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JC Atkinson is committed to providing our customers with exceptional quality products, consistently and reliably. We understand that reputation is everything and our commitment to our customers is to do what we can to enhance their reputations. We provide the highest quality, ethically manufactured products on the market while also providing exceptional levels of customer service.
Best Green Companies is a partnership between The Sunday Times, leading market-research group Munro Global and environmental consultancy Bureau Veritas. The aim of the Best Green Companies venture is to become the benchmark for environmental excellence against which companies are able to measure their own performance year-on-year and to compare with other businesses operating at a similar level of environmental impact.
All products within this catalogue are Forest Stewardship Council® accredited. The Forest Stewardship Council® [FSC] is an international, non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting responsible management of the world’s forests. It was founded in 1993 in response to public concern about deforestation and demand for a trustworthy wood-labelling scheme.
FFMA Coffin Certification Standard tests are applied to all coffins and caskets, to ensure best standards and impartiality. The FFMA is a link between manufacturers/suppliers, the funeral director and the crematoria. To ensure coffins/caskets are fit for purpose, they are tested to make sure there are no problems with handling, safety, pre-ignition, combustion and ash volume. All coffins within this catalogue have passed the tests.
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Contents
Personalised Design Service
Pathway
Printed Interiors
Glitter Coffins
Floral Tributes
Somewhere Special
Sporting Life
Hobbies and Passions
Animal Kingdom
Style Statement
Life in Music
Mode of Transport
Words to Remember
Caskets
Ashes Caskets
Scatter Tubes
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Your personal design service
for a picture Coffin.
You can also find more information and creative ideas online at:
www.picturecoffins.co.uk
Choose to have a complete bespoke design from scratch
or
be inspired by some of our own in-house designs.
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Patent No - GB2538767
A shared family experience. Designed to unite family and friends by inviting multiple memories.
Family and friends united in grief - Pathway® provides a platform for you to collate any design from anywhere in the world. This can be designed or shared using our online web portal.
Eight design panels - Both sides and ends can be shared, using our Pathway website, so family and friends can contribute different life memories.
Final approval - We will agree and complete the design for you ready for the funeral.
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Lid and frame options
Choose from three different lid options. Our blackboard lid for chalk inscriptions, our whiteboard lid for permanent marker inscriptions, or choose to have the lid covered in a full picture of your choice. Frames are natural as standard, or can be sprayed in a colour of your choice.
For more details or to design your own go to;
www.pathwaycoffin.co.uk
Picture Lid
Blackboard Lid
Whiteboard Lid
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Printed InteriorsWe can provide printed coffin fabric interiors carefully fitted using only natural cotton fabric in a range of designs. This gives the unique opportunity to customise the interior with any theme or colour of your choice. Choose to compliment your Pathway® coffin with a beautifully printed frill, pillow and duvet set to provide a memorable, comforting send-off for a loved one.Using the same print technology, we can also have your Pathway® panels printed on padded fabric material giving it a soft, tactile look and feel.
Printed as singles or as a set (pictured) which includes;12 inch FrillPillowDuvet and coverASAP lining
Interior design examples;
Pillow
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Glitter CoffinWith both a striking visual apprearance and textural surface, our giltter coffins will dazzle and brighten any type of funeral. Available in nine colours as illustrated.
Our sensational glitter coffins offer one last chance to sparkle. The coffins are made from MDF covered with diamond glitter paper. Also available as an Ashes Casket.*Please note that colours are presented for illustrative purposes only.*
Red
Silver
Black
Yellow
Copper
Green
Gold
Blue
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Family rememberedDesignBespoke design - Ted loved his family and wanted pictures of them as a collage on the coffin.
Freesia FLowersDesign Catalogue design - created using our stock imagery for a Freesia flowers lover.
A Picture is worth a thousand words...
is an English saying describing the notion that a complex idea can be conveyed into a single image. With a Reflections® coffin, we can help convey those special moments to commemorate and remember a life. Whether you choose a sporting theme, a landscape or something more abstract, our Reflections® design service will guarantee a picture coffin that is truly personal.
Designs can be chosen from our existing catalogue range, or we can create a unique personalised design. The following catalogue is to guide you with your choice.
For more examples visit;
www.picturecoffins.co.uk
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These floral designs offer a softer, more colourful alternative to a traditional wood coffin and can hold special significance. Poppies are well known for their link to remembrance, Daffodils can signify re-birth and renewal, while roses represent love and passion. Choose a flower which was special to your loved one. For more examples visit:www.picturecoffins.co.uk
Floral Tributes
Poppies
Symbol of remembrance.‘Mum loved her poppies, and as it is symbol of remembrance, would love these incorporated into the coffin design.’
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Spring Blossom
Beauty of life.
Flower Garden
Earthly paradise.
Bluebells
Everlasting love and constancy.
Sunflower
Adoration, loyalty and longevity.
Pink Rose Cluster
Gratitude and appreciation.
As an alternative to an engraved nameplate, we can print the name and any additional details on the coffin itself.
Additional
Ways to
Personalise
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Landscape inspired picture coffins can conjure up memories of a loved one’s past, perhaps displaying a place that held special meaning for them, or a location where they enjoyed spending time. We can recreate panoramas from photographs supplied; or if it is a well known location, we can source the images on your behalf. For more examples visit: www.picturecoffins.co.uk
Somewhere
special
Lakeside
The lake and the mountains have become my world.
‘Dad loved the Lake District. We would love a panoramic scene around the coffin.’
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As an alternative to an engraved nameplate, we can print the name and any additional details on the coffin itself.
London Eye
Capital city heights.
Country Meadow
Simple country wisdom knows that sometimes that is all you need.
Highlands
My heart is in the Highlands.
Break of Day
However long the night, the dawn will break.
Hawaii Beach
Go where you feel the most alive.
Additional
Ways to
Personalise
Ashes Caskets and Scatter Tubes can be made to match any design.
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Many of the requests that utilise our personalised service reflect a sporting passion, and sporting and team coffins remain some of our most popular designs. Through flags and motifs we can reference national teams, and in the event of wanting to include a specific club, we can request permission on your behalf. For more examples visit: www.picturecoffins.co.uk
Sporting Life
Football Team
Eat, sleep, play football.
‘Football was his life. He would love his favorite team on the coffin.’
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Rugby Stadium
Crouch, touch, pass, engage.
As an alternative to an engraved nameplate, we can print the name and any additional details on the coffin itself.
Crack of Willow
A true batsman should inmost of his strokes tell the truth about himself.
Round Three
To become a champion, fight one more round. Additional
Ways to
Personalise
18th Hole
The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.
Steeplechase
There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse.
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Be it painting, fishing or gardening, we can create the appropriate picture coffin, and even utilise personal photographs if desired. If the deceased had a particular interest not depicted here, we are happy to create a design that incorporates your imagery. For more examples visit: www.picturecoffins.co.uk
Hobbies and passions
In the Garden
Gardening adds years to your life and life to your years.‘Gran was obsessed with her garden. Her
gardening tools on the coffin would be very fitting.’
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As an alternative to an engraved nameplate, we can print the name and any additional details on the coffin itself.
Card Games
If you can’t beat them, bluff them.
Fishing Tackle
Fishing is not just a sport, it’s a way of life.
Additional
Ways to
Personalise
Do It Yourself
Create things you wish existed.
Night at the movies
Escape into another world.
Astronomy
Keep calm and star gazer.
Ashes Caskets and Scatter Tubes can be made to match any design.
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These designs are perfect for someone who had an animal passion, enjoyed spotting wildlife, or had an interest in exotic creatures. We offer designs featuring various types of household pets, wild animals and insects. We can also create a bespoke design depicting a personal pet using photographs you provide. For more examples visit: www.picturecoffins.co.uk
AnimalKingdom
Cute Cats
Crazy cat lovers. Choose any breed of cat.
‘Cats were a huge part of her life. We would love imagery of them in the coffin design.’
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As an alternative to an engraved nameplate, we can print the name and any additional details on the coffin itself.
German Shepherds
A man’s best friend. Choose any breed of dog.
White Horses
Hooves on the hillside.
Birdwatcher
An Ornithologists dream.
Additional
Ways to
Personalise
Lions and Tigers
Born free.
Deep Blue Sea
Diving into the reef.
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For those who are patriotic we offer designs which feature flags, crests and patterns, such as tartans. A military career could be represented by the colours of their regiment, or perhaps someone with a strong fashion sense could have a patterned or textured design. For more examples visit: www.picturecoffins.co.uk
Style
Statement
Union Jack
Any flag can be chosen.‘Dad was as patriotic as they come. We would love the Union Jack covering the whole coffin.’
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As an alternative to an engraved nameplate, we can print the name and any additional details on the coffin itself.
Double DenimSpots
Leopard Print
Camouflage
Tartan - Thompson
Additional
Ways to
Personalise
Choose a tartan.
Any repeat pattern can be replicated.
Choose a pattern to hide.
Any print can be replicated.
Any material can be replicated.
MacPherson Royal Stewart Davidson Tiger Cheetah Snow Leopard
Silk Velvet Leather
Sand Woodland Nature
60’s theme 70’s theme 80’s theme
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We offer a range of designs based around instruments, musical styles and iconography, as well as abstract designs to represent the feeling music creates. We can create a design based around a favourite instrument or musical theme. For more examples visit: www.picturecoffins.co.uk
Life in Music
Guitar Angel
The Guitar is an extension of myself. It is who I am.
‘His Electric Guitar was his release. We would love that all over the coffin.’
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As an alternative to an engraved nameplate, we can print the name and any additional details on the coffin itself.
Enchanting Music
If music be the food of love, play on.
Electric DJ
Banging club nights.
Musical Lover
Where words fail, music speaks.
I love my Guitar
Go where the guitar takes you.
Vinyl enthusiast
Saturday night grooves.
Additional
Ways to
Personalise
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Transport is more than just a means to an end for many people. If there is a specific vehicle or picture you would like to include, such as your loved one’s car or motorcycle, we can always find the model or style you choose. We can also add personal touches to our designs, such as a number plate. For more examples visit: www.picturecoffins.co.uk
Mode of
Transport
Speed
I have a need for speed.
‘Cars were his real passion as well as his cool design. We would love a coffin that merged the two.’
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As an alternative to an engraved nameplate, we can print the name and any additional details on the coffin itself.
Battle of Britain
Dancing high in the sky.
London Buses
Last bus home.
Classic Cars
A busy Sunday.
Locomotion
Steaming along. Choose a favourite locomotive.
Additional
Ways to
Personalise
Sailing
Wind in my sails.
Ashes Caskets and Scatter Tubes can be made to match any design.
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Many of our customers like to include poetry, readings, song lyrics or their own wording on the coffin design to give a more sentimental and personal touch. Choose your favourite poem and design theme and we will complete the rest. For more examples visit: www.picturecoffins.co.uk
Words to remember
Cosmos
Reach for the stars.
“There are stars whose light only reaches the earth long after they have fallen apart. There are people whose remembrance gives light in this world, long after they have passed away. This light shines in our darkest nights on the road we must follow.”- The Talmud
‘She loved poetry and had a real passion for star gazing. We have a poem in mind we would like incoporated into the design.’
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As an alternative to an engraved nameplate, we can print the name and any additional details on the coffin itself.
No Man is an Island
Let me love.
The Caterpillar
Exist to be happy.
Candle on Water
Time is what we want most.
Flowers on Marble
Freedom is oxygen.
“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.”
- Richard Bach
“For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.”
- William Penn
“We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not
demean life by standing in awe of death.”- David Sarnoff
Additional
Ways to
Personalise
“No man is an island, Entire of itself.Every man is a piece of the continent...”
- John Donne
“In Flanders fields the poppies blowbetween the crosses, row on row...”
- John McCrae
Remember Me
We shall not sleep.
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Caskets
We also offer all of our designs in a casket shape. Like our picture coffins, our caskets are of wood manufacture and are suitable for both burial and cremation.
Tardis
Snooker Table
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Ashes Caskets
Spring Blossom
Pollination Pathway
Five different pictures panels.
Lake District
Any design can be replicated onto an Ashes Casket.Printed name details can also be added.
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JC Atkinson is committed to providing our customers with exceptional quality products, consistently and reliably. We understand that reputation is everything and our commitment to our customers is to do what we can to enhance their reputations. We provide the highest quality, ethically manufactured products on the market while also providing exceptional levels of customer service.
Best Green Companies is a partnership between The Sunday Times, leading market-research group Munro Global and environmental consultancy Bureau Veritas. The aim of the Best Green Companies venture is to become the benchmark for environmental excellence against which companies are able to measure their own performance year-on-year and to compare with other businesses operating at a similar level of environmental impact.
All products within this catalogue are Forest Stewardship Council® accredited. The Forest Stewardship Council® [FSC] is an international, non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting responsible management of the world’s forests. It was founded in 1993 in response to public concern about deforestation and demand for a trustworthy wood-labelling scheme.
FFMA Coffin Certification Standard tests are applied to all coffins and caskets, to ensure best standards and impartiality. The FFMA is a link between manufacturers/suppliers, the funeral director and the crematoria. To ensure coffins/caskets are fit for purpose, they are tested to make sure there are no problems with handling, safety, pre-ignition, combustion and ash volume. All coffins within this catalogue have passed the tests.
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BEST GREENCOMPANIES
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Scattering of ashes
Designed to simplify the scattering process. The tubes are durable, dignified and simple to use. All of our catalogue designs can be produced as Scatter Tubes, and bespoke designs can be created on request.
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