Glasgow Independent Funeralcare, Shettleston
Independent funeral directors in Glasgow, providing bereaved families with compassionate funeral arrangements.
Funeral Services
- Traditional burial
- Simple funeral
- Traditional cremation
- Home visit
- On-site parking
- Chapel of rest
Funeral arrangements
- Home visit
- 24 hour telephone support
- On-site parking
- Chapel of rest
- Hearse
- Limousine
- Horse-drawn hearse
- Bespoke vehicle
- Coffin
- Personalised coffin
- Casket
- Headstone / Plaque
- Urn
- Memorial jewellery
- Floral tributes
- Charitable donations
- Newspaper announcement
- Online obituary
- Memorial book
- Order of service sheets
- Music
- Video tribute
- Funeral webcasting
- Catering
- Dove release
- Balloon release
- Fireworks
Types of funeral
- Traditional burial
- Simple funeral
- Traditional cremation
- Green funeral
- Direct cremation
- Burial at sea
- Non-religious funeral
- Anglican funeral
- Roman Catholic funeral
- Muslim funeral
- Jewish funeral
- Sikh funeral
- Hindu funeral
- Buddhist funeral
- Children’s funeral
Financial arrangements
- Financial advice
- Wills & probate
- Pre-paid funeral plan
Additional services
- Repatriation
- Bereavement counselling
- List of mourners
About Us
With over 80 years experience, Glasgow Independent Funeralcare is a funeral director in Glasgow who you can trust. Glasgow have established an excellent reputation for providing a very personal, compassionate, and dedicated service to families in the Glasgow area. Quality of service is paramount to the compassionate and experienced staff, meaning that attention to detail and care for both you and your loved one will always be the highest priority.
Whether your loved one wanted a traditional religious funeral or a contemporary celebration of life, Glasgow can help you plan the perfect farewell. You can choose from a range of coffins, including traditional hardwood, cardboard, wicker and bespoke designs. Glasgow can also arrange for bespoke transport such as horse-drawn hearses and motorbike hearses as well as more traditional hearse and funeral cars.
Glasgow Independent Funeralcare is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, and you can visit by appointment on weekends. You can get in touch by phone 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The modern funeral home in Glasgow can be used to arrange every aspect of the funeral, or you can arrange for home visits.
Call Glasgow Independent Funeralcare now to find out more about the services they provide and begin making funeral arrangements for your loved one.
What Families Say
AI SummaryMany families mention the personal care and compassion shown by David and his team throughout the arrangements and funeral itself, describing how they felt genuinely supported rather than treated as customers during an overwhelmingly difficult time.
Families repeatedly describe how every detail of the funeral was handled with precision and respect, from the choice of music and flowers to special touches like the route taken or particular requests accommodated, and how the team guided them through each decision with patience and clarity.
Several families note that communication was constant and accessible, with the team available to answer questions and address concerns promptly at any time of day, which provided reassurance and helped lift the burden of decision-making during their grief.
This summary is generated by AI from recent verified reviews.
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Professional Standards
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NAFD Member
Members agree to a published Code of Practice and can be held to account through the Association if something goes wrong.
What they do
- Inspects member premises to check standards are being met
- Runs a complaints and resolution service for bereaved families
- Provides funeral training and professional qualifications
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SAIF Member
Businesses are checked before they are admitted to SAIF and work to the Society’s Code of Practice.
What they do
- Inspects businesses before granting membership
- Represents independent and family-owned funeral directors
- Offers free, independent arbitration if something goes wrong
Latest Verified Reviews
Caroline Dunn 19th Dec 2022
I can’t thank David and his team enough. The care and professionalism that they show is second to none. I would highly recommend Glasgow Independent Funeralcare.
Avril McIvor 12th Dec 2022
We can not express fully how amazing David and his team are words are just not enough. Their care and attention to detail with compassion is second to none. We were petrified at the thought of the process of arranging our beautiful nieces funeral having never had any experience of this. David walked us through it all step by step and made a most difficult journey easier. We felt cared for as a family, confident that our nieces wishes had been respected and all done with a calm and ease manner that we needed Our biggest compliment is that my partner and I are signing up to have David and his amazing team look after us in the future when our time comes. Thank you David and team you brought us peace, focus and humour at a time when we felt we were in the eye of a horrible storm which was battering us at all ends
Donna Preston 9th Dec 2022
Everything went well . I couldn't have asked for anything better.