Press Note – Funergal

All ready for Funergal 2022

This morning was held in hybrid format the second meeting of the organizing committee of Funergal, International Fair of Funeral Products and Services whose main objective is to position itself as the great meeting point of the sector in the Iberian Peninsula by 2022, since it is the only international fair recognized by the Government of Spain to be held this year. It will be held in Expourense on 19 and 20 May.

Once the conference program of the 2nd International Congress of Funeral Directors it´s been closed (it can be consulted at www.funergal.com), during this meeting the last details of the fair related to the social program of the fair have been outlined, which will include the traditional “pulpada ” offered by the Association of Funeral Companies of Ourense – APEFO and a guided tour of the Ribeira Sacra.

Directed by the director of Funergal, Rogelio Martínez, this meeting was attended, either in person or telematics, by representatives of national entities such as PANASEF (National Association of Funeral Services) and AFCM (National Association of Municipal Entities and Companies of Funeral Services and Cemeteries), of the Territorial Headquarters of the Health Department in Ourense; of FEGASERFU (Galician Federation of Funeral Services); of AGESEF (Galician Association of Funeral Services Companies); of APEFO; of The Funeral Guide; of FunEXPO Madrid; of the Galician Coffins Group; of the As Burgas Morgue and of the Albia Group.

Funergal will again be the ideal scenario to recognize innovation, quality and talent among professionals in the sector through different awards. In addition to the traditional Funergal Internationality Awards that will fall on exhibitors, the seventh prize for the Best Funeral Director of La Guía Funeraria and the International Merit Award for Funeral Women will be presented in this edition. The fair will also serve to pay tribute to outstanding entrepreneurs in the funeral sector of Ourense

Regarding the exhibitions, Funergal 2022 will feature an exhibition of the famous “Mexicráneos” of the Albia Group and another photographic exhibition of unique cemeteries of the World, coordinated by Carmen Olmeda.

We remind you that the professional accreditation system for professional visitors has been available for weeks on the Funergal website.

Related to this, inform that Funergal has a package to facilitate the visit of professionals in the sector and that we also have discounts in RENFE for those who choose the train to get to Ourense, the city that is now only 2 hours and 15 minutes from Madrid and has direct flights to 66 countries.