About Kestrel Joinery
A great value flat-pack coffin, precision-made and shipped efficiently.
Our story
Rod Smith started Kestrel Joinery. He is an Australian with more than 25 years of experience sourcing products from factories across Asia for Australian businesses.
Over those years he saw how much of a coffin's cost goes into moving and storing what is mostly an empty box. A flat-pack coffin removes most of that: it arrives in one carton, stores flat until it is needed and goes together with the hand tool supplied.
So Rod set out to supply a sturdy, well-made plywood coffin to Australian funeral directors and cremation providers, at a fair price and with one person accountable for every order. His team checks production before each shipment leaves and manages delivery to Australia, and Rod answers enquiries himself.
Why flat-pack
A coffin that stores flat takes a fraction of the space of an assembled one and stays new until it is needed. It also costs far less to deliver, a saving we pass on to our customers. A funeral home can keep stock without giving up floor space.
What to expect
- Clear information. Specifications, certificates and freight figures are in the documents you can request.
- Direct supply. From the factory to you, with no distributor in between.
- Local rules respected. Acceptance is decided by each crematorium and cemetery, and we send what they ask for.
What you get
Great value pricing
Flat-pack freight and supply direct from the factory to you keep costs down.
High quality coffin
Manufactured in a world-class, ISO-certified factory.
Detailed documentation
Certificates, test reports and freight figures come with the documents you request on the contact form.
Certified and verified
Every claim here is backed by a certificate or a document you can request.
FSC-certified plywood
The plywood comes from an FSC-certified supplier. Verification available on request.
ISO 9001-certified factory
Made in a factory certified to ISO 9001 quality management. Verification available on request.
ISO 14001-certified factory
Made in a factory certified to ISO 14001 environmental management. Verification available on request.
Lower freight emissions
Shipped flat, four coffins travel in the space of one pre-assembled coffin, so freight emissions per coffin are much lower.
Meet Rod
Rod Smith leads the business. He is an Australian with more than 25 years of experience sourcing products from factories across Asia. He leads a team in Vietnam that inspects production and manages shipping to Australia.
Talk to us
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