Falck

Falck A/S is a Danish organization with activities in most areas of Europe and representation on five continents. It has four business areas: healthcare, assistance, safety services and emergency assistance. The firm has 27,000 employees in 30 countries. The company's current CEO is Jakob Riis. History The company was founded in 1906 by Sophus Falck after he witnessed and volunteered at a fire at the Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1884. The lack of organization made a big impression on him, and motivated the creation of Falck later on in 1906. His mission was to help others in emergency situations. Today, Falck operates in 30 countries and on six continents. By 1956, the firm was a nationwide operator with 100 rescue stations in Denmark, and the company expanded seven years later by acquiring the shares of the Zonen rescue service, their main Danish road assistance competitor. In 1988, The Falck family sold the firm to Baltica, a Danish-based insurer. The company purchased the security service division ISS Securitas from ISS in 1993, the first in a series of mergers, which later included both Group 4 Securicor and Wackenhut. In 1999 Nederlandse Veiligheidsdienst was purchased by Falck.