Headstones & Plaques

Personalised Headstones and Plaques just the way you want

The team at Escape Glass use a collaborative approach to produce contemporary, traditional, cultural and personalised headstones, plaques and monuments with empathy and respect. 

To honour your loved ones, we offer a complete service including collaborative design, installation and maintenance of headstones, plaques and commemorative monuments.

Services include:

  • Headstones and bases
  • Memorial Plaques
  • Maori, religious and cultural themes
  • Traditional, Art Deco or contemporary themes
  • Heart shapes, Guitars, Maori designs, anything is possible
  • Images can be engraved into the face of the glass or slumped into the back.

Headstone Pricing and Look Book

Headstone installation Guide

Memorial Plaques installation Guide

    Did you know... we have been making glass headstones for 20+ years and that we are one of the only manufacturers of these in New Zealand? We specialise in making the process as easy and seamless as possible for you. 

    HEADSTONES

    Our creations are unique, sturdy, beautiful and custom made. 

    We can guarantee they will stand up to anything nature throws at them.

    Escape Glass has collated all the up to date information about Glass Headstones. We have taken all the stress out of searching for information, continue to our Headstones page to Read more... 

    Our Glasstones are also:

    - Non-pourous                    
    - They reflect light 💠
    - Stand out from the rest
    - Eco-friendly 🌿
    - We have been making them for 20+ years

    - Unique and custom made
    - Long lasting - up to thousands of years!
    - Shipped nationwide!
    - Just as tough as granite
    - Just as thick as granite if not thicker!
    - Fully customisable
    - installed with dowels if required

    Want to learn more about Headstone Costs 
    Read more for a full breakdown.

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    Looking for the right words to put on a headstone or plaque?
    We have collected  a range inscription examples.
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    MEMORIAL GLASS PLAQUES

    Glass plaques are also a great way to memorialise someone. Crematorium or vase front plaques are available in slumped glass. Each one is custom made and unique to your loved one. 
    Plaques start from $365 inc GST 
    More on Plaques here

    BASES

    We are able to provide granite and concrete bases. Please just mention this when enquiring.
    More on Bases for headstones here 

    INSTALLATION AND SHIPPING

    We can arrange installation in the lower South Island or have your glass work shipped New Zealand wide.

    Most memorial gardens, crematoriums and cemeteries require a permit.

    WHAT IF I DONT LIVE IN SOUTHLAND, NEW ZEALAND?

    We have agents located all over New Zealand (and sometimes further afield) ready to help with measuring jobs, installation and providing quotes and sample glass. Please call us 032145012 or email sales@escapeglass.com to find your nearest agent.  

    Please get in touch with your local cemetery or memorial gardens/crematorium for their permit charges and information, or contact us on 03 2145012 or at sales@escapeglass.com and we can make contact on your behalf.

    Please check all bylaws with individual councils before installing or purchasing glass headstones.  All headstones/memorials must be installed according to the NZS 4242:1995 NZ Standard Headstones and Cemetery Monuments. More information here


    Webb Headstone

    Webb Family, Te Anau: "We would like you to know that we are extremely happy with the glass headstone you did for our daughter, We thank you for listening to us and making it possible with what we wanted. Once again thank you." 


     

    All headstones and Plaques are available for purchase via afterpay on arrangement. 

     

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