• Q: Can I buy a coffin or casket directly though Ashton Manufacturing?

  
  

  A: Ashton only supply direct to the Funeral Industry. Please click here to email us your details and we will put you in contact with a Funeral Directors Association.

• Q: What are the coffins and caskets made of?

  
  

  A: Our coffins and caskets are made of timber products including Medium Density Fibreboard (MDF), timber veneer or solid timber.

• Q: Where is the timber sourced from that you use to make coffins and caskets?

  
  

  A: Plantation timber is our main source. Some of our timber is sourced from New Zealand and also Asia.

• Q: Where are the coffins and caskets made?

  
  

  A: At our head office located on the Gold Coast, in Queensland.

• Q: Who owns Ashton Manufacturing Pty Ltd?

  
  

  A: We are owned by a group of Australian private investors.

Q: Do you make cardboard coffins, I've heard they're cheaper and more environmentally friendly than timber coffins?

A: Cardboard coffins are a similar price to an upper range solid plantation pine coffin. Much electricity, water and a cocktail of chemicals has to be mixed with cardboard to make it strong enough to be suitable for use as a coffin. Whereas, Australian plantation pine is a sustainable, natural product, grown under controlled conditions.

For further information click below:

- Cardboard vs Timber Coffins

- Wood Naturally Better