Service Corporation International Company Description
Service Corporation International (SCI) is to death what H&R Block is to taxes. SCI, the largest funeral and cemetery services company in North America, operates more than 1,300 funeral homes and about 365 cemeteries in more than 40 US states, eight Canadian provinces, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The company's primary services include embalming, burial, and cremation. As part of its business, SCI also sells traditional funeral necessities, including prearranged funeral services, caskets, burial vaults, cremation receptacles, flowers, and burial garments. The company expanded significantly in late 2006 by acquiring its chief rival, Alderwoods Group, and continues to make acquisitions.
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