History

3 October 1884:
Sophus Falck participates in rescue work during the fire of Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen

3 October 1906:
Sophus Falck establishes the first rescue service in Denmark

October 1907:
The rescue service expands by setting up an ambulance service – this was the beginning of the joint operations

1 April 1919:
Falck sets up in Odense, Denmark

April 1922:
Falck becomes a fire service

1930:
The Falck name is introduced; expansion and private subscribers

1947:
Falck’s air service is established

1956:
Falck is now a nation-wide operator with 100 stations in Denmark

1 January 1963:
Falck acquires the shares of the Zonen rescue service, the main Danish competitor

15 April 1988:
The Falck family sells Falck to Baltica, a Danish-based insurer

1 October 1993:
Falck acquires ISS Securitas, the security-division of Danish-based ISS Group

7 April 1995:
Falck’s shares are admitted for listing on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange

2 May 2000:
Falck becomes Group 4 Falck through a merger with Swedish based Group 4.

2002:
Group 4 Falck implements a change to its organization and organizes the rescue and safety operation in a new division

July 2004:
Group 4 Falck merges with UK-based security services group Securicor. In connection with the merger, Falck is separated from Group 4 Falck and listed independently on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. Danish media describes the separation as “Falck returns to its roots”.

The first day of dealings in the new Falck shares is 20 July.

Falck is organized in four business areas, Assistance, Emergency, Healthcare and Training. At the time of the demerger Falck has activities in 7 countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Poland, Great Britain, Holland and Malaysia.  

February 2005:
Falck is delisted from the Copenhagen Stock Exchange due to the fact that Nordic Capital has bought the shares of Falck. The last day of dealings in the shares is 22 February.

3 October 2006:
Falck celebrates its 100th anniversary.

2007:
The two years following the delisting Falck expands its business to more countries: Estonia, Finland, Belgium, Slovakia, Brazil, Trinidad/Tobago, Spain, a total of 14 countries.