A family owned funeral director in Amersham was recognised for its excellent service in industry awards.

J Brown Funeral Services of Amersham and Wendover took home the coveted award in the SME Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire Awards.

The company’s directors Ana Brown and her husband Jason Brown were presented with the award at a black tie dinner at Milton Keyne’s Hilton Doubletree on June 29.

Ana Brown said: “The only award that we were interested in was the award for Service Excellence, because this is what we strive for every day. This award shows that we are doing just that, giving excellent service, and that really is the most important thing to us and more importantly - to the families that we care for!

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“My husband and I recently took on a new member of staff and the most stressful part of it was making sure we picked the right person to make sure our families are cared for as we care for them (we did!).

“Winning this award following some really tough years where it has been hard to give the service that we like to give has been such a boost and seeing all the amazing words of congratulations from the community on social media has been really emotional for both Jason and myself.”

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