Peter Dodd Funeral Directors is a family-owned and independently run funeral business in Sunderland, led by proprietor David Gardener and describing itself as one of the few remaining family-owned funeral directors in the city.
Services include funeral arrangement and planning, floral tributes, catering, headstones, funeral stationery, coffins and caskets, Golden Charter funeral plans, and funeral finance options, delivered under the tagline "We care because you care."
The firm operates three funeral homes across Sunderland — its head office in Grindon, plus branches in Hylton Castle and Roker — and holds SAIF membership. It has received recent industry recognition, including the ACQ5 Global Award for Best Independent Funeral Directors for a second consecutive year and an SME 500 award, alongside a 24-hour phone line.
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