Page B6 November 2022 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Se c t i on B RICHMOND,IN— Vandor Corporation is celebrating 50 Years of Success in Indiana. After having earlier moved to Richmond, a Michigan casket manufacturing company started by Bruce and Suzanne Elder changed its name in 1972 to honor Bruce’s parents Vance and Doris Elder. With nearly 60 patents issued so far with many more forthcoming, and brands that include Reel Options, Elderlite, and Starmark Funeral Products, Vandor has grown to more than 200 team members working together to create products that serve funeral professionals as well as automotive, communications, construction, and consumer product industries. The team members’ dedication and affirmative attitude underpinning Vandor’s culture from the beginning remains steadfast to this day. In celebration of its 50th year, Vandor hosted a companywide con- FIND A SUPPLIER OR BECOME A MEMBER AT WWW.IMSA-ONLINE.ORG JOIN THE MOST TRUSTED Marketing initiatives that promote IMSA members RESOURCE OF FUNERAL AND CEMETERY SUPPLIER COMPANIES Funeral & Cemetery Association Savings A Press Release Service Exclusively for You A Code of Ethics to differentiate IMSA Suppliers MEMBER BENEFITS By Mike Jamar Your Source for High Quality Funeral Vehicles Mike Jamar is founder and co-owner of Advanced Integration Technology. Mike has been working with computers since the early 80s and started Advanced Integration in 1994. Advanced Integration specializes in Internet inventories designed for specialty vehicles and equipment. HearseHub was created through a collaboration between Advanced Integration and Nomis Publications, and is now in its fifth year of service. HearseHub brings together funeral vehicles from a number of dealerships that specialize in high quality funeral vehicles. HearseHub offers funeral directors a large, and easy to shop inventory, of funeral vehicles. You can reach him at Mike@AITAdvantage.com. F U N E R A L H O M E & C E M E T E R Y N E W S w w w . N o m i s P u b l i c a t i o n s . c o m Monthly Columnsonline at The Queen’s Hearse I love Queen Elizabeth’s hearse. I found it a refreshing difference, given all the windows. The unique hearse was designed by The Royal Household and Jaguar Land Rover, and built by British coachbuilder Wilcox Limousines. Queen Elizabeth II herself was consulted on the plans and approved the final model. It was purposefully designed to allow the public to have a clear view of her coffin, and that it did. In addition to the windows, it also features a raised platform for the coffin, with three internal spotlights. From my understanding, many British hearses offer a more open view of the casket area and therefore the casket itself. I like the idea of making the casket the focal point of the hearse. I will say that the American hearses are more beautiful, but they seem to make it a point of hiding the casket. I don’t know why this is, and if anyone can enlighten me as to the design, I certainly would appreciate it. I don’t know if the Queen’s hearse will make any impact on the design of American hearses, but I would like to think so. If I knew my casket would be driven to the cemetery in a similar hearse, I certainly would be Tukios Surpasses 1,000 Locations on Their Website Platform Vandor Corporation Celebrates its 50th Anniversary with a Picnic Honoring Past and Current Employees gratulatory event on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at the Starr Gennett building in Richmond. With over 300 past and present team members and their families attending, local favorites Smiley’s Pub Catering, Ullery’s Homemade Ice Cream, and AVI Food Systems served lunch and dessert to the celebration guests. The Northeastern High School Cheer Team supported with activities for the children including inflatables and face painting. Melissa Vance of the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce honored Vandor for its years committed to growth in the Richmond area. A strong sense of friendship and gratitude for one another and a recognition of past accomplishments was shared among team members. Vandor’s team is prepared and looking ahead to its next fifty years! OGDEN,UT— Tukios is officially providing websites to over 1,000 funeral home locations. This comes just 20 months after Tukios started providing funeral home websites and weeks before the 2022 NFDA International Convention. “We’re very grateful for the confidence our customers have shown in us! Our website platform is still fairly new compared to the competition, but we are blown away by the feedback from our funeral home partners,” said Curtis Funk, CEO of Tukios, “We will continue to put funeral directors first, and innovate on the product to simplify their lives.” Tukios began offering websites after receiving hundreds of requests. Customers are switching to Tukios because they provide better designs, bigger floral commissions, seamless integrations with industry leaders, and a strong United States based support team. Tukios sent thirteen team members to the 2022 NFDA International Convention where they showcased this product and shared new updates, including a new arrangement tool, free website coaching, product improvements, more vendor integrations, and an exciting option for customers to place their floral store on Legacy obits. Tukios launched in 2010 to make the lives of funeral directors easier by saving time and money on memorial videos. Tukios continues to grow its services with its websites, tribute video software, and aftercare programs. To learn more, call 801-682-4391, email support@tukios. com or visit www.tukios.com. more proactive about selecting my casket ahead of time. I might even personalize it!
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