Falck plants flag in seven new countries
19-Nov. 2008
Falck will be moving into seven new
countries; this will help solidify its position as the world's leading
provider of safety training for the offshore sector.
Thus, Falck's training
division will now be present in 14 countries on five continents. The new Falck countries are: USA, Nigeria,
Angola, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Russia. Totally, Falck is now present in 22 countries with
activities going on in the business areas Assistance, Healthcare, Assistance and Training, employing
more than 16.000 people.
"We are placing our new training centres
close
to the oil and gas plants at all our locations. It is important to us to locate our training centres
close to our big customers among the global oil and gas companies. This will enable us to provide safety
and rescue training to their employees at the highest level all over the world", says Falck CEO,
Allan
Soegaard Larsen.
Employees working at places like oil rigs are supposed
to be capable of handling fires, accidents, diseases and evacuation themselves, because assistance from
the mainland could take a significant amount of time reaching its destination – and sometimes the weather
conditions are so difficult that assistance is not possible at all.
Last
year, Falck provided the training for 140,000 people who received training of the highest standards
in the business and Falck Training reached a turnover of 102 million euro.
"Next
year we expect to train around 200,000 people and expect our turnover to be over 135 million euro",
says Senior Vice President of Falck Training, Peter Svarrer.
In several
of the new Falck countries, especially USA, Falck intends to use its influence to introduce other Falck
services like healthcare, ambulance service and fire fighting.
Falcks
expects the expansion of Falck's training centres to continue in the years to come.
"Venezuela,
Mexico, North Africa, the Middle East and Australia are among the places we are considering", says
Peter
Svarrer.
News from 2008
Falck plants flag in seven new countries
19-Nov. 2008
Falck is entering seven new countries and thus strengthening its position as the world's leading provider of safety training. Other services will follow.Falck gains US Gulf of Mexico position
3-Nov. 2008
Falck has acquired a majority interest in the Alford Group, a leading provider of a range of training and safety services to the offshore oil and gas industry. The acquisition provides Falck with a solid platform to pursue further Falck business activities in the USA and the region.Falck expands number of ambulances in Finland
28-Oct. 2008
The Swedish ambulance company Ulfab - acquired by Falck in August and currently being merged with Falck's Swedish company, Falck Ambulans - has just signed a deal to introduce five ambulances in the fifth-biggest Finnish city, located in the south-western part of the country.Falck named Workplace of the Year 2008
5-Sep. 2008
Falck is honoured to be rated Workplace of the Year 2008. Falck's CEO, Allan Søgaard Larsen, is both proud and humble about the award.Falck acquires Swedish company
25-Aug. 2008
Constantly pursuing its international growth ambitions, Falck has acquired Swedish-based Ulfabgruppen, a company providing ambulance services, temporary healthcare staff, patient transport and first-aid training and other services in Sweden and Finland.Jan Steenhard leaves Falck
25-Jun. 2008
Senior Vice President Jan Steenhard has decided to leave Falck to live out his dreams of being an entrepreneur. Allan Søgaard Larsen, CEO of Falck, regrets Mr. Steenhard's decision but wishes him good luck in his new career. Jan Steenhard will complete his projects with Falck and will continue as a consultant for the company.Falck and partner MSTS in Malaysia receives prestigious award
3-Jun. 2008
Falck and its partner in Malaysia, MSTS Asia, received one of the most prestigious business awards in Malaysia, the Quality Management Excellence Award, on May the 27th.Falck enters Romania
29-May 2008
Falck has signed a contract taking over the industrial fire brigade including its 120 employees at the Petrobrazi refinery in Ploiesti in Romania.Falck and Copenhagen Airports signs an agreement on a new service for disabled persons
9-May 2008
The airlines have traditionally been responsible for providing assistance to disabled passengers. In order to ensure that passengers get uniform service, the EU now requires European airports to implement a standardised service scheme for disabled travellers. As has been the case so far, the cost of this service is included in the ticket price. Copenhagen Airports have signed an agreement with Falck to provide the service on its behalf.Falck appoints Deputy CEO and new CFO
9-May 2008
Former CFO, Morten R. Pedersen has been appointed Deputy CEO. Soeren Vuust, former Vice Precident of Group Finance in Falck, has been appointed new CFO.