usa be merged into this article . discuss proposed since november 2014 . this article needs to be updated . please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . june 2012 falck a s type joint stock company industry rescue assistance healthcare and safety services founded 1906 area served as of november 2014 46 countries in europe americas asia and africa 2013 1 key people allan s gaard larsen ceo sophus falck founder products fire services ems and ambulance services roadside assistance preventive health care number of employees 35 000 november 2014 1 website www.falck.com falck a s is a nordic based organization with activities in most areas of europe and representation on five continents . 2 the four business areas healthcare assistance safety services and emergency together make up falck s business . all of falck s activities are directed at preventing accidents and disease at providing assistance in situations of emergency accidents or need and at helping people move on with their lives after illnesses or accidents . falck has 35 000 employees in 46 countries . the company s current ceo is allan s gaard larsen . contents 1 overview 2 history 3 role in the privatization of danish emergency services 4 see also 5 references 6 external links overview edit falck rescue truck falck ambulance in colombo sri lanka falck de havilland dove light airliner wearing their titles and symbol in 1965 falck a s provides a wide range of services within health safety roadside assistance and other assistance to corporate customers and private households in denmark norway sweden poland and estonia . the international operation also includes activities in countries like belgium brazil finland lithuania malaysia the netherlands poland slovakia spain russia sri lanka trinidad & tobago the united kingdom and the united states . falck safety services formerly called training is a provider of rescue and safety courses especially for staff in the offshore sector and the maritime sector . also the chemical industry fire services the aviation industry and military defence units use falck s competences and training centres for safety training for their staff . in addition falck is the largest private ambulance company in europe . citation needed falck provides ambulance services to the general public in seven countries in close collaboration with the authorities . falck also provides other services for the public sector such as patient transport rehabilitation of patients from the public hospital sector operation of assistive equipment centres and a number of services for the police and the road authorities . history edit falck a s was founded in 1906 by sophus falck . by the year 1956 falck was a nationwide operator with 100 rescue stations in denmark and the company expanded further seven years later by acquiring the shares of the zonen rescue service their main danish road assistance competitor . in 1988 the falck family sold falck to baltica a danish based insurer . falck 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 . the company later mergered its activities in the security field with securicor plc. that new company was named group4securicor . in connection with the merger falck was separated from group 4 falck and listed independently on the copenhagen stock exchange . danish media described the separation as falck returns to its roots . in february 2005 falck was delisted from the copenhagen stock exchange because nordic capital had bought the shares of falck . falck has now re entered the security field . in 2011 nordic capital sold its shares making the principal shareholders the lundbeck foundation and kirkbi . 3 role in the privatization of danish emergency services edit in denmark falck is currently in charge of 65 percent of municipality fire brigades and 85 percent of ambulance services . 4 in 1926 the danish government allowed municipal governments to contract with private companies to provide emergency services . see also edit this section is empty . you can help by adding to it . november 2014 references edit a b falck stormer frem i udlandet in danish . berlingske . retrieved 2013 04 08 . always there . falck . retrieved 2012 05 21 . history . falck . retrieved 2012 07 30 . 2009 falck annual report pdf . falck . retrieved 2010 07 06 . external links edit corporate website danish website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title falck denmark & oldid 742795231 categories service companies of englandservice companies of denmarkservice companies based in copenhagenhidden categories cs1 danish language sources da articles to be merged from november 2014all articles to be mergedwikipedia articles in need of updating from june 2012all wikipedia articles in need of updatingall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from november 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