Headstone Factory Limited

Headstone Factory is the trading name of Headstone Factory Limited, a New Zealand-registered company providing monumental masonry services. The company is based in Auckland, New Zealand.

Headstone Factory provides memorial design, headstone production, engraving, restoration and installation services.

Overview

Headstone Factory Limited, trading as Headstone Factory, is a New Zealand-registered monumental masonry company based in Auckland.

The company is an Auckland Council PREQUAL registered monumental installer and provides services related to the design, production, engraving and installation of memorials.

Headstone Factory operates an Auckland workshop and showroom with more than 400 square metres of space.

Services

Headstone Factory provides a range of monumental masonry services.

New Headstones and Installation

The company designs and supplies new headstones and memorials and provides installation services.

Additional Inscriptions

Additional inscriptions can be added to existing memorials.

Headstone Refurbishment

The company provides refurbishment and restoration services for existing headstones and memorials.

Replacement of Damaged Memorials

Damaged memorials may be repaired or replaced where appropriate.

Memorial Design

Memorial design services include CAD layouts and 3D design visualisation.

Cemetery Applications

The company may assist with cemetery permit applications where required.

Shipping

Memorials can be shipped throughout New Zealand and to the Pacific Islands.

Operations

The company's Auckland-based team manages projects from initial consultation through to final installation.

Local services include:

Customer consultation
Memorial design
CAD layouts
3D models and design visualisation
Project management
Cemetery permit applications, where required
Local engraving
Additional inscriptions
Memorial installation
Shipping and logistics

Manufacturing and Supply Chain

Headstone Factory sources natural stone through supply chains in New Zealand and overseas.

One of the company's shareholders comes from a family with generations of experience in the natural stone industry and has connections with a stone manufacturing facility in China.

The associated manufacturing facility has approximately 15,000 square metres of production space.

Standard Memorials

Where selected stone is available in stock, standard memorials may be engraved and finished locally in the company's Auckland workshop.

Local finishing may provide faster turnaround times and make future additional inscriptions more convenient.

Custom Memorials

Custom memorials may be manufactured at an associated stone manufacturing facility in China.

After production, the memorials are transported to New Zealand by sea and installed by the Auckland-based team.

Manufacturing Experience

The associated manufacturing facility specialises in natural stone products, including granite and marble memorials.

Production may include:

Deep sandblasting
Precision lettering
Engraving
Carving
Custom memorial designs

Materials

Headstone Factory provides memorials made from natural stone.

Materials may include:

Granite
Marble

Customers can select from standard designs or request customised memorial designs.

Pricing

Headstone Factory states that its competitive pricing is primarily based on its supply chain and manufacturing relationships.

The company's business model combines overseas manufacturing with local design, customer service, project management and installation.

Supply Chain

The company sources stone directly through its manufacturing relationships.

This model is intended to reduce unnecessary intermediary costs.

Local Service

While some memorials are manufactured overseas, the Auckland-based team manages local services including:

Customer consultation
Design
Project management
Engraving
Additional inscriptions
Installation

Memorial Types

The company provides different types of memorials and related products.

These may include:

Traditional upright headstones
Lawn memorials
Granite plaques
Custom-shaped memorials
Sandblasted inscriptions
Engraved lettering
Carved designs
Ceramic photographs and images

Mission

Headstone Factory's stated mission is to help families create lasting memorials through quality materials, transparent service, professional project management and competitive pricing.

The company emphasises the personal and commemorative nature of memorials and works with families throughout the process of designing and installing a memorial.

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