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Stapleton Road, Annan, Dumfriesshire, DG12 6LY

About Us

Probably the best made coffins in the UK

Based in Annan, South West Scotland, DFS Caskets supplies customers throughout Scotland, Northern England and Wales.

TOP-QUALITY Funeral PRODUCTS AND EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE

DFS Caskets

Established in 1981

DFS Caskets are based in Annan, south west Scotland and have been suppliers of quality funeral products for over 40 years.

Our Ethos

Care & Attention to detail to create - 'Probably the best made coffins in the UK'

Finest Quality Craftsmanship

At DFS Caskets we have one simple objective – to provide our customers with complete peace of mind.

Attention to Detail

We pay meticulous attention to every aspect of construction, joinery and finishing - flawlessly executed and with the utmost attention to detail.

Customer Satisfaction

We provide exceptional service, our coffins exceed expectations through customer feedback and continuously striving to improve the quality of your products.

Flexible Delivery Options

Whilst our usual factory turn around is 5-7 working days we can work with you in the case of emergencies.

SAY HELLO TO our

Team

The DFS Caskets team firmly believe that the finish of a coffin is the most important part, as despite how well an item is made, if the finish is poor, it’s appearance will diminish.

David Clarke

General Manager

Kevin Armstrong

Customer Lead

Stephen Hughes

Production Lead

Tania Armstrong

Administration

Penny Clarke

Administration

The Finest Quality Hand Crafted Coffins

A continual policy of innovation and improvement and ensuring our products are consistently of the finest quality has made DFS Caskets a Market Leader.

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Years of Experience

Established in 1981, we have a team of highly skilled employees working in our factory to ensure our coffins and caskets are always of the best quality.

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Skilled Staff

Combined with the skills of our craftsmen is our unstinting attention to detail, which gives you, the customer, what we feel is ‘probably the best-made coffins in the UK’.

our products

Finest Quality Craftsmanship

Frequency Asked Questions

FAQs in respect of coffin orders and coffin manufacturing.

Usually factored in the price.

To be discussed at point of order.

On certain items this can be arranged, and we will always aim to meet your needs.

4-7 working days usually but this can increase at peak times.

In the case of coffins, usually 4-6 coffins.

Only on certain items suited to a courier service.

We can estimate timings at point of order and always notify customers the day before with a confirmed ETA.

Please inform us immediately of any damage/issues and we will arrange to collect for repair or send a replacement as soon as possible.
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DFS Caskets History

1981

DFS Caskets is Established

DFS Caskets began trading in Coventry, where five generations of family members were themselves Funeral Directors. Setting up in a small unit, Frederick Smith, his son David and their team begin to supply coffins and caskets, and build the DFS Caskets name and reputation with customers.

1983

Frederick Smith Retires and the move to Scotland is imminent.

Before retirement Frederick and his son David decide to look at moving the business up to Annan after several visits and holidays in this part of Scotland. Initially they start operating out of an outbuilding at Elms House, whilst the Coventry factory continues to operate for a further 12-18 months.

1985

Coventry Production Base Closes

Coventry unit closes as the customer base and the manufacturing of all DFS coffins and caskets has successfully moved to Annan and Elms House.

1986

DFS Growth & Expansion

DFS outgrows the outbuildings at Elms House and starts operating from a unit at The Nurseries on Stapleton Road in Annan and quickly needs to expand into a further 2 units at the same address as the business continues to grow.

1991

DFS Moves to its current site on Stapleton Road in Annan

The strategic move of DFS from Coventry to Annan took ten years of careful planning and with lots of prior research. David was now fulfilling his dream which was always to move away from his competition in the Midlands and up to Scotland where he realised the quality of his products would be better received and valued.

2011

30 years of Business

DFS Caskets celebrates 30 years of business in the coffin industry. The quality of their coffins and their attention to detail being recognised by funeral homes far and wide.

2021

Joining the Jukes Group

This was the start of a programme of significant expansion. The Jukes Group brought with it the energy and expertise of its five other sites. Straight away breathing new life in to the business, and the improvements keep coming week after week, and month after month.

2021

David Clarke Joins DFS Caskets

David joined to lead the DFS Caskets team as General Manager. He has over 39 years of extremely relevant experience, for the role he fulfils. David has been able to implement these skills in all aspects of running the business day to day as well as achieving all sorts of challenges as the business adapts, develops, and grows. David over the last few years has overseen several projects involving significant investment.

2022

Kevin Armstrong promoted to Customer and Logistics Lead

Kevin joined the company in 2016 from the food retail sector where he had been working in different customer focused roles since 2000. He soon got to grips with the manufacturing processes and then in 2021 at the time of the Jukes Group takeover, Kevin was extremely well placed to step up to a customer facing role dealing day to day with our valued clients along with processing their orders.

2022

Stephen Hughes Promoted to Production Lead

Stephen joined DFS Caskets over 20 years ago and during this time has become extremely conversant with all aspects of coffin production. Since his promotion to Production Lead he has been able to concentrate completely on improving production processes and efficiencies, whilst remaining focused at all times on our much envied product quality and our attention to detail.

2024

New Brand, New Brochure, New Website & New Uniforms

DFS Caskets – ‘probably the best made coffins in the UK’, as we have said is not some throw away remark or marketing spin. It’s what we stand for and makes us feel proud. Our new brand, new brochure, new website and new uniforms makes us feel even prouder still.

Looking After The

Environment

All our coffins are suitable for cremation and burial purposes. Timbers and timber products used in our manufacturing processes are carefully sourced from managed, sustainable resources where management and replanting are government supervised.

Wherever we can, timber waste is re-used, and chemicals used in our wood finishes are processed to extract the base chemicals for use in the paint industry. We only use lacquers, wood finishes and application methods that fully comply with the latest regulatory requirements set by the Environmental Protection Agency.

We strive to re-use packaging and keep our own to a minimum. The Jukes Group believes that the environment is important to us all and with conscientious manufacturing practices, we can ensure a cleaner, safer world for generations to follow.