Our team
Known throughout our local communities for the highest standards of compassionate care
When you place your trust in John Beattie & Sons you can expect the highest standards of professionalism, and a truly distinct service. The role of your local funeral director is to ease the stress and burden of decision-making, to listen carefully so that we may offer you expert guidance and provide you with a single point of contact who is always on hand to ease any worries or uncertainty with compassion and practical help.
Robert Pollok
Funeral Director
Jamie Beattie
Funeral Director
Aidan Reilly
Funeral Director
Sandra Riddell
Administrator
Latest Posts
The Hierarchy of Grief
When we meet someone recently bereaved, we subconsciously apply an invisible, unspoken hierarchy to the deceased. We actually place different values or priorities to people when they die. In this blog, managing director James Morris, shares his experiences. The...
Ashes to Ashes
Cremation is increasingly favoured over burial in the UK. And in a post Covid world, the significance of what to do with the ashes of a loved one becomes increasingly important. MD James Morris explains why. Our memory is just one of the things that makes us uniquely...
Competition and Markets Authority – delay in tackling funeral pricing transparency
In this week's Herald, our chairman Tim Purves, expresses his disappointment over the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) delay in tackling funeral pricing transparency. He outlines measures introduced across all our branches to provide clear information for...
