{"id":8745,"date":"2025-02-07T12:14:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T12:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fricon.pt\/fricon-culture-a-tree-of-stories-and-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T10:19:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T10:19:38","slug":"fricon-culture-a-tree-of-stories-and-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fricon.pt\/en\/fricon-culture-a-tree-of-stories-and-life\/","title":{"rendered":"FRICON Culture \u2013 A Tree of Stories and Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8745\" class=\"elementor elementor-8745 elementor-8711\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1049d91 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1049d91\" 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-8a8ffce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a8ffce\" 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>Defining an organization&#8217;s culture encourages us to reflect on its many dimensions and its crucial role in business success.<br \/>FRICON Culture is rich in complexity and history, taking its first steps with the return of our founder and his family to Vila do Conde. Brought back by the warm winds of Zimbabwe, they carried ambition and deep technical expertise. Their homecoming turned their dream business project into reality and marked the birth of a new family.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f64250b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f64250b\" 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1098687 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1098687\" 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-f202208 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f202208\" 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\">The Pillars That Define Our Culture<\/h2>\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-946a00c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"946a00c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c10827 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4c10827\" 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-dbdbf99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dbdbf99\" 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=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/fricon.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Valores_fricon.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8729\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fricon.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Valores_fricon.png 1920w, https:\/\/fricon.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Valores_fricon-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/fricon.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Valores_fricon-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/fricon.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Valores_fricon-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/fricon.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Valores_fricon-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaeccef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eaeccef\" 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>A distinct Top Management with a unique personality developed values, a differentiated environment, and beliefs that remain pillars and defining traits of our organization, which are evident in:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022In <strong>resilience<\/strong>, which never allows us to give up in the face of challenges; <br>\u2022In <strong>innovation<\/strong>, in the pursuit of answers and new solutions; <br>\u2022In <strong>flexibility<\/strong>, which allows us to adapt to business and social challenges;  <br>\u25aa In <strong>intense work<\/strong> dedication, immersed in <strong>passion<\/strong>, and with an unwavering commitment to achieving goals;  <br>\u25aa In <strong>realistic optimism<\/strong>, which drives us to always want more, with our feet firmly planted in the land of opportunities; <br>\u2022In <strong>care<\/strong> for the <strong>product <\/strong>we deliver;<br>\u2022In the <strong>excellence of the Team<\/strong> and its work for the Client;<br>\u2022In the <strong>community<\/strong> we are part of and that welcomes us;  <\/p>\n<p>This is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fricon.pt\">FRICON<\/a> Culture. A vision of shared values nurtured by the Team that constitutes it. Employees are integral and fundamental parts in the co-creation of our Culture. Our success is only possible thanks to this dynamic of life within our Organization.   <\/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-237f355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"237f355\" 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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c16b22a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c16b22a\" 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-a85d556 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a85d556\" 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\">FRICON Team: The Soul of the Organization<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea7dc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0ea7dc1\" 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-f91f744 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f91f744\" 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-afcb8a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afcb8a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/fricon.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/equipa_fricon_cultura.png\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-8724\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fricon.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/equipa_fricon_cultura.png 1920w, https:\/\/fricon.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/equipa_fricon_cultura-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/fricon.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/equipa_fricon_cultura-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/fricon.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/equipa_fricon_cultura-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/fricon.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/equipa_fricon_cultura-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc67969 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc67969\" 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>What makes our Team so special? At FRICON, we are committed to continuous learning to improve every day. From the Team comes a strong organizational and social commitment that, when tested in the most challenging moments, passes with distinction and proudly raises the FRICON flag.  <\/p>\n<p>FRICON Culture preserves its identity because it is nurtured by everyone who is part of it, and its vitality is directly dependent on the continuous investment from the shareholders in its most human dimension. <br \/>In this context, based on the best practices already developed within and outside the Organization, the brand was redefined, and the FRICON Health and Well-Being Policy (HWP FRICON) was created.<\/p>\n\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-4d00d6d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d00d6d\" 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-6ffeb7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6ffeb7f\" 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-fd5e626 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd5e626\" 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\">FRICON Health and Well-Being Policy (HWP FRICON)<\/h2>\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-7d50668 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d50668\" 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-e425aaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e425aaa\" 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-151fb0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"151fb0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/fricon.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/saude_fricon.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8734\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fricon.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/saude_fricon.png 1920w, https:\/\/fricon.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/saude_fricon-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/fricon.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/saude_fricon-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/fricon.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/saude_fricon-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/fricon.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/saude_fricon-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92ffe57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"92ffe57\" 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-b102653 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b102653\" 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>The HWP FRICON, with a strong sense of mission, aims to annually nurture FRICON Culture through its 4 pillars:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1) Health is a priority \u2013<\/strong> we take care of the physical and mental health of our Teams and strive to promote a safe work environment. <br><strong>2) Family Support \u2013 <\/strong>we create supportive environments for the different stages of our employees&#8217; lives and encourage a balance between their personal and family life. <br><strong>3) EcoFRICON<\/strong> &#8211; The promotion of our brand\u2019s environmental policy and responsibility for social inclusion is a shared endeavor that involves us all.<br><strong>4) FRICON Culture \u2013<\/strong> it is a space for everyone to become even more of a Team, celebrate together, and share moments of genuine fun.<\/p>\n<p>This is our FRICON Culture, <strong>a tree of stories and life:<\/strong><br>\u2022 with roots in its heritage and a strong trunk of <strong>family values<\/strong><br>\u2022 branches and leaves full of <strong>talent<\/strong> and a shared vision<br>\u2022 and a ground painted with many colors and<strong> moments of sharing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fricon.pt\">FRICON<\/a> Culture is more than a reflection of our history; it is the driving force that pushes us to innovate, grow, and leave our mark all over the world!<\/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-98bd80d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"98bd80d\" 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-57217db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"57217db\" 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-90bef81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90bef81\" 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><em>Article written by Lu\u00edsa Ferreira, Human Resources Director at FRICON<\/em><\/p>\n\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FRICON Culture is a tree of stories and life, rooted in family heritage and strong values.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8719,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[152,176,239],"tags":[156,243],"class_list":["post-8745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-responsibility","category-curiosities","category-employer-branding-en","tag-fricon-en","tag-organizational-culture"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fricon.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fricon.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fricon.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fricon.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fricon.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8745"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/fricon.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10546,"href":"https:\/\/fricon.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8745\/revisions\/10546"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fricon.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fricon.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fricon.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fricon.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}