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Built to bridge the gap

FPC wasn't built in a boardroom. It was built by engineers, operators, and consultants who've watched the same pattern play out — site after site — for decades.

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The problem we exist to solve

The Execution Gap Is Costing the Industry Billions.

Most mining companies are not failing because of bad strategy or bad people. They're failing because the gap between the boardroom and blast site is wider than anyone admits — and this cost is adding up.

61% of miners failed to hit the middle or lower range of their own targets

Accenture

25% lower productivity than 2005, even when accounting for depth and grade

McKinsey

$64B forecast revenue lost globally between 2019-2024

Accenture

Our Approach

Not a Consultant. An Operational Accelerator.

Most consultants leave you with a report. We leave you with a high performance operation that runs without us. 

Our work is to build your Operational Capability — the Invisible Engine that turns strategic ambition into predictable, sustainable production. No dependency.

Phase 01

Assess

We diagnose the real state of operational capability — not what people think, but what's actually driving performance at site level.

Phase 02

Mobilise

Ownership is crucial. Getting all stakeholders aligned and onboarded early is a key factor in project success and longevity of results. Practical. Site-specific. Owned by your team.

Phase 03

Transform

Your sites own and drive the change. They know what's wrong, we simply provide the framework and guidance to get it right the first time without the guesswork. The engine runs. The team owns it. Production becomes predictable. Results compound.

Our Values

What we stand for

We believe the current consulting approach creates dependence, not capability.

We act with integrity

We do the right thing, every time. We show respect.

We are curious

We always believe there is a better way, and pursue it by staying curious. We learn, continuously.

We act with courage

We are unafraid of speaking truth to power. We are open to receiving feedback.

We promote client ownership

The more our clients own their initiative, the more effective and efficient it will be.

We are holistic

We actively integrate with our team mates, doing what needs to be done by whomever to achieve the desired outcome: one team — many functions. No silos.

Meet the author

Built for mining

Our consultants bring operational and technical depth from the mining sector and beyond.

Alex's career started where the problems are. Infrastructure, telecoms, defence, transport — bidding on, advising, and delivering complex projects across six countries. He learned early that the gap between strategic ambition and operational reality is almost always systemic, not technical.

That insight drove a pivot to FPC — where the breakthrough came from understanding you can't fix this problem at the level it was created. Closing the Execution Gap means bridging both worlds: bringing the boardroom and the blast site together.

Today, Alex and the team work with GMs, COOs, and institutional investors across the mining sector to build the operational infrastructure their assets actually need.

Alex Franklin

Managing Director, Chartered Engineer,
Author of book ‘Mining for Value’

Over two decades of international consulting experience. Mark champions one principle above all: the client must own the outcome.

Mark Franklin

Founder

Specialist in management operating systems and reporting platforms. David builds the infrastructure that makes site performance visible and actionable.

David Hollingsworth

Senior Consultant, Tech and MOS

Focused on the human side of operational change. Brett works with leadership teams to understand and shift the behaviours that drive — or kill — performance.

Brett Armstrong

Manager, People and Performance

Find out where you stand.

The Operational Score gives you an honest picture of your site's capability — where you're strong, where you're exposed, and what to fix first.

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