreshments.

So many things which without her I would have been lost.

In the past few days I have received so very many complements and praise for the service you gave.

Do please allow other potential clients to share our experience.

Yours sincerely

Terry Eves-Thorpe

Sheila Eves-Thorpe

“Thank you so much for the care, support, compassion and understanding you showed with helping Chris and us to plan his funeral. You made a very difficult time for us more bearable for which we are very grateful. Thank you also for enabling all Chris’s plans to come to fruition. His ‘send-off’ was exactly what he wanted. Malcolm did a brilliant job too. Thank you, Jane, With love and sincere, thank you.”

Kathy, Samantha, Rosie and all the Sayer Family

“As a family we cannot thank you enough for all your care and support of us on the passing of our mum – Peggy Hart on October 19th and her funeral on October 31st. As we know from the past, you do a wonderful job and all the staff are so caring and compassionate. Carol you are a rock (dare I say Star!) as you guided us through so much and helped keep us on track.

The day went off so smoothly and well. Mum looked good and would have so enjoyed her last ride in the jag! Also she would have been pleased at Alan leading the way, as Dad – Bill thought so highly of him and always spoke of him in glowing terms when he was alive and said he was a great guy to work with.

Thank you, thank you, what more can I say. I just wish you had offices in Canada so when my time comes, I know I would be in such excellent caring hands.”

Maggie & Mike Raftery

“Thank you so much for the way you took care of Loui’s funeral for us. You really went the extra mile, we are really grateful for all your help with the arrangements with Louis and Mum.”

Sheila, Kenny & Family

“Just a wee note to say a huge thank you for your amazing support, care and friendship when helping us to arrange my dad’s funeral. Although it was such a difficult time for us as a family, you ensured that we were so well looked after & that everything went perfectly. Our tears often turned to laughter in your company & that’s because you helped us remember the good times.

Thank you for everything from the bottom of our hearts. We would also like to thank the whole team involved in helping before, during and after my dad’s funeral. You truly are amazing, showing such dignity, compassion, care and professionalism. Thank you.”

Karen, Anna & family

“I would like to say a big thank you for everything. I had nothing to worry about, it all went so smoothly from the day of his death to the end of the funeral and in the circumstances could not have been better. Thank you so much.

I don’t have a great deal of experience in these matters, but compared to the other funeral directors I had to deal with, Greenwoods are the tops and you personally were a pleasure to deal with, you hit absolutely the right note.”

Ann Bishop

“Dear Fran

I just wanted to drop you an email to thank you for all your care and support in the arrangements for my dad, John.

I know that my Mum, Valerie, was most grateful for your support and care, particularly last Friday which was a difficult day for her. Mum said to me that you went over and above in her eyes, making sure she was ok before you would let her leave.

Dad would have highly approved of the day yesterday, and that’s all we could have asked for. It really was the celebration of his life that he would have wanted.

Again, my sincerest thanks and gratitude to you all.”

Helena

“We would like to thank you very much for looking after Mum and for all the arrangements you made for her funeral last Thursday. Your professionalism, help and ready advice together with your sensitivity at such a difficult time was much appreciated by us all. Our best regards.”

Nigel, Colin Ian & Coraine Ferguson

“I cannot believe that a month has passed since we first met, the day after Brian died. Within a short time of our encounter, I know that an occasion I had always dreaded would be transformed into a positive, memorable occasion – and so it was!

Your warm and practical attitude, as well as highly professional advice, immediately instils confidence. Every detail of the proceedings is meticulously explained and I felt completely relaxed. Thank you Jess for making everything work so well. You are a remarkable lady with a definite vocation and I wish you all the very best for the future. I felt I found a real, new friend, just when I needed it most.”

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