| Company type | Aktieselskab |
|---|---|
| Industry | Fashion, Fur trade |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Founder | Hans Lassen |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Bruno Olesen (Chairman) Preben Møller (CEO) |
| Products | Haute couture, Ready to wear, Accessories, Footwear & Fur |
 DKK 68,763,000 (2006) | |
Number of employees | 64[1] |
| Website | greatgreenland.com |
Great Greenland Furhouse is a tanning and production company that processes furs and sells clothing, fashion wear and other products made of Greenland fur and seal skin, located in Qaqortoq, south Greenland.[2] The company operates based on a service contract between the Government of Greenland and Great Greenland A/S.
The company purchases seal skin from all over Greenland. The company owns trading stations, skin centers, in Maniitsoq, Nuuk, Tasiilaq, and Upernavik, as well as independent trading stations in smaller villages, totalling more than 70 independent trading stations. Dried seal skin can also be purchased from the smallest communities via the general store Pilersuisoq. In total, over 2,500 people are involved in the seal skin trade. This makes Great Greenland Furhouse one of the biggest employers in the entire country. Of the 64 people directly employed the company, 51 are working in Qaqortoq, making Great Greenland one of the biggest employers in the town.
- ^ "Management and Utilization of Seals in Greenland" (PDF). Government of Greenland - Department of Fisheries, Hunting & Agriculture. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
- ^ "Great Greenland Furhouse home page". Great Greenland A/S. Retrieved April 12, 2011.