What is Casket?
A coffin is a funerary box used for viewing or keeping a corpse, either for burial or cremation. Sometimes referred to as a casket, any box in which the dead are buried in a coffin or a casket.
Casket Prices In South Africa?
According to various sources, the plainest coffin could cost a little over R700 while an average casket could cost around R8 000.
Top-of-the-range coffins sell for between R37 500 and R50 000 or more.
How long do caskets last?
By 50 years in, your tissues will have liquefied and disappeared, leaving behind mummified skin and tendons.
Eventually, these too will disintegrate, and after 80 years in that coffin, your bones will crack as the soft collagen inside them deteriorates, leaving nothing but the brittle mineral frame behind.
Is the Casket business profitable in South Africa?
The casket building industry is probably one of the most lucrative (but under-staffed) industries in South Africa today.
How do you become a coffin distributor?
If you want to become a casket distributor, you will need to develop professional relationships with manufacturers and funeral homes.
You also need the ability to sell to the public at large.