Since 1977 we have manufactured and supplied premium quality caskets, coffins and accessories to Australian funeral homes and have become the trustworthy and reliable name in casket and coffin supplies.

We are a wholly Australian owned company and have the biggest, most comprehensive range of caskets and coffins available. Our range includes our patented Expression Coffin range, the internationally acclaimed Batesville Casket Company range, our contemporary Return to Sender coffin range and our more traditional Ashton Manufacturing range of caskets and coffins. Our range is always increasing as we predict and meet the emerging needs of modern funeral service requirements.

Some special attributes of Ashton caskets and coffins includes:

• DiamondCoat Lacquer: our own specialised wood finish that dries by a solvent curing process, producing a smooth, hard, durable surface. This finish can be of any sheen level from matte to high gloss. It is both combustible and ethanol free.
• Sustainability: We use solid timber from managed forestry resources. Our MDF (Medium Density Fibreboard) coffin range is produced from eZero MDF, and is manufactured from managed and renewable plantation pine.

We also offer unparalleled assistance to funeral homes around Australia through Ashton Assist, which is our suite of value-added services. These services include:

• Graphic Design services for the creation of funeral home branded, printed and digital casket and coffin arrangement albums.
• Our SET (Skill Enhancement Training) program is designed to improve funeral homes’ staff casket and coffin knowledge; develop a more professional approach to coffin selection that empowers families; and increase their understanding of the important role of funerals.
• Technology support: such as casket and coffin iPad album set up and support and AVS (Ashton Virtual Showroom), Ashton’s proprietary funeral home virtual showroom concept.

Our head office and casket and coffin production facility is located on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. We have an 8000m² site where our team of craftsmen and administration staff are located.

We also have our own distribution centres in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth that are all linked via our integrated logistic network of Ashton trucks and delivery personnel.

We have funeral director clients all across Australia and deliver to all areas. Please contact us to discuss what your regular scheduled delivery times will be.

Our standard internal coffin size is 180cm long x 52.5cm wide x 30cm deep.

This size is suitable for the majority of funeral requirements and maintains aesthetically balanced proportions.

We also stock other sizes to suit the small percentage of cases that differ to our standard size. Coffins can be purchased with various internal dimensions, such as:

• Widths – 50cm, 53cm, 55cm, 60cm, 75cm, 85cm
• Lengths – 170cm, 180cm, 190cm, 200cm, 210cm
• Depths – 30cm, 32.5cm, 35cm, 38cm, 45cm

(Please note that not all size combinations are available)

We also produce customised coffins to suit very large people, where coffin dimensions may exceed widths of 100cm.

Yes, because we understand that there are often short turnaround times between a person’s death and their funeral. And, we know the importance of supplying funeral homes on-time and when required.

Therefore, our production team stocks 3,500 – 4,000 finished caskets and coffins in our production facility and distribution centres around Australia. This is backed up by our integrated logistics network of Ashton delivery trucks and personnel that ensures a seamless process from ordering to delivery to your funeral home.

We stock a range of oversized caskets and coffins throughout our distribution centres. These options are especially valuable for those times when a deceased person is larger than originally anticipated.

We also stock a range of child’s coffins and accessories in all of our distribution centres.

Whilst automation and robotics play an important part in modern manufacturing, there is still a significant element of handmade craftsmanship that goes into each of our caskets and coffins. We employ many trade-qualified men and women to produce our stunning products and our high-end caskets will take a tradesperson up to 20 hours to create.

Yes. We encourage all funeral professionals to come through our facilities to gain a deeper understanding of our product range.

We offer specialised educational tours tailored for funeral professionals at our production facility on the Gold Coast, Queensland.

We understand that caskets and coffins get bumped and scratched in funeral homes. We are happy to repair any damages for you, alternatively, we supply free touch up kits that can be used to make quick, last-minute repairs before a funeral.

You can check our Resources page for more answers on repairing coffins and how to polish a coffin before a funeral.

Yes, you are welcome to contact us if you have urgent requests after-hours. We can help you over the phone with stock availability and coffin sizes etc.

After-hours you can reach one of our team by calling our head-office phone number 1300 263 346 (1300 COFFIN).

Our head-office business hours are Monday – Friday 6:00am – 4:30pm (Qld time).

No. We supply a full range of accessories such as casket and coffin handles, nameplates, draperies, mortuary products, child coffins, ashes urns, memorial books, crosses, crucifixes, grave markers, polythene coffin linings and more. We are your one-stop funeral supply shop.

No. We are a wholesale supplier and only sell our caskets and coffins to funeral industry professionals.