September 2020

Page B4 SEPTEMBER 2020 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on B mymortuarycooler.com Are you state compliant? (800) 4-HEARSE 4hearse.com 4 more visit AUBURN,IN— Messenger contin- ues to put focus on sourcing personal protective equipment and supplies to help funeral professionals, the fami- lies they serve and funeral guests stay safe during this pandemic. Messenger is now a distributor for fine mist spraying devices and hypo- chlorous (HOCl) solution. Hypochlo- rous is an N-listed ingredient effective against Sars-Cov-2 and in sanitizing hard surfaces. The solution contains no harsh chemicals, will not irritate the eyes, skin, nose, or lungs and is people, pet and food safe. Messenger also of- fers mist spraying devices (battery op- erated, electric and hand-held) to apply hypochlorous effectively. “Messenger understands the impor- tance of families being able to gather and share in their grief as they mourn their loved one” states Matt Stallings, business development manager. “We want our funeral partners to know that they can count on us during these uncertain times to provide unique so- lutions to help overcome the chal- lenges presented by COVID-19. We know easing worries and providing peace-of-mind for families, guests and staff is important to funeral homes.” Messenger also offers other PPE items such as face masks, face shields, shoe covers, lab coats and gel hand sanitizer made in the United States with 70 percent ethyl alcohol. Hand sanitizer is sold by the case and in- cludes four one-gallon containers and two hand pumps. Sanitizer ships in one day while supplies last. The Messenger Co., LLC, head- quartered in Auburn, IN, was found- ed in 1913 by Frank Messenger, who started in the religious calen- dar business. Messenger has since become the leading provider of sta- tionery, funeral service items and personalization services. In 2019, Messenger acquired Express Funer- al Funding, the largest privately- held insurance assignment funding company. Focused on being a trusted partner to funeral professionals, Mes- senger delivers time saving solutions to increase customer satisfaction and add value. For more informa- tion about the PPE, call Messen- ger at 1-800-827-5151 or visit www.messengerstationer y.com/ messenger-products/ppe-supplies. Springfield Coach Group Newest Distributor for Link Mfg around the outside. The Sneeze Guard is manufac- tured with a bend in the plastic to offer additional strength for a more custom fit as well as the plus of giv- ing the product the ability to hold its form for cleaning and less movement travel- ing down the road. The Infi- nite Sneeze Guard offers an exclusive optional headrest- mounted tissue and busi- ness card holder(s) that can be added for additional pas- senger convenience and give their service a more pol- ished and professional look. Something as simple as this style of shield can give your passengers a sense of safety and limit exposure between drivers and clients. Infinite Innovations con- tinues to research and de- velop products to make the transportation industry a success. Learn more at www.infparts.com or call 800-362-6224. Vehicle Partitions Continued from Page B2 Bogati Urn Company More Than Doubling Office/Warehouse Space SARASOTA,FL— After just over a year at its current location, Bogati Urn Compa- ny is on the move again. The company closed July 17, 2020 on its fourth loca- tion in 11 years and will officially make the move over Labor Day weekend. “It didn’t take long at our current loca- tion to realize that between new prod- ucts, a significant increase in new custom- ers, and brisk sales we would soon need even more space,” said company founder, Andrea Bogard LeBlanc. “When a larger space I’d been eyeing for a while became available, I knew I had to jump on it to continue Bogati’s growth.” Bogati is headed back to Northgate Business Park in Sarasota, FL, which is where the company was located for nine years prior to moving to its current loca- tion. The new building is 30,886-square- feet, more than twice its current space of 14,400-square-feet. Most notably it fea- tures an air-conditioned warehouse, which will help keep products free from humidity, and three loading docks, which will greatly ease the unloading of containers. The new office also offers plenty of room to work while keeping safe distances with 15 private offices for both current and new staff. Team growth has already begun with the addition of two new employees, a full-time warehouse assistant and a full- time IT manager, who’ve come on board within the last couple of weeks in prepa- ration for the move. Bogati also plans to hire at least two more full-time employ- ees, one for customer support and one for new customer sales. Bogard LeBlanc is also working with a contractor to modernize the office space overall, as well as create two dedicated showrooms for its wholesale customers, one for funeral directors and one for pet crematories. “The new and larger space is really going to allow us to better serve our customers and, in turn, the families they work with,” Bogard LeBlanc said. “We will have room to grow in both staff and product offerings. The Bogati team and I are ready to begin the next phase of the company’s growth.” Founded in 2004 by Andrea Bogard LeBlanc, Bogati Urn Company offers fu- neral homes and crematories unparalleled service and wholesale pricing on an equal- ly unparalleled variety of urns, scattering tubes and related products. Its original lead crystal line has expanded to feature a diverse and hand-selected product line from trusted manufacturers and skilled artisans worldwide. Its inventory now in- cludes hundreds of memorial urns for adults, children and pets in varying mate- rials, including glass, marble, wood, por- celain, brass and metal. Custom options are also available. Bogati Urns is headquartered in Saraso- ta, FL and is a proud member of several industry organizations, including the As- sociation of Independent Funeral Directors of Florida; Florida Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association; Cremation Associ- ation of North America; and Pet Loss Profes- sionals Alliance. For more information on Bogati Urn Company, visit www.bogatiurns.com. Messenger Becomes Distributor for Multi-Surface Disinfectant and Other PPE Supplies Messenger Spraying Device Sanitizing a Chapel Messenger Spraying Device Sanitizing a Vehicle Passare ® announces New and Improved Inventory Management Feature SPRINGFIELD,MO— Springfield Coach Group of Springfield, MO and Link Mfg. of Sioux Center, IA are proud to an- nounce that SCG is now a distributor and installation site for all funeral products manufactured by Link. Link’s superior engineering for single and double deck systems make handling easier and safer. The entire line of mortu- ary equipment includes flower handling, decks and ramps, show room systems, and accessories. Link provides skillfully engi- neered and tested, state-of-the-art solu- tions made in the USA. Springfield Coach has over 50 years ex- perience in the manufacturing and finan- cial services industries. SCG unveiled their hearse limo at the NFDA convention and saw immediate success. They began work on an ideal removal vehicle in mid-De- cember of 2019, and it was released just before COVID-19 really hit the United States hard. Currently SCG offers the Link SS150 Single Deck System as standard equip- ment on all first call vehicles. Every ve- hicle is backed by a 5 year/150,000 mile bumper to bumper warranty and includes all Mercedes rebates. SCG is now offer- ing discounts on select existing inventory with prices starting at just $55,000.00. Both companies are proud members of NFDA offering approved products of Mercedes Benz. For more information check out www.scglimo.com   or visit www. linkcmp.com. ABILENE,TX— Passare, Inc is proud to announce the release of a new and improved inventory man- agement feature offering a more streamlined, auto- mated, and user-friendly experience for managing inventory sales, transfers, and reporting. “With this new inven- tory management feature, users can access all their inventory information in one convenient place, which gives funeral home staff real-time, reliable in- formation to work with,” said Josh McQueen, vice president of product at Passare. “Funeral home owners and managers can also access on-demand re- porting, which can help them make more accurate, data-driven decisions for their business.” Most funeral homes use pen and paper or a spread- sheet to track and manage their inventory. This im- proved feature in Passare will be able to increase the funeral home’s efficiency by seamlessly integrating the funeral home’s final sales with inventory track- ing and reporting within the system. “Funeral homes can use this system to track cas- kets, urns, and other me- morial items, such as regis- ter books and keepsakes,” said McQueen. “This new feature is extremely ver- satile and robust, able to help clients manage their inventory better, wheth- er they serve hundreds or thousands of cases per year.” To complement this new inventory management feature, Passare has refined the notification process of transferred inventory, which will enable users to easily accept or reject in- ventory and update each organization’s inventory accordingly. “Automatic notifications and improved reporting will keep all users in the loop regarding the status of individual items and in- ventory as a whole,” Mc- Queen continued. “At the end of the day, this feature was designed to be a valu- able asset for our custom- ers’ daily operations.” Call Passare at 800-692- 5111 or email support@ passare.com to learn more about this feature. For more information about Passare’s cloud-based col- laboration software with built-in business man- agement tools, go to www.passare.com to re- quest a demo.