About Flat Pack Funeral
Affordable, certified green timber coffins, made simply and shipped efficiently.
Our story
We have been sourcing products from factories across Asia for more than 25 years. In recent years we have focused more and more on certified, organic and lower-carbon products, made to high standards by factories we work with directly.
Vietnam is a natural home for solid timber products. Its furniture factories supply the most famous flat-pack global furniture brands, FSC-certified plantations provide managed timber, and many factories are certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
When we found a certified flat-pack coffin design from Canada, we could see how well it suited Australian funeral directors and natural burial grounds. It is a plain, solid timber coffin that stores flat, goes together in about 30 minutes and ships far more efficiently than a pre-assembled one. So we have it made in Vietnam and supply it direct from the factory: affordable, high quality, with efficient logistics.
Why flat-pack
A coffin that stores flat takes a fraction of the space of an assembled one and stays new until it is needed. It assembles with a mallet and wooden dowels, so a funeral home can keep stock without keeping floor space.
Less freight, less packaging
- Less space. On average, a flat-packed coffin needs about a quarter of the space of a pre-assembled coffin of the same size.
- Less packaging. Each flat-packed coffin needs about half the packaging material of a pre-assembled one.
- Lower delivery cost. On the same basis, a flat-packed coffin is approximately 70 percent cheaper to deliver, a saving we pass on to our customers.
- Lower emissions. Its freight and packaging emissions are less than half those of a pre-assembled coffin of the same size.
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What you get
Affordable by design
Flat-pack freight and supply direct from the factory keep the price affordable.
Solid timber, certified green
FSC-certified pine, untreated, with no screws, nails or metal fixings, and an organic cotton interior.
Evidence you can ask for
We back each claim with a certificate or test report, and send it on request.
Meet Rod
Rod Smith leads Flat Pack Funeral. He is an Australian with more than 25 years of experience sourcing products from factories across Asia, and a passion for ethical, certified green products. He leads a team in Vietnam that inspects production and manages shipping to Australia.
Certified and verified
Every claim we make is backed by a certificate or test report. Ask us for verification.
FSC-certified timber
The timber comes from FSC-certified plantations. Verification available on request.
Green Burial Council compliant design
The coffin's design is based on a GBC certified design. Certification application pending.
GOTS-certified organic cotton
The interior set is made with GOTS-certified organic cotton. Verification available on request.
ISO 9001-certified factories
Made in factories certified to ISO 9001 quality management. Verification available on request.
ISO 14001-certified factories
Made in factories certified to ISO 14001 environmental management. Verification available on request.
ISO/IEC 17025 tested
Tested by laboratories accredited to ISO/IEC 17025. Verification available on request.
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