Business

Significant expansion for Belfast funeral business

James Brown, a third generation of James Brown & Sons
James Brown, a third generation of James Brown & Sons James Brown, a third generation of James Brown & Sons

JAMES Brown & Sons, the name synonymous with arranging family funerals in Belfast since 1904, has expanded to Knockbreda in south Belfast and Dunmurry by integrating with Funeral Partners, the third largest funeral business in the UK.

Principal James Brown MBE, a third generation of James Brown & Sons, said: “I’ve been helping and caring for families for more than 60 years so I am helping the dedicated staff at Knockbreda Road and Dunmurry to build the James Brown & Sons brand while continuing to care for families in the local area who may be facing one of the most difficult times in their lives.

“I have been greatly encouraged by Funeral Partners' willingness to engage with the businesses here in Northern Ireland and I believe that, with this change of ownership, the service provided to the bereaved will be enhanced when people are preparing to say farewell in the most dignified way possible.”

The Knockbreda Road and Dunmurry operations join the James Brown & Sons portfolio at Newtownards Road and Lisburn Road in Belfast; and Upper Newtownards Road inDundonald.

The investment by Funeral Partners into Northern Ireland is the largest yet by the English-based company and provides vital support to locally based funeral businesses across the country which are now able to benefit from being a part of a network of almost 200 funeral homes, maintaining the heritage of over 100 family business across the UK.