Funeral Directors - AW Blair & Son

A.W.Blair & Sons

About Us

AW Blair & Sons traces an unbroken record of service to the communities of Stevenston, Saltcoats and Ardrossan, back to the mid-1950’s.

The premises of AW Blair & Sons offer clients a complete funeral service, including the use of a well-appointed service room, or parlour, private rooms for the making of funeral arrangements or viewing of the deceased, with ample parking for the exclusive use of mourners attending funeral services.

All vehicles used for the conduct of funerals are garaged on-site.

The service room is equipped with an induction loop as part of a sound system, which is designed to allow hearing-aid users the ability to switch to the “T” setting.

A ducted ventilation system has recently been installed.

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Our history at a glance

1945

Alexander Wallace Blair, having completed his apprenticeship pre-war, returns to Douglas Peebles & Son, Joiners and Funeral Directors of Saltcoats, after his war service with the Royal Engineers. He later sets up his own joinery business in Stevenston.
1956

Alexander Wallace Blair begins to carry out funerals as well as running his joinery business.
1968

Alexander Wallace Blair gains Diploma in Funeral Directing after a course of study and passing the exam as set by the National Association of Funeral Directors.
1983

His son, Ian, also gains the Diploma in Funeral Directing
1986

Ian Blair, after a course of study and passing exams in both theory and practice, is admitted to membership of the British Institute of Embalmers. This qualification has proved to be an invaluable specialisation for the full time professional funeral director.
1989

The firm acquires new premises at Seabank Street, Saltcoats.
1990

With the opening of the premises at Seabank Street the undertaking arm of AW Blair & Sons becomes a separate entity dedicated solely to funeral directing within the three towns and beyond.
1990

The firm adopts Golden Charter Funeral Plans as its preferred scheme and wholehearted endorsment of this product is offered, due in no small part its inception here in Scotland.
2005

Having been agents for Monumental Sculptors since 1991, AW Blair & Sons acquire the premises at 81 Canal Street. The building is completely re-modelled to become the memorial showroom.
2015

AW Blair & Sons celebrates the 25th anniversary of the opening of the funeral parlour at Seabank Street, Saltcoats.