{"id":13267,"date":"2026-06-29T15:44:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T15:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fricon.pt\/fricon-and-valorin-a-partnership-that-creates-social-impact\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:13:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:13:32","slug":"fricon-and-valorin-a-partnership-that-creates-social-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fricon.pt\/en\/fricon-and-valorin-a-partnership-that-creates-social-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"FRICON and ValorIN: A partnership that creates social impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13267\" class=\"elementor elementor-13267 elementor-13230\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4371b75 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4371b75\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bb03aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bb03aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">As part of its commitment to social responsibility and fostering a more inclusive culture, FRICON established a partnership with ValorIN in June 2026. ValorIN is a social innovation and entrepreneurship initiative created by <a href=\"https:\/\/madi.pt\/valorin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MADI<\/a> \u2013 the Movement for the Support of People with Intellectual Disabilities of Vila do Conde.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ValorIN carries out work with a significant social impact, providing training, skills development, and employment opportunities for people with disabilities, mental health conditions, or other vulnerable circumstances.<\/strong> By providing assembly and packaging services for companies, this initiative helps develop valuable skills while creating pathways to inclusion in the labour market.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85ec667 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"85ec667\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a553a82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a553a82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdb8bb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdb8bb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inclusion in every package<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f9f9de elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9f9f9de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64a439c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"64a439c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06ce377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06ce377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">As part of this collaboration, the ValorIN team is now responsible for packaging the bags included with FRICON product manuals. 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It symbolises the contribution of people whose talent, dedication, and commitment deserve to be recognised and valued. <\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">To mark this partnership, every bag features a seal bearing a very special message:<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong><em>&#8220;This package was prepared as part of a diversity and inclusion partnership, by truly special hands.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This seal reflects the shared commitment of FRICON and ValorIN to promoting diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities, carrying this message to our customers with every product delivered.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e7c654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e7c654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/fricon.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FRICO_MADI_SELO-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13257\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fricon.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FRICO_MADI_SELO-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/fricon.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FRICO_MADI_SELO-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/fricon.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FRICO_MADI_SELO-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/fricon.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FRICO_MADI_SELO-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/fricon.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/FRICO_MADI_SELO.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9e0cdd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f9e0cdd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5c94e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b5c94e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7b3bd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7b3bd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Creating value for the community<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c76d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"71c76d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d37b30b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d37b30b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a4b4a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a4b4a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">At FRICON, we believe that success is also measured by our ability to create value for the community. 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