Dove (Pty) Ltd | 225 West St, Pretoria North, Pretoria, 0116, Gauteng

Doves Group was established in 1883 as a funeral directing organisation in Durban initially named Doves Funeral Services Doves Group emerged in 1959 when Homes Trust Funeral Services through a series of acquisitions acquired industry respected funeral directing companies such as Goodall & Williams Doves Doves & Adlam Reid and Jones & Rice During the 70s Saffas (South African Federation of Funeral Assurance Societies) also became part of Homes Trust Funeral Services In 1989 the senior management team purchased the company from Metropolitan Life and changed its name to HT Group HT Group established its own insurance company HTG Life in 1993 (now known as Union Life) The name was subsequently changed to Doves Group in 2004 NIC acquired 100% shareholding in Doves Group through Brevity Trade 12 (now called 360 FSG) Doves Group is one of the largest funeral directing companies in Southern Africa and a major role player in the progressive development of the funeral industry