Description

FIH group plc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of retailing, property, automotive, insurance, tourism shipping, and fishing agency services in the Falkland Islands and the United Kingdom. It is involved in the retail of food, clothing, electrical goods, home furnishings, gifts, and DIY through 6 retail outlets. The company also provides travel services, including flight bookings, airport transfers, and luxury coach and walking tours for tourists; insurance brokerage services; agency services for cruise ships and fishing vessels; and freight and shipping services to and from the Islands. In addition, it sells and hires 4x4 vehicles; and constructs residential, office, and industrial accommodations, as well as owns and leases 40 residential properties to individuals and business users, such as oil services companies, ministry of defense contractors, and fishing companies. Further, the company operates passenger ferry services across Portsmouth harbor through 3 vessels; and operates a cruising vessel that provides leisure cruises around the Solent in summer. Additionally, it engages in the logistics, storage, and installation of art works, as well as handling of fine art and antiquities. The company was formerly known as Falkland Islands Holdings plc and changed its name to FIH group plc in September 2016. FIH group plc was incorporated in 1851 and is headquartered in Bishop's Stortford, the United Kingdom.