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Quinn Hearse & Limousine celebrate 25 years
Quinn Hearse and Limousine celebrate 25 years in business this year. Managing Director Fearghas Quinn built his first hearse based on a Ford Granada in 1995 after working part-time in the family funeral firm for 11 years.
Combining his knowledge of the funeral sector with his skill in accident repair he developed and built the Granada hearse initially as a one-off project. However, interest in the vehicle was such that he was commissioned to build 3 more exactly the same. Soon after, Fearghas Quinn Hearse and Limousine was born, and the business grew quickly. In 1999, the first Mercedes hearse was produced, and in 2000, the first Opel was built.
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In the following years a range of 3 door and 5 door hearses, along with 6 and 4 door limousines became available. In 2015, Fearghas reached the milestone of 500 vehicles built by FQHL with the 500th hearse being purchased by Nicky Doran, the same funeral director who took delivery of the first Granada 20 years prior.
“A lot has happened over the years” Fearghas recalls, “It took time to build up trust in the funeral sector, but the fact that the vehicles are of a high build quality helped. We also made sure to stand over our work. We’re confident in the quality of our hearses and limousines and provided support and aftercare from day one.”
“As vehicles have progressed, so have we” he continued, “The electronics became incredibly advanced and you have to keep up with that, and make sure that the extended platform vehicles retain all the original functionality. Advances in metals, paints and engine types also had to be accounted for, and continue to be”
Today, Fearghas is joined by his son and daughter in the business, with Patrick an international award-winning spray painter and Deborah a distinguished background in management and customer relations. Quinn Hearse and Limousine continue to build quality new funeral vehicles, with their E Class and Insignia ranges, as well as
Quinn Hearse and Limousine state of the art factory in Portglenone
Inside the factory is the impressive production line
The first hearse based on a Ford Granada in 1995 The first hearse based on a Opel in 2000 planning to launch a new range in 2021. Their vehicles have been sold across 4 continents, including all over the UK, and hearse number 1 continues to be in use today, a great example of their longevity.
“We still look to progress” said Fearghas, “We have plans to launch a new range in the near future and we continue to invest in the business. We’ve recently renovated, added new tooling and done a little bit of construction work. I think with everything that happened this year, it has encouraged us to take a proper look at the company, take time to do some housekeeping and make sure we’re in the best possible shape to grow in the future.” Quinn’s have this year completed renovations and expansion of their factory, with dedicated engineering, sales, parts, manufacturing, testing and composite departments. While celebrations this year have unfortunately been muted, Quinn’s look forward to the next 25 years with continued optimism and have recently launched a new website, www.fearghasquinn. com, with its own page dedicated to the company history www.fearghasquinn.com/about-history. Have a look today and see what you discover.
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Congratulations to Dereck Marshall on the purchase of his new Vitabri 3m x 4.5m ‘Social Distancing’ canopy from GM Canopies. These uncertain times have cast a long shadow over the physical and mental well being of all our communities. Funeral Directors like our Health Professionals are at the front line of this pandemic. It is invariably funeral directors such as Dereck Marshall, are there for the bereaved offering a first class professional service.
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Shaun Murphy, of Inishowen Funeral Services, collects his new Insignia 3 door from Quinn Hearse & Limousine
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It goes without saying that the current pandemic has changed life in an immeasurable way, both in our work and social lives.
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foolish to expect things to go back to the way they were pre-2020. Going the extra mile to ensure the utmost safety and hygiene for your staff and customers alike is no longer an achievement to be praised for, it is the bare minimum, the norm as opposed to the exception. It is very easy to fall into the trap we saw unfold throughout the island whereby hand sanitisers and the like were re-sold at massive markups and many businesses quickly ran out of the basic necessities. Funeral Homes as it is, already pride themselves on the level of care they provide to the Surface Sanitisation Systems in practice families and communities
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