About Westerleigh Group

The Westerleigh Group incorporates Westerleigh, Distinct Cremations and AK Lander. We are the largest independent operator of crematoria and cemeteries in the UK, caring for more than 70,000 cremations and burials every year.

Our main offices are based at both Bristol and Cannock. We have more than 40 sites across England, Wales and Scotland with plans to continue growing responsibly.

We have an established reputation for creating beautifully landscaped, high quality and peaceful facilities where families can remember and celebrate the life of their loved ones.

Our core objective is to deliver the highest possible standards of care in a way that is uniquely personal. We have a team of more than 450 highly skilled and dedicated colleagues across the UK who make a difference to the families we serve every day.

We play an active part in our local communities. Our sites raise over £400,000 annually to support local charitable causes and projects.

Our letters to heaven post boxes continue to capture hearts and minds. An inspirational idea from the daughter of one of our colleagues.

If you would like to join the Westerleigh team, you can be sure of a warm welcome, ongoing training and development and a sense of pride in the exceptional care that we offer to the families we serve.

Distinct Cremations

In 2021 Distinct Cremations was formed as part of the Westerleigh Group and caters to the direct cremation market. We serve families across the UK from our base in Cannock, Staffordshire. For more information, please see the About Distinct Cremations page.

AK Lander

AK Lander is part of the Westerleigh Group and has a long, distinguished, and successful history in the memorial and masonry business. Based in Basildon, Essex, we are an established supplier of memorials and related masonry work across the whole of the United Kingdom. Our memorials are still produced by expert craftsmen and skilled artists, and we are able to create truly unique bespoke memorials to reflect the people they commemorate.

Why join the Westerleigh Group?

We offer careers with significance. The opportunity to develop a meaningful career in a vocation that truly places people at its heart.

Exceptional care is key to every aspect of our work. We have a strong culture of development, investing in the skills and careers of our colleagues, so they can grow with us.

We offer competitive salaries plus a range of great benefits including holiday, company sick pay, enhanced family friendly policies, a discretionary bonus scheme, life assurance, company pension scheme, discounted company products, study support packages as well as access to a wide range of discounts on travel, retail, entertainment, etc. We recognise the importance of colleague wellbeing and provide access to a wide range of support including Mental Health First Aiders, support for the Menopause, an Employee Assistance Programme, financial wellbeing support and other wellbeing resources.

Westerleigh Group Values

SAFETY
FIRST

EXCEPTIONAL
CARE

UNIQUELY
PERSONAL

ONE
TEAM

Our Vision

We provide exceptional care in a beautiful setting so that families can remember, mourn and celebrate the lives of their loved ones in a way that is uniquely personal.

Looking after the environment

Westerleigh Group is committed to maintaining the highest levels of environmental protection across its crematoria and cemetery operations.

In 2021, Westerleigh Group was the first cremation authority in the UK to officially adopt the new Environmental Policy Statement introduced by the Federation of Burial and Cremation Authorities (FBCA).

New crematoria must be designed to conserve energy, to prevent pollution and to limit the impact of the building and the eventual operations on the surrounding environment. Similar principles are also adopted for the re-design and refurbishment of existing crematoria where substantial improvements in environmental sustainability can be achieved.

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Essington
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