Larry Stuart Jr. Trains more than 1000 Cremation Professionals in 2015, Launches Free Online Cremati

TULSA, Okla. - Jan. 19, 2016 - PRLog -- Working with leading associations such as CANA and ICCFA in 2015, Larry Stuart, Jr., President of Crematory Manufacturing & Service, Inc. trained approximately 1,170 individuals across North America to become Certified Crematory Operators or Certified Cremation Arrangers.

“Speaking and teaching is one of the best parts of my job,” said Stuart. “I get so much satisfaction when a funeral professional wants to learn, grow, and will actually participate and engage in the classes. It shows how much our profession values education and is not stagnant.”

For CMS, our commitment to education extends beyond the science and mechanics of operating a cremator into what it takes to run a successful business. In 2015, CMS unveiled an online cremation calculator that makes it easy for anyone to understand the numbers behind their cremation business.

“The best part of the calculator is that we did all the hard work for you,” said Stuart, “all you need to know is how many cremations you are sending to a third party provider, how much you’re paying that provider per cremation, how much you pay your staff and the mileage to your provider’s location. That’s all you need to know to discover your ‘magic number’—the point when you’re doing enough cremations that it makes sense to buy a cremator of your own.”

Anyone can visit CrematoryManufacturing.com and use the calculator to help estimate their break-even point. The calculator has fields for outsourced cost, staff wages and mileage to facility as well as the various fixed costs associated with cremation—ID tags, temporary containers, etc. It even takes into consideration your financed interest rate if you are borrowing money to fund your project.

“It’s a big step for someone to invest in a piece of equipment like a cremator,” said Stuart. “We made this tool available to everyone for free. You don’t have to be one of our customers. We want to see success in cremation for everyone, and success comes from being prepared and being educated. We think this tool goes a long way to getting people started off on the right foot.”

The Free Online Cremation Calculator can be found at http://crematorymanufacturing.com/calculator/.