Franca is working to join the SICEP standard

The mining industry demands increasingly well-prepared suppliers. Experience, available machinery, and on-site responsiveness are no longer enough. Today, companies seeking to participate in mining projects must demonstrate organization, traceability, compliance, safety, documented support, and continuous improvement.

In this context, Franca Ltd. is working to incorporate the SICEP standard, as part of an organizational strengthening process aimed at responding better to the current demands of mining and large industries.

SICEP, the Supplier Company Rating System, is a technological platform used by the mining industry to search for, select, and monitor supplier companies. Registration in this system allows companies to be included in the main supplier registry for major mining companies and large industrial enterprises in the country.

For Franca, moving forward with this process represents not only a business opportunity. It also reflects a strategic decision: to professionalize management, streamline processes, strengthen documentation, improve internal standards, and consolidate a way of working aligned with the expectations of 21st-century mining.

Joining rating systems like SICEP requires companies to review and organize key information about their operations. This includes administrative, financial, legal, technical, labor, preventative, and safety aspects. In other words, it requires a holistic view of the company. And this perspective, while demanding, is absolutely essential for responsible growth.

In today's mining industry, trust isn't built solely on corporate rhetoric. It's built on evidence. On current documentation. On compliance. On procedures. On demonstrable experience. On well-prepared teams. On the ability to respond when the project demands it. Simply put: on support.

Therefore, this process is consistent with the path Franca has been developing. Our company has grown alongside fieldwork, accumulating experience in earthmoving, heavy equipment rental, operational support, and services related to mining and industrial projects. However, we know that experience must be accompanied by structure. Track record matters, but consistent standards translate into verifiable trust.

For Franca, working towards SICEP certification is a way to propel the company towards new challenges. It means preparing to engage with more demanding clients, participate in more formal processes, and strengthen our position within the supplier ecosystem of northern Chile.

It's also a signal to our teams, clients, and partners: we want to continue moving forward with seriousness. We want our operation to depend not only on the ability to resolve issues on the ground, but also on a well-prepared, documented organization aligned with best management practices.

This path is part of a broader vision. Chilean mining is experiencing a new cycle marked by the energy transition, copper, lithium, decarbonization, electromobility, technology, and the need for reliable suppliers. In this context, regional companies have a concrete opportunity: to raise their standards in order to participate more effectively in the industry's value chains.

Franca wants to be part of that process. Not just as a supplier of machinery or operational services, but as a company capable of delivering support, compliance, and trust. Because strategic projects require more than just availability: they require partners who understand the importance of standards.

Moving towards SICEP means moving towards a better-prepared company. It means organizing to grow. It means professionalizing to compete. It means building trust before the customer even asks for it. And for Franca, that's the right path.

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At Franca, we believe that the professionalization of local suppliers is a fundamental part of the mining development of northern Chile. That's why we continue to move forward with a clear conviction: to grow with high standards, to fulfill our responsibilities, and to build trust from the ground up.