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For Neve Pridmore and Dominic King, opening Total Monumental Services on the Hibiscus Coast is about more than supplying headstones and memorials. It is about helping families create something personal and meaningful at a difficult time.
The business grew from Dominic’s family connection with the funeral industry. His parents, Stephen and Leesa King, have worked in the sector for many years, giving the family first-hand insight into both the emotional and financial pressures families can face when arranging funerals and memorials.
Dominic also brings around 10 years’ building experience to the business and grew up helping his parents make caskets.
“I remember running around cemeteries when I was a little kid,” Dominic says.
Total Monumental Services began in the family garage, with a focus on finding more affordable ways to produce high-quality memorials. Experimenting with CNC machining opened new possibilities for engraving, allowing detailed and highly individual designs that can be difficult to achieve through traditional sandblasting.
Neve and Dominic, who live nearby in Helensville, chose the Hibiscus Coast after recognising there was room locally for a dedicated monumental mason.
Their showroom offers a range of plaques, headstones and memorials, along with urns, accessories and pet memorials. Custom designs can also be created, including monuments inspired by something a family has seen elsewhere.
For Neve and Dominic, the most important part is helping people feel they have choices.
They hope to show families that creating a memorial can also be a positive and creative process – one that reflects the personality and story of the person being remembered.
“Our aim is to build a connection with our community while providing the most eye-catching and beautiful memorials,” Neve says.
Business directory: Total Monumental Services
