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Milso Industries – providing a world of Ideas, Information and Products designed and developed for the nation’s leading funeral homes.
Matthews International Corporation – Pittsburgh’s oldest company and a leading manufacturer of caskets, bronze memorials, and cremation products – recently purchased Milso Industries of Brooklyn, NY – the nation’s fourth-largest casket maker.
The merger marked a stunning achievement – bringing Milso’s leadership, strength in distribution, merchandising and customer service to merge with the legacy of Matthews’ manufacturing leadership and its 2001 acquisition of York Casket – the nation’s second largest casket manufacturer. The combined power and vision of the Matthews, Milso and York alliance is now focused on offering funeral directors and their families the very best in products, outstanding services, personalization, business support, consulting services and merchandising systems.
Introduction to Milso
Our service-oriented philosophy has established Milso as a market leader with a strong focus on the individual needs of each funeral home and funeral director.
Milso began in 1931 as The South Brooklyn Casket Company, founded by Thomas J. Pontone in Brooklyn, New York. As the business began to grow over the next few decades, family members joined the firm and Milso became much more than a regional player in the casket industry. In the 1990s, the organization began acquiring other casket manufacturers – extending the company’s reach beyond New York State to encompass New England, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland and Texas.
Today, the Milso brand represents the best our industry has to offer – standing behind every product with the legacy of the Pontone family’s service-oriented ideals combined with the quality commitment and resources of major manufacturers York and Matthews.
A Unique Combination of Manufacturing and Distribution.
Today our distribution network includes more than 30 company-owned distribution centers in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and Southwest.
This new market dominance enables you to buy direct form the manufacturer – without a third party distributor! Our company maintains a sophisticated manufacturing facility in York, Pennsylvania, to produce the nation’s leading wood caskets Crafted from the finest metals, a wide variety of metal caskets are produced in Lynn and Richmond, Indiana; Marshfield, Missouri; and (most recently) Monterrey, Mexico.
Because we supervise every step of the manufacturing process, we ensure that our high-quality caskets can be shipped directly your funeral home – designed to meet the specific needs of funeral directors nationwide. In addition we offer an extensive line of specialty products – including plus-sized caskets, children’s caskets, cremation containers, orthodox products and shipping containers.
Each of our caskets is manufactured and backed by our commitment to superior quality, with a solid warranty behind every product. Your families will feel secure when you provide them with a guarantee that the products and services provided by your funeral home are partnered with the best products in today’s industry.
It’s a fact – choose caskets from the Milso Brand and receive the most compassionate service and distinctive products.
Merchandising – Personalization – Partnership
Because we know that a relationship requires more than outstanding products, Milso created the distinctive Renaissance Consulting Services program to provide you with a host of ideas to directly increase revenue on each funeral you host.
More than an industry leader in caskets, Milso develops virtual partnerships with funeral directors to provide: comprehensive business analysis, children’s room content and design management, funeral home operating expense review, and the Milso Renaissance Insight Series Seminars. Renaissance Consulting Services provides intelligent business solutions for virtually every aspect of your business.
We also offer the unmatched, consumer-tested and market-dominating York Merchandising Systems (YMS) – the industry’s first quarter-casket display system. Introduced in 1997, YMS – the industry’s consistent merchandising systems leader for the past 10 years – is joined by the Milso Renaissance Center (MRC) in providing the best solutions in merchandising principles and concepts implemented by some of the nation’s top retailers.
The Milso Renaissance Center (MRC) offers a variety of solutions for your selection and arrangement rooms – including an extensive line of keepsakes, memorials, florals, event-planning guides, pet loss products, and much more. We help funeral directors increase revenue and create lasting memories by providing the tools that create a personalized ceremony.
Comforting to families, revenue-driven, efficient and elegant – MRC is the world’s greatest showroom presentation for you and your families.
Personalization is synonymous with creating memories. In keeping with our dedication to service, the Milso personalization panel program is created with you and your families in mind. In most locations, we can create panels, overlays, blankets and throws with the name of the deceased, family members’ names, scripture, fraternity, sorority, hobbies and any special interest to create a truly unique memorial – all in just 24 hours.
At Milso Industries, we provide funeral directors with the world’s greatest concepts in merchandising, business solutions and new ideas, to position them as leaders in their market.
Bring the Power of the Milso Brand to your Funeral Home
The Milso Brand was developed with one fundamental goal in mind – to develop both a business and a personal relationship with funeral directors. Only through these strong relationships can an authentic, caring, trusting, partnership be created – which will ultimately create a winning business plan in today’s competitive market.
As your partner, we are dedicated to ensuring your success. At Milso Industries, we provide you with superior distribution, product selection and services designed to fulfill every aspect of your business, increase your market share and become a market leader in your community.
Join the many funeral directors across the nation who provide the best to their families. Many members of our sales staff are here today!
We are here to develop strong new relationships…..and to get the party started in Louisiana and Mississippi! Together, we will lead the funeral profession to a new standard of innovation in products, services and support – as we continue to invest in consumer research and innovation for the benefit of your business and the families you serve.
That’s what it’s all about at Milso Industries …..service…. flexibility…choices and relationships.
