New England Cremation Supply

What New England Cremation Supply does

New England Cremation Supply (NECS) is a privately held, family-owned manufacturer and distributor of cremation, funeral, and cemetery supplies founded in 1995 and headquartered at 20 Spaulding Ave, Suite C in Rochester, New Hampshire. The company operates an in-house wood-product manufacturing plant in New Hampshire producing cremation trays and shipping containers, and offers a catalog of more than 255 SKUs spanning cremation supplies (temporary urns, body bags, ID tags, rollers, pans, processor blades, brushes), cremation equipment (processors, hydraulic lifts, mortuary coolers, air purification), caskets and rental inserts, cemetery products (lowering devices, grave liners, mausoleum equipment), funeral home supplies, pet cremation products, green burial items, and protective equipment. Distribution combines direct phone/toll-free/fax sales, regional delivery from Maine to New York, and an in-house e-commerce storefront launched in 2023.

Revenue is generated primarily through one-time B2B product sales to crematories, funeral homes, cemeteries (municipal and private), and medical schools, supplemented by an equipment financing/leasing program (capital leases 12-60 months with $1.00 end-of-term purchase options and a $1,000 minimum purchase threshold) and metal-recycling services routed through the affiliated company Cremation Metal Recycling (CMR), which serves more than 60 crematories nationwide. NECS holds a regional authorization from Starmark Cremation Products (2023) to manufacture and distribute the Safewood and Safeway immediate cremation containers in the northeast, and is a member of the Cremation Association of North America (CANA).

The business employs 11-50 people, is supported by local New Hampshire artisans for proprietary product lines, and is described by the company as one of the largest manufacturers/distributors of wood-based human cremation and shipping containers in New England and upstate New York. No external funding rounds, parent company, or revenue figures are disclosed.

Name

New England Cremation Supply

Legal name

New England Cremation Supply

Website

https://necremation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

New England Cremation Supply is a family-owned manufacturer and distributor of cremation, funeral, and cemetery supplies - including wood-based trays, caskets, equipment, urns, and metal recycling - serving hundreds of funeral homes, crematories, cemeteries, and medical schools across New England and the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Cremation, Funeral & Cemetery Supplies Sales: One-time product sales of cremation supplies including trays, containers, caskets, equipment, urns, and accessories to funeral homes, crematories, cemeteries, and medical schools.
2. Equipment Financing/Leasing: Capital lease program with $1.00 purchase option at end of lease term. Provides fixed payments over 12-60 month terms for equipment acquisitions, targeting crematories, cemeteries, and funeral homes.
3. Metal Recycling Services: Through affiliate company Cremation Metal Recycling (CMR), services metal recycling needs for over 60 crematories throughout the United States. Additional non-profit recycling company Responsible Recycling Charitable Foundation (RRCF).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

New England Cremation Supply (NECS) manufactures and distributes wood-based cremation containers, trays, caskets, urns, shipping containers, cremation equipment, cemetery supplies, and funeral home operational products. The company sells these physical goods plus ancillary services (metal recycling and equipment financing) to crematories, funeral homes, cemeteries, and medical schools primarily across New England, New York, and the broader United States.

Product overview

New England Cremation Supply (NECS) is a family-owned manufacturer and distributor of cremation, funeral, and cemetery supplies serving crematories, funeral homes, cemeteries, and medical schools throughout New England, New York, and the United States. Founded in 1995, the company operates as one of the largest manufacturers/distributors of wood-based human cremation containers and shipping containers in New England. The product portfolio centers on core cremation supplies (temporary urns, body bags, ID tags, rollers, pans, brushes, processor parts), cremation equipment (processors, hydraulic lifts, mortuary coolers, transfer systems, air purification), and comprehensive funeral/cemetery product lines including caskets and rental inserts, cemetery products, funeral home supplies, green burial products, pet products, and protective equipment. NECS also holds authorization from Starmark to manufacture and distribute Safewood and Safeway cremation containers in the northeast. The company complements its physical products with services including cremation metal recycling (via CMR affiliate), equipment financing, and e-commerce ordering. Proprietary innovations include the Premium Clean Out Strip Brush System and Burial Platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NECS: Acronym abbreviation for New England Cremation Supply used as a shortened brand name on the website and in communications.
• Cremation Metal Recycling (CMR)
• Responsible Recycling Charitable Foundation (RRCF)

Products and services

• Cremation Trays and Containers Wood-based cremation trays and containers manufactured in NECS's New Hampshire plant by skilled artisans, available in sizes from stillborn and infant to oversize adult, including the Millennium Standard, Millennium Deluxe, Millennium Oversize, and Millennium Viewing models. Designed to keep personnel, furniture and equipment safe during cremation.
• Cremation Supplies Operative cremation supplies including temporary urns, personal protective equipment, cremation bags, ID tags, heat charts and pens, rollers, cremation pans, magnets, processor blades, cleanout brushes, thermocouple probes, and keepsake bags for crematories and funeral homes.
• Cremation Equipment Cremation machinery and equipment including steel poles, strip brushes, transfer pans, repositioning tools, processor blades, barrel and automatic processors, casket trolleys, mortuary roller racks, hydraulic body lifts, hydraulic lift tables, transfer boards, crematory lifts, and mortuary coolers.
• Caskets and Rental Inserts Selection of pine caskets, rental caskets, interior crepe or velvet fabric casket insert kits, traditional all-wood caskets, cloth-covered caskets, the Cremview Casket, and viewing-compatible options for funeral homes.
• Shipping Containers Air Transport Association certified shipping containers for domestic and international transport of human remains, including air trays for caskets and bodies, grave boxes, and the Ziegler Disaster Case.
• Urns Selection of urns including wood urns, scattering tubes, awareness-themed urns, Irish Celtic urns, blessing urns, pet urns, pet love urns, Nirvana Azure designs, and Sure-Lock temporary urns in standard, oversize, child, and infant sizes.
• Cemetery Products Cemetery equipment including lowering devices, burial platforms, mausoleum lifts, grave boards, casket trucks, cot covers, grave liners (PolyGuard), monument lifting jacks, urn vaults, solar lamps, hillside tents, and cemetery cleaning solutions (D/2 Biological Solution).
• Funeral Home Products Funeral home operational supplies including cot covers, traffic cones, signs, markers, medallions, body straps, transfer boards, support blocks, mortuary coolers, hydraulic lifts, church trucks, mortuary carts, LED lightbars, and vehicle deck systems.
• Green Burial Products Environmentally-friendly burial products including trundle systems, pine caskets, and traditional all-wood caskets with no metal components for green burial applications.
• Pet Products Pet-specific cremation supplies including pet containers, pet cadaver bags, pet urns, pet love urns, and memorial pendants.
• Cremation Processors New and used cremation processors including Matthews ECP200, Matthews Advanced Modular Processor, Matthews BB-3 Metal Recovery Processor, VPS-1 Ventless Processing Station, and B&L retorts with replacement parts.
• Starmark Cremation Products

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Starmark Cremation ProductscoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 2023In 2023, Starmark Cremation Products authorized New England Cremation Supply to manufacture and distribute its Safewood and Safeway immediate cremation containers throughout the northeast region. This partnership expanded NECS's product portfolio with established brand-name products.
• Cremation Metal Recycling (CMR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliate company founded in 2013 to support clients' metal recycling needs. CMR recycles for over 60 crematories throughout the United States. Supports NECS's sustainability and environmental mission.
• Responsible Recycling Charitable Foundation (RRCF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit recycling company founded to support charitable recycling initiatives in the cremation industry. Complements CMR's commercial recycling operations.
• Cremation Association of North America (CANA)minorOthersNECS is a member of CANA, the cremation industry's leading professional organization. Displayed as official member logo on website footer.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Carriage Services: Publicly traded provider of funeral and cemetery services operating ~170+ locations. While a service operator rather than a product distributor, like SCI it represents both a major customer segment and a vertically-integrated peer that influences NECS's funeral-home customer base.
• Batesville Casket Company (Hillenbrand): Division of Hillenbrand, the largest North American manufacturer of funeral caskets and a major death-care supply provider. Directly competes with NECS on caskets, urns and funeral home products, with substantially greater scale and a national sales force.
• Matthews International (Matthews Cremation division): Large publicly-traded provider of branded products and industrial technologies, including cremation equipment (cremators, processors such as the ECP200 and Advanced Modular Processor carried by NECS) and a broad funeral/cremation supply portfolio. A direct competitor on equipment sales and a larger incumbent across the death-care supply value chain.
• Service Corporation International (SCI): Largest North American funeral services and cemetery operator (Dignity Memorial brand), with vertically integrated sourcing of death-care supplies and equipment. While primarily a funeral-home operator rather than a supplier, SCI's scale gives it in-house alternatives or large-customer leverage versus NECS's funeral-home accounts.

Emerging players

• Trigard Memorials: Provider of cremation jewelry, urns, keepsakes and memorial products distributed to funeral homes and crematories. Adjacent product overlap with NECS's urn and memorial pendant categories, often competing for the same funeral-home counter/display shelf space.
• Mogul Casket Company: Manufacturer of cloth-covered and themed cremation caskets including corrugated 'green' and affordable options. Direct overlap with NECS's cloth-covered casket, the Oreoh corrugated casket, and rental casket lines.
• American Mortuary Coolers & Equipment: Specialty supplier of mortuary coolers, body storage and prep-room equipment to funeral homes and crematories. Overlaps with NECS's equipment category (mortuary coolers, body lifts) and competes for similar SMB funeral-home and crematory buyers.

Direct peers

• B&L Cremation Systems: Manufacturer of cremation retorts and processing equipment (referenced in NECS's product catalog as a B&L retort brand carried as new/used equipment). Competes head-to-head with NECS in the cremation equipment segment, particularly on processors and replacement parts.
• Starmark Cremation Products: Brand owner of the Safewood and Safeway immediate cremation containers that NECS manufactures and distributes under authorization. Operates in the same cremation-container/casket category with overlapping product lines (caskets, urns, Chaise Bed viewers). NECS is effectively Starmark's distribution arm for the Northeast.
• Crane Merit (formerly Direct Casket / Merit Casket): Crane Group's death-care division manufacturing cremation caskets, alternative containers, urns and related funeral products with national distribution. Competes with NECS's Millennium tray line, caskets and rental inserts across similar customer segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/necremation
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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