General

Hygeco International has been a leading and reliable partner for many years now. This can be attributed to many years of experience and specialist knowledge, but particularly also to our high quality, stability and powerful service organisation.

The impressive history of Hygeco International dates back to 1887.

Today, we are active through numerous offices and agents in a wide field across the globe – not only as suppliers of a larger variety of products, but also as expert partner and “sounding board” in the field of service provision such as thanatopraxy, international transport of the deceased and assistance in the event of disasters, all over the world.



Hygeco International is the specialist, market leader and pioneer in the field of thanatopraxy, i.e. the temporary preservation of the body. In France alone, we tend to tens of thousands of deceased each year. In addition, Hygeco is one of the founders of the ‘Institut Français de Thanatopraxie’ (IFT), the educational body certified to award government-recognised diplomas.

The head office of Hygeco International is located near Paris. Working from our offices in Europe, the United States and Asia, we are always at your service.

Hygeco International has been a part of  'the Facultatieve Group' since 1 January 2007.