Respect Family Coffins, EveryBody Shrouds, signature throws and lowering aids — with the detail to help you make a personal choice.
A material, a colour or a small personal detail can help reflect the person you are remembering. Explore each design below and talk with us about your chosen burial ground or crematorium.
The world’s first eco-friendly recyclable coffin. Our reusable woven outer coffin combines a beautiful willow casket with a separate Respect shroud and solid carrying bier or tray, saving trees and the cost of a quality wicker or willow casket for each use.
The person remains concealed in a Technicolour swathing shroud or bamboo coffin-less shroud. The light lid is lifted off before burial or cremation, and the shrouded body is moved using its support. The congregation sees the willow casket; those who wish to witness the lowering or cremation can choose to stay.
The outer coffin is saved and returned. Families can buy the coffin and shrouds from Respect for burial or cremation, including use as a shroud transfer coffin. Talk through what is bought, retained or returned and the arrangements at your chosen venue.
Not everybody wants a coffin. Respect EveryBody Shrouds offer an alternative for burial and cremation, including for people who have recorded a preference not to be enclosed in a coffin.
The body rests on a bodyboard fitted into a secure inner pouch for stability and rigidity. Respect designed a simple chargerboard system for cremation. A Family Coffin, pall, favourite throw, shawl, flag or blanket can cover the shroud for the farewell and be returned to the family.
Launched in 2011, the shrouds have received a positive response from families and forward-thinking crematorium managers looking to reduce emissions and particulates. Respect’s published experience records no genuine complaint from families or congregations, and acceptance by 50% or more of UK crematoriums and councils. Agree the arrangement with the receiving burial ground or crematorium.
Vibrant, colourful swathing shrouds for cremation, traditional cemeteries and churchyards, fully tested and approved for cremation. Respect is the UK’s No. 1 established coffin-less-shroud designer and manufacturer; these are Respect’s own copyrighted designs.
The four seasonal designs are Spring — Bluebell Meadows; Summer — Clouds & Blue Sky; Autumn — Maple Leaf; and Winter — Gold. Shrouds can also be completely personalised with photographs and images chosen by the family to reflect the person’s life.
Discuss your preferred design, dimensions and personalisation with us.
A colourful covering for a coffin, casket or shroud, and a keepsake for the family. Lay it over the coffin or shroud and remove it just before committal; family and friends can then sign it and leave farewell messages at the wake. With a coffin, mourners can sign the covering while it is in place.
Choose Spring — Bluebell Meadows, Summer — Clouds & Blue Sky, Autumn — Maple Leaf or Winter — Gold, or a fully personalised design. Agree how it will be used and removed with the funeral team.
Professionally designed, cemetery-approved universal lowering pads for round or square cremated-remains urns and ashes caskets. Biodegradable and made from natural products, they offer a safe, simple, dignified and affordable way for families to lower ashes.
The aid avoids relatives having to kneel at the grave edge to place the casket or pass it to someone in the grave. Agree the size and instructions with the burial-ground team.
Respect’s cemetery-approved, universal lowering pads provide a safe and dignified option for baby and child coffins and caskets, which often have no handles. The biodegradable pads use natural products and avoid slippage associated with standard lowering straps.
The pad remains underneath, so the coffin is not laid onto bare earth — a detail that can bring comfort to parents. The funeral and burial-ground teams should agree the arrangement and instructions.
Professionally designed systems for safely lowering shrouds of any type, including traditional Muslim shrouded burials. The industry-tested system is used by councils and includes guides and three built-in body-cord ties to help address handling and safety needs.
Discuss the shroud, dimensions and receiving cemetery with the Respect team.
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Pet lowering aids
Cemetery-approved universal lowering pads for pets, available in two sizes. Biodegradable and made from natural products, they offer a safe, dignified lowering option and avoid slippage associated with standard straps.
The pad stays in the grave, so the pet is not laid onto bare earth — a detail that can bring comfort to the family. Ask us about the right size and arrangements.
A conversation is a good place to start
You don’t have to work it all out alone.
Tell us what matters to you. We can talk through the choices together.
