The business, founded in 1960 by Charles-Édouard Dumont, was passed on to his son Gaston in 1974, and then to the third generation, with Marc at the lead. The fourth generation will be even more productive with Marc’s three own sons, Charles-David, Louis-Éric and Marc-André.

South Durham Casket Ltd manufacture mainly hardwood casket, with 35 workers producing up to 7000 units per year. At regular intervals, from 1967 to 1990, more space had to be added to the factory in order to meet the production schedules. From the 1600 casket produced by 13 employees in 1961, South Durham Casket Ltd Ltée went to 8000 units manufactured in a 44000 square foot plant by 35 highly qualified employees.

Far from slowing the pace, the business has now entries into the US, where 50% of the production is exported. The other 50% is divided between Quebec (20%), Ontario (20%), the Maritimes (5%) and Western Canada (5%). For sales and distribution, we rely on distributors using South Durham Casket Ltd’s own fleet of trucks.

Since the very beginning, South Durham Casket Ltd have been the sole party in the manufacturing process, from wood cutting to finition and wrapping. Raw materials used are oak, ash-tree, elm, mahogany, cherry-tree and aspen-tree. All raw materials come from the US (60%) and Quebec (40%).

South Durham Casket Ltd has been a tradition of excellence for three generations. Founded in 1960, this familial business is oriented toward clientele's satisfaction and adjusts easily to a market in constant evolution.

South Durham Casket Ltd offers you today the opportunity to get familiar with its products and its manufacturing plant.