CDS provide one of the most extensive cemetery management services available, specialising in management, planning and construction for the cemetery industry.

Clients include local authorities, architects and developers, golf courses and sports grounds.

Our team of engineers, draughtsmen, environmental consultants and architects are of the hightest calibre and are able to provide an unique one-stop-shop for all your design, construction and management needs.

The Complete Cemetery Management Service

Cemetery Design and Build Management

CDS offer full design from feasibility through to project completion for cemeteries, building extensions, chapels and cemetery infrastructure.

We can help with: • Providing preliminary drawings / full working drawings • Working with planning and other statutory bodies • Project management / costing / bill of quantities • New cemetery sites and extensions

Drainage Design and Construction

CDS use qualified staff averaging 20 years of soil and soil water management experience.

We can provide: • Detailed analysis and diagnosis • provision of design options • Cost estimates and bill of quantities • Project management

Environmental and Groundwater Monitoring

CDS can help with your environmental compliance.

Our services: • Environment Agency Audits T1 to T3 • Provision of monitoring services • Piezometric studies • Pollution and groundwater monitoring

Cemetery Mapping and Database Management

CDS will undertake full surveys of cemeteries to produce new maps or convert any existing paper map or written formats into a digital map and geographic information system (GIS).

We can give you: • Full positional surveys by qualified surveyors • Digital and hard copy maps of cemetery layout • Maps integrated with database • Production of digital data-bases from handwritten ledgers

Memorial Stability Testing

CDS undertake a practical and sensitive approach to memorial stability testing. As well as undertaking testing CDS also offer in situ repairs and make safes.

What we do: • Full testing programmes undertaken • Production of digital data in line with most computerised management systems • Make safes and long term repairs