The core activities of 'the Facultatieve Group' are services and technology. Services It is hardly surprising that services are a core business. After all, optimisation of services has been the main activity of the organisation since 1874. If there was ever a part of the business where service is crucial, then it is that of funerals. We are fully aware of this, with our experience in seven crematoria, two cemeteries and a Funeral Home: 'De Boskamp'  Funeral Home and Crematorium, Dieren Crematorium, Jonkerbos Crematorium, Memmingen Crematorium, Moscowa Cemetery & Crematorium, Westerveld Cemetery & Crematorium and Kranenburg Crematorium. However, 'the Facultatieve Group' is also significantly ahead in the service provided to relatives and for anyone wishing to arrange the details of their own funeral. Facultatieve Verzekeringen was a pioneer in the field of funeral insurance paid 'in kind' in the Netherlands. And by remaining alert, it is still a significant player in financial services. Since 2006 Facultatieve Assurances - an independent funeral insurer in France - is part of 'the Facultatieve Group'. With Facultatieve Assurances the consumer is able to choose which funeral services provider is to carry out the funeral. In a time where new media play an increasingly prominent role, it is particularly important to approach image and target groups correctly. Facultatieve Media is a communications agency which advises and leads various organisations in communication strategy. The company is also an independent publisher of professional information for the funeral industry. Technology Technology is now one of the core activities of 'the Facultatieve Group', concentrated in the Facultatieve Technologies, Hygeco International and TroBit operatingcompanies. Facultatieve Technologies is the world market leader in the field of design, construction and maintenance of cremation furnaces and industrial incinerators. A number of international offices and a worldwide network of agents enables the company to advise its clients very quickly indeed. With branches in France and the rest of Europe, Hygeco International is one of the largest suppliers to the funeral industry in France. Moreover, Hygeco International is European market leader and pioneer in the field of thanatopraxy (the temporary preservation of the deceased). Hygeco is also one of the founders of the ‘Institut Français de Thanatopraxie’ (French Institute for Thanatopraxy). Now that optimal service, efficiency, cost savings and rapid access to information is paramount, computerisation is often vital. TroBit is a computer company which develops its own specialist software for the funeral industry. These packages are sold both domestically and internationally.