Falck websites COMPANY HERITAGE SERVICES GLOBAL PRESENCE CAREER PRESS News 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 Press contact News Here you find the latest press releases from Falck. Update on Coup Attack in Turkey 17/07/2016 Stay updated on the latest development in the situation in Turkey. More Coup Attack in Turkey 16/07/2016 After the failed military coup in Turkey Falck Global Assistance is in highest alert and has already helped and assisted several people in Turkey with guidance and advice. More Security update and awareness to the psychological effects after terror attack 16/07/2016 Falck Global Assistance has already assisted several people in Nice with guidance and advice. The assistance has mainly revolved around coordination of transportation out of Nice, security, medical and psychological assistance. More Growth for Falck in Brazil 12/04/2016 Falck Fire & Safety do Brasil SA has just signed a 3-year contract for airport rescue and firefighting services (ARFFS) to the Belo Horizonte International Airport with the option to extend the contract for one more year More Falck restructures its Safety Services 04/04/2016 The rescue and safety group Falck is restructuring its business division Falck Safety Services. The move is in response to the global crisis in the oil and gas industry. More Video: 900 new Falck people in Catalonia 01/04/2016 Falck’s Spanish crew who have been working around the clock the last four months to hire 900 new people More Falck acquires leading private ambulance company in Malaysia 01/04/2016 By acquiring First Ambulance, Falck forms a strong partnership with an experienced local player to establish a platform for the expansion throughout Malaysia More Falck’s crisis team returns from Brussels 24/03/2016 Since the bomb attacks on Tuesday, Falck has followed the situation in Brussels closely. We have continuously evaluated the situation, and now after two days, we see a declining the need for Falck’s presence in the Belgium capital. More Crisis team in place in Brussels 23/03/2016 Late Tuesday evening, a crisis team from Falck Global Assistance arrived in Brussels to provide information and support to Nordic travellers and expatriates who are in the city. More Falck deploys crisis team to Brussels to assist Nordic travellers and expats 22/03/2016 After the bomb attacks in Brussels Tuesday morning, Falck deploys a crisis team to the city at 17:00 to provide support and advice to Nordic travellers who are now in the city. More Substantial growth in Falck – but severely affected by the crisis in the oil and gas industry 17/03/2016 While Falck successfully increased revenue and strengthened its position in Europe and on the North and Latin American markets, the crisis in the global oil and gas industry affected Falck. More Falck expands to Lithuania 04/03/2016 Falck has acquired the Lithuanian assistance company Atlas Assistance. “Another great step in our strategy”, says CEO Bo Uggerhoj, Falck Assistance More Falck wins contract to provide fire and rescue services at Bodø Airport in Norway 19/02/2016 Falck will be providing fire and rescue services at the airport of Bodo, Norway, from August More Falck enters partnership with IFC and IFU in Sub-Saharan Africa 07/12/2015 Sub-Saharan nations will be the focus for the joint venture within primary and secondary health care services for the growing middle classes. More Crisis Team Returns From Paris 18/11/2015 During the last days, Falck has followed the situation in Paris closely. We have continuous-ly evaluated the situation, and the need for Falck’s presence in Paris is declining. More Falck acquires Australian emergency response company Deanmac 16/11/2015 Falck has completed the acquisition of Deanmac Emergency Services. With the acquisition, the operational staff in Australia grows from approximately 130 to 255 employees. More Psychologist after terrorist attacks in Paris: It’s all about retrieving faith in everyday life 15/11/2015 When people experience a dramatic incident like the terror attacks in Paris on Friday, most of us subsequently will experience more or less strong reactions. More Falck deploys crisis team to Paris to assist Nordic travellers 14/11/2015 After the terrorist attack in Paris Friday night, Falck deploys a crisis team to Paris to pro-vide support and advice to Nordic travellers. More Falck Global Assistance awarded Assistance Company of the Year 2015 07/11/2015 Falck Global Assistance was awarded Assistance Company of the Year at the 13th ITIJ Industry Awards at the Megaron Concert Hall in Athens, Greece, on November 5th 2015. More Falck has entered the Swiss Emergency-market 22/10/2015 Falck has entered the Swiss Emergency-market More Jesper Lok to leave Falck 16/10/2015 Jesper Lok is stepping down as CEO of Falck’s Emergency Division More Falck expands in the US 15/10/2015 Within just six month, Falck won new ambulance contracts in Orange County, Salem and Aurora. The contracts represent a significant growth for Falck in the US. More Tough Falck employees feature in documentary on National Geographic Channel 04/09/2015 A group of extraordinary roadside service officers from Norway is the focus point of a new documentary series produced by National Geographic Channel. More Falck supports and sponsors the EMS 2016 Congress in Copenhagen 15/07/2015 Falck will be a main sponsor for the first European congress on emergency medical services, EMS 2016 in Copenhagen. More Falck expands within emergency services in Finland 01/07/2015 One of the two biggest Finnish emergency service companies 9Lives has become part of the Falck Group. More Falck now has a LEGO® ambulance 29/06/2015 A quarter of a million LEGO® bricks were used to build a brand new type of ambulance: a Falck LEGO® ambulance. It will be used for exhibition purposes at conferences in the healthcare field in Denmark and abroad. More New Public-Private Partnership in the Netherlands 10/06/2015 Falck Fire Services and the Dutch public fire brigade plan to cooperate in a special Public-Private Partnership in the Netherlands. More Falck publishes scientific article in international journal 07/05/2015 A new Falck-study examines hygiene for uniforms. The results have been published in a peer-reviewed international journal and distributed at the European ECCMID conference More Falck wins a large tender for ambulance services in Spain 13/04/2015 Falck had the winning bid in a large tender for ambulance services in Catalonia, Spain, and was rated best in terms of both price and quality. More Falck significantly strengthened its international position in 2014 18/03/2015 Falck’s Annual Report for 2014 shows strong revenue growth of 11.3% to DKK 14 billion (EUR 1.9 billion). More Falck Healthcare strengthens services in Sweden 11/02/2015 Falck Healthcare acquires Swedish-based Manpower Hälsopartner and can now offer more and better services to its business partners More Falck and BORNEfonden in West Africa partnership 15/01/2015 Falck and BORNEfonden have agreed a new NGO-corporate partnership to train healthcare staff in Benin in West Africa in assisting to make childbirths safer and reduce maternal mortality. More Falck to operate ambulance services throughout Region Zealand 09/01/2015 Falck will be providing ambulance services to all people of Region Zealand. That is the consequence of a decision made by the Regional Council at its meeting held Thursday evening. More Falck wins ambulance contracts in the Capital Region of Denmark 17/12/2014 Falck was awarded the permitted maximum of four sub-contracts when the Capital Region today made its decision in the tendering procedure for the region's ambulance services. More Falck awarded first contract in tender for ambulance services in Region Zealand 17/12/2014 Falck has been awarded the contract for ambulance services in what used to be Roskilde County, having submitted the best bid in terms of quality, supply security and price. More Falck to fight fires in Portugal 10/12/2014 Falck has gained the responsibility of providing firefighting in Portugal’s busiest airport in Lisbon. More Jesper Lok to head Falck's Emergency Division 13/11/2014 Aiming to continue its international success in providing ambulance and fire-fighting services Falck is organising the Emergency Division as an independent division with Jesper Lok as its CEO. More Falck regrets loss of ambulance services contract with Region of Southern Denmark 25/08/2014 The Region of Southern Denmark has informed Falck that, following its call for tenders for ambulance services, it has awarded the contract for all four parts of the region to other tenderers than Falck. More Falck acquires asset protection and emergency response business 03/07/2014 Falck develops its Industrial Fire Services business by acquiring Sembcorp Utilities UK’s Asset Protection and Emergency Response business More Falck-supported researcher maps public-private partnerships 03/07/2014 Christiane Stelling has obtained her PhD degree on public-private partnerships and trust. More Falck wins fire contract at Rio International Airport 02/07/2014 Falck has won a 10-year contract covering fire fighting services for Rio International Airport in Brazil. More Falck and ECU sign global agreement 16/06/2014 Falck and Edith Cowan University have signed an agreement to collaborate on emergency medical education and research. More Falck Healthcare largest provider in Scandinavia 27/05/2014 Falck Healthcare to merge with TryghedsGruppen’s two healthcare providers: Previa and Quick Care. The new agreement makes Falck Healthcare the largest player in Scandinavia. At the same time, TryghedsGruppen will become a shareholder in Falck. More Falck expands into the Czech Republic 08/04/2014 The Falck Group has entered the Czech ambulance market through an acquisition of the Baukomplex company, the 3rd largest company operating patient transport services in the Czech Republic. More Falck continues global expansion 20/03/2014 Falck’s Annual Report for 2013 shows revenue growth of 9.0% to DKK 12.5 billion, mainly generated in the current business, where organic growth accounted for 7.7%. More Lars Nørby Johansen to retire as Falck Chairman and be replaced by Thorleif Krarup 20/03/2014 After 16 years as CEO followed by ten years as Chairman of the Board of Directors, Lars Nørby Johansen has decided to leave the Falck Group in connection with the Annual General Meeting to be held on 30 April. More Falck Fire Services signs the first contract in Belgium 15/01/2014 From January 1st, 2014, Falck Fire Services in Belgium will provide fire services to the nuclear power plant Electrabel which is located in Doel. More Falck Fire Services established in Italy 19/12/2013 Falck Fire Services has signed its first contract in Italy. Falck Servizi Industriali di Emergenza will provide fire services from 1st of January 2014 to SARPOM – EXXONMOBIL. More Falck Safety Services will be represented in Canada 25/10/2013 Following the acquisition of the Canadian company Survival Systems Integrated Services, Falck Safety Services will be servicing the offshore industry in Canada. More Falck enters Australia 16/10/2013 Falck has signed an agreement to acquire the majority of shares in the Australian company HES which provides medical emergency response and related services to the mining and oil & gas industries in Australia. More Falck now in Angola 15/10/2013 Falck has established a company in Angola which will spearhead the introduction of Falck products and services into the country. More Copenhagen Airport signs new disability services agreement 06/09/2013 Copenhagen Airport and Falck have entered into a three-year agreement for Falck to continue providing PRM services. More Falck acquires Skandinavisk Hälsovård AB 05/09/2013 Falck expands its network of doctors and nurses to become the largest health staff provider in the Nordic region. More Falck merger in Germany 01/08/2013 The German authorities clear the establishment of the biggest private rescue services provider in Germany. More Germany's largest ambulance company becomes part of Falck 04/07/2013 Falck will get a solid platform for growth on the German market through the acquisition of all German activities of G.A.R.D., the largest private ambulance services provider in Germany. More Falck opens safety training centre in Mexico 14/06/2013 Falck has opened a new safety training centre in Port of Ciudad del Carmen in Mexico. More Falck buys Californian ambulance company 22/05/2013 The Californian company Verihealth is now a part of Falck’s expanding ambulance operations in USA. More Falck opens medical clinic in Russia 13/05/2013 The citizens of Vladivostok in Russia will soon be able to receive treatment at a Falck medical clinic. More Falck continues global expansion, but with a downturn in Denmark 24/04/2013 In 2012, Falck continued its global expansion. Falck has just released its 2012 annual report, showing a revenue growth of 12.9% to DKK 11.5 billion. More Falck wins ambulance contracts in Sweden 09/04/2013 Ambulance services were put up for tender in three districts in southern Sweden. Falck offered the best deal in all three. More Ambulances for Finland 01/01/2013 Falck ambulances will be on Finnish roads once again at the beginning of the new year. More Falck adds two ambulances in Germany 01/01/2013 Injured and sick citizens of Gelsenkirchen will be helped by Falck from springtime. More Falck buys safety training company in USA 27/12/2012 Falck expands position as the leading provider of safety training in the US Gulf of Mexico. More Falck acquires Florida ambulance company 19/09/2012 Falck has acquired the ambulance company American Ambulance which has 800 employees and operates more than 100 ambulances and 75 non-medical vehicles in Florida, USA. More Falck behind medical clinics in Kazakhstan 05/09/2012 Newly acquired medical clinics in Kazakhstan will platform further expansions. More Falck buys PreviaSundhed 03/09/2012 Falck has acquired PreviaSundhed from TryghedsGruppen thus further enhancing its position as the largest health care provider in Denmark. More Falck will run ambulance services in Sri Lanka 09/08/2012 Falck expects to be operational before the end of 2012 with local partner Med1. More Falck wins two ambulance contracts in Germany 06/07/2012 Falck has won its first two contracts for ambulance services in Germany within a period of only one week. More Falck helps out at football Euros 08/06/2012 During the next three weeks, 240 Falck employees and 26 ambulances in Poland are standing by to help out if players or spectators at the Euros are injured. More Falck offers dentist service on the job 10/05/2012 Thousands of Danes do not see a dentist regularly. Falck now intends to bring a dentist to them at their workplace. More Annual Report 2011 18/04/2012 Falck's revenue for 2011 was up by 21.8% to DKK 10.2 billion, of which revenue generated outside Denmark accounted for DKK 4.7 billion, a 53.9% year-on-year increase. More Falck now in Chile 13/04/2012 Following the acquisition of Chilean company Aprem, Falck will be servicing the mining industry in Latin America from now on. More Falck will take over 50 ambulances in Sweden 08/03/2012 Due to bankruptcy Falck will be stepping in to take responsibility for 300 employees and 50 ambulances in the southern part of Sweden. More Lainsa-SCI changes name to Falck SCI 20/02/2012 Grupo Dominguis and Falck have established the new brand Falck SCI and is looking forward to expanding services and growing internationally. More Falck to operate ambulances in Spain 09/02/2012 Falck has acquired an ambulance company based in the Barcelona area. The company will be used as a platform for rolling out ambulance services in Spain. More More ambulances for Falck in Poland 09/12/2011 Falck has won the tender to run an additional 29 ambulances and a lifeboat in the Lodz region of Poland - thus expanding its position as the country’s leading rescue service. More Fire service is cheap in Denmark 18/11/2011 Falck is probably the reason why fire service is so cheap in Danmark, says World Fire Statistics by The Geneva Assosciation. More Falck acquires German ambulance company 29/09/2011 For the first time, Falck will be active in rescue operations in Germany. Falck has bought the German ambulance and patient transport company Krankentransport Herzig GmbH. More Falck subsidiary buys Colombian ambulance company 16/08/2011 Falck stregthens its activities in Latin America by its subsidiary EMI’s acquisition of Servicio de Emergencias Regional. More Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service and Falck EMS UK Ltd sign Memorandum of Understanding 22/06/2011 Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service and Falck EMS UK Ltd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop ways of working together as preferred partners. More Falck Healthcare buys HealthCare Danmark 19/05/2011 Falck Healthcare has bought Denmark’s second largest private health solution provider, HealthCare Danmark. More New Danish ownership of Falck 28/04/2011 The Lundbeck Foundation, KIRKBI and the members of Falck’s Executive Management Board become principal shareholders of Falck and Nordic Capital Fund V (“Nordic Capital”) sells all its shares in Falck. More Falck acquires 63% of EMI, the leading ambulance and home care company in Latin America 01/04/2011 Falck has acquired 63.1 percent of EMI Holdings Management S.A., Panama (EMI), the parent company of the leading Latin American ambulance and home care group of companies headquartered in Colombia. More Falck acquires outpatient clinics in Poland 22/03/2011 Falck has acquired a majority stake in the company Starowka which operates four primary care, specialist care and day surgery clinics in Warzaw and the Central part of Poland. More Falck completes acquisition of US ambulance company LifeStar 04/03/2011 Falck has completed the acquisition of LifeStar, a US east coast based Emergency Medical Services (EMS) company operating 440 ambulances and other rescue vehicles. More Falck has acquired Californian Ambulance Company 26/12/2010 Falck has acquired the US ambulance company Care Ambulance Service that operates more than 135 ambulances in Los Angeles County and Orange County in California in the US. More The Lundbeck Foundation acquiring a 36% stake in Falck 15/12/2010 The Lundbeck Foundation joins the group of owners of Falck by acquiring 36% of the shares in Falck from the company’s existing owners, Nordic Capital Fund V, ATP Private Equity Partners and Folksam. More Falck strengthens company with new structure 17/11/2010 The management structure in Falck will be changed in order to strengthen the organization. More Falck Employs Robert "Boo" Heffner 13/10/2010 Falck has employed Robert “Boo” Heffner as Group Vice President. Mr. Heffner will develop and support Falck’s potential American EMS business. More Falck to acquire ambulance company in the US 13/10/2010 Falck has signed a letter of intent which defines the framework for Falck’s acquisition of LifeStar Response Corporation. More Falck finishes clean-up after gigantic oil spill 29/09/2010 After one of the biggest oil disasters in history, Falck has helped cleaning the beaches and the sea by the Mexican Gulf training their own staff and others for the job. More Falck buys Swedish company Smart Safety 03/09/2010 Falck has acquired a new platform in the Nordic countries after buying S Reg AB and thus Smart Safety. The company’s safety products have more than a million consumers. More Falck Healthcare launches operations in UK 25/08/2010 Falck Healthcare has begun providing medicals for offshore workers at the Falck Nutec safety training centres in Aberdeen and Teesside, United Kingdom. More Falck’s German ambulance company hires new manager 18/08/2010 On November 1st,Dr. Klaus Runggaldier will be taking up office as Manager of Falck Rettungsdienst GmbH, which is building Falck’s ambulance activities in Germany. More Falck publishes its Annual Report 2009 14/04/2010 Falck's Annual Report 2009 is now available. More Falck increases number of ambulances in Slovakia 01/02/2010 Falck has won 28 ambulance stations in the third and final round of ambulance tenders in Slovakia. More Falck teams up with Indonesian partner 29/01/2010 Falck has acquired a minority shareholding in P.T. Samson Tiara, the leading provider of safety and training services in Indonesia. More Falck officially opens two new training centres 21/01/2010 His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark attended the official opening of Falck’s training centre in Abu Dhabi on January 19. More Falck initiates preparations for a potential IPO 17/12/2009 Nordic Capital Fund V and ATP Private Equity Partners, the principal shareholders of Falck, have decided to initiate preparations for a potential IPO and listing of the Company. More CEO looks forward to next Falck phase 17/12/2009 Allan Søgaard Larsen foresees an exciting future for Falck on the other side of a potential IPO. More Falck Danmark A/S Polititorvet DK-1780 Copenhagen V Tel.: +45 70 33 33 11 Fax.: +45 33 15 29 57 contact@falck.com CBR: 16271241