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Dignity plc () is one of the largest providers of funeral services and is the leading provider of pre-paid funeral plans in the United Kingdom. It is British run company and is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. ==History== The business was created in 1994 through the merger of ''Plantsbrook Group'' and ''Great Southern Group'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dignity Caring Funeral Services - About us - History )〕 both of which companies had been acquired by ''Service Corporation International Inc'' earlier that year.〔(Competition Commission )〕 In 2002 the merged business was the subject of a management buy-out from Service Corporation International Inc.〔(Management buy-out funeral giant ) BBC, 11 February 2002〕 The merger brought together a number of funeral service businesses including the following:〔 * George S Munn, Glasgow – 1812 * Francis Chappell & Sons, London – 1840 * J Rymer, York – 1848 * Ginns & Gutteridge, Leicestershire – 1855 * Lawrence Funeral Service, Halifax – 1857 * E Finch & Sons, Aldershot – 1857 * Beckenham Cemetery, Kent – 1876 * J H Kenyon, London – 1880 * Frederick W Paine, London – 1884 * Perry Barr Crematorium, Birmingham – 1903 * John Bardgett & Son, Newcastle upon Tyne – 1914 * Jonathan Harvey, Glasgow – 1928 * South London Crematorium – 1930 * Seaford & Newhaven Funeral Service, East Sussex – 1950 * Smiths, Funeral Directors, Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. * Joseph Potts, Funeral Directors, Carluke and Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. * Joseph Potts, Funeral Directors, Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2004.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dignity plc」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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