Port Stanley, Falkland Inseln

The Falkland Islands Company owes its origins to a contract signed by Alexander Ross Lafone in 1846 for the right to kill and tame wild cattle in the Southern part of East Falkland.

He and his brother set up business as a joint stock company in 1851 which received its Royal Charter in 1852. The Company's principal product for over a century was wool from the flocks of sheep reared on its substantial landholdings in the islands. The farmlands have now been sold and today the company is a multifaceted commercial business with a wide range of diverse operations.

The Falkland Islands Company still retains its Royal Charter, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Falkland Islands Holdings plc, a public company quoted on the London Stock Exchange. The UK office provides a wide range of service support to the activities of the Company in the Islands and offers a direct link for most of its commercial and business activities. These range from Retailing and Distribution to Port Services & Shipping.