New website launched — A Meaningful Funeral

New website launched — A Meaningful Funeral

Ashton Manufacturing has launched a new website called ‘A Meaningful Funeral’.

The purpose of the website is to:

  • Explain the importance of funerals
  • Show how various elements can combine to create a meaningful funeral
  • Explain the role of a funeral director
  • Help choose a coffin or casket
  • Find a funeral director

 

Visit the website: www.ameaningfulfuneral.com.au

 

HOME PAGE

The homepage is the starting point to navigate around the website. From here, click on ‘How to create a meaningful funeral‘, to learn about the elements of meaningful funerals.

 

HOW A FUNERAL DIRECTOR CAN HELP

This page provides information on how Funeral Directors assist families — and the important role they play.

 

CHOOSING THE RIGHT COFFIN OR CASKET

This page provides information on choosing a coffin or casket that meets a family’s needs.

 

FIND A FUNERAL DIRECTOR

Enter your postcode or suburb to find a funeral home in your area.

 

 

New Recycling Program

New Recycling Program

Help Us Recycle Your Ashton Coffin Lid Screws & Spacers

Ashton Manufacturing is committed to environmentally sustainable manufacturing practices.

For example, we use timber from managed resources, E-Zero MDF (made from Australian grown radiata pine) and we recycle our timber off-cuts.

We are putting a program in place to improve the recycling of our coffin lid screws and lid spacers.

We will be dropping off two small containers to you.

One container is for you to collect your Ashton coffin lid screws; and the other container is for you to collect your Ashton coffin lid spacers.


Containers for collecting the coffin lid screws and lid spacers

When one of your containers is full, you can empty it into the buckets on the Ashton delivery truck.

We will then return them to our warehouse for reuse.

Ashton Manufacturing
ashtonmanufacturing.com.au
1300 263 346

NEW – Children’s Expression Coffins

NEW – Children’s Expression Coffins

• The children’s range of Expression Coffins are available in two sizes

• The coffins come in a selection of standard children’s designs

• Each coffin can be personalised with a name, images or a special verse

       

FEATURES:
• Suitable for cremation or burial
• Made in Australia
• Made from Australian E-Zero Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF)
• Water-based inks used on the image wraps

SIZES:
Two different sizes are available for the Children’s
Expression Coffin Range:

600mm Child Expression Coffin (Internal dimensions)
• Length: 600mm
• Width: 215mm
• Height: 170mm

1200mm Child Expression Coffin (Internal dimensions)
• Length: 1200mm
• Width: 385mm
• Height: 255mm

 

 

CREATE YOUR OWN DESIGN
Each handmade coffin can be personalised to feature your special photos/imagery. Your child’s name, dates, or selected verses. You also have the option to have personal contact directly with one of our Graphic Designers who can turn your idea into a masterpiece worthy of your special child.

Before you commit to the final design, your designer will send you a 3D proof for your approval. You can do as many revisions of the design as you like, because, we want your design to be… perfect. Children’s Expression Coffins are available through selected funeral homes.

             

 

 

See the Expression Coffins website for more information

How To Design Your Own Expression Coffin

How To Design Your Own Expression Coffin

Every person has an achievement or a passion for a theme in there life. Why not celebrate it by creating a personalised coffin via Expression’s Design Your Own tool on the Expression coffin website.

https://expressioncoffins.com.au/design-your-own/

With this tool, you can create your own unique design for that special person in your life. Whether it would be from hobbies to sports. Expression’s design your own tool can cater for all themes in life.

  

HOW TO USE THE DESIGN YOUR OWN TOOL:

Step 1:

Open the page – https://expressioncoffins.com.au/design-your-own/ on your web browser

Step 2:

To start designing your very own personal coffin, click a section of the coffin on the right hand side of the page, this will load a window in which you are able to either upload an image or use a library image already loaded

A window will open like this

In this window you can choose whether you would like to use a library image or click “choose file” under Upload image (then follow prompts to upload your sourced image).

Once you have chosen your image, the preview panel on the main screen will change with your image now placed on the section chosen of the coffin (example below).

Repeat Step 2 for all sections of the coffin (Lid, Front Side, Top End, Back side, Bottom end) you may click handles on or off whether you like to see your design with handles placed on the coffin.

Step 3:

If you have any specific fonts (if you have wording in your design) you wish to use, please use the grey area provided to mention which fonts you like Expression to use on the final draft

Step 4:

Once you are happy with the design and ready to submit this, please click submit design button down the bottom of the page. This will bring up a window which will ask for your details. Please be accurate as Expression use these details to get in contact with yourself or your funeral home chosen.

Then a window will pop up (fill in your details and hit continue)

Once continue is clicked, another window will pop up asking if you like to choose a funeral director / home. Type in if you have chosen which funeral director / home to use and click submit

And that’s it. You are all done. A window will pop up mentioning your design is rendering and images are uploading. Once this is complete a window will appear with your design in two different views. You may choose to download these images by simply clicking download preview. If you are happy with this, then click done and your design will be put forward to one of Expression’s designers who will get in contact with the email you provided or funeral home you have nominated with the final draft.

 

 

New Ashton Catalogue

New Ashton Catalogue

We have released a new, 98-page catalogue (in 2 sizes).

It features 28 new coffin and casket designs… with new colours, updated styles, and more choices for your client families.

Here’s what you’ll see in the new catalogue…

New Caskets

We’ve added a selection of stunning new solid timber caskets. They come in a variety of the most beautiful timbers.

See these new styles:

  • Burton Solid New Guinea Rosewood (‘Blackwood’) – page 19
  • Burton Solid Silky Oak – page 20
  • Burton Solid Camphor Laurel – page 21
  • Burton Solid Cedar – page 22
  • Burton Solid Queensland Maple – page 23
  • Ashbourne Solid Pine, Rosewood finish – page 29
  • Albury Solid Pine, Mahogany finish – page 31

New Environmental Section – Natural Timber Eco Range

We now have a dedicated environmentally focussed section in the catalogue called Natural Timber Eco Range – see page 32.

We feature the Return to Sender range on page 36. There’s also a separate catalogue available for this unique, environmentally sensitive range.

More Solid Timber Coffins

There’s a larger range of solid timber coffins featured.

Including the new models:

  • Ashwood New Guinea Rosewood (‘Blackwood’) – page 53.
  • Ashleigh Light Walnut – page 45.

More Timber Veneer Coffins

The timber veneer coffin range is now larger.

These are a good option in your range for families wanting the look of solid timber, without the solid timber price.

Now the Ashington pine veneer model is shown in these colours:

  • Mahogany – page 61
  • Rosewood – page 62
  • Cedar satin – page 63

New Expression Coffin Designs

There’s a selection of new Expression Coffins designs – see page 65.

Our favourite new Expression Coffin design is on page 68 – ‘Green Rainforest’. The design shows bursting rays of sun through the forest canopy… just magic.

5,032 Colours

Now, your families can choose from 5,032 solid colour Expression Coffins.

Page 76 shows you how.

New Paper Veneered MDF Coffins

We’ve also added two new paper veneered MDF coffins:

  • Ashfair Jarrah – page 87.
  • Ashfae Oak – page 90.

 

Please contact your Ashton representative to get your copies of the new catalogue (and remember to ask for your copy of the mini-catalogue before they’re gone).

We hope you enjoy the new versions.

With all our new designs, why not try some new coffins and caskets in your range today?

New NRL RANGE

New NRL RANGE

As we are celebrating the return of our beloved sport after the lockdown, we wanted to let you know that we’ve just introduced a whole new range of NRL designs into our Expression selection.

It’s available in all standard size (1900x550x325), oversize (2000x600x380) or urns.

 

Those new designs are to replace the NRL range, with new updated logos and more vibrant designs.

 

Celebrate your passion for NRL forever.

 

Would you like a unique design for your funeral home? Get in touch to discuss your ideas.

 

Click here for the Expression Coffins website

 

*Please note: We are officially licensed by the National Rugby League to create and sell NRL club Expression Coffins.