Falck A/S is a Danish multinational corporation with activities in most areas of Europe and representation on five continents.[2] It has four business areas: healthcare, assistance, safety services and emergency assistance. The firm has 25,000 employees in 26 countries.[3]
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.
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