Welcome to U-3ARC Union of Associations of African Actors in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

Union of Associations of African Actors in Refrigeration and air Conditioning . Established in 2020, it is made up of 30 national associations from 29 countries representing 18,000 companies employing 200,000 people.

40 National Associations U-3ARC targets the 54 countries of the African Union.

12 M+ People work in the refrigeration sector around the world.

17% Share of electricity used by the refrigeration sector worldwide.

70% or 400 M+ tons Shortfall in annual post-harvest losses due to an inadequate or non-existent cold chain in Africa south of the Sahara.

COOLING, THE KEY TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

News & Publications

U-3ARC at the FAO Regional Meeting in Africa

Madi Sakandé, president of U-3ARC, was a panelist at the 15th Edition of the Regional Meeting of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Africa. For Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (RAC) experts and technicians, it is a first to involve these players in such…

New refrigerants – Professionals sound the alarm

Replacing refrigerants that harm the ozone layer with new, so-called ecological or alternative, but flammable refrigerants must be done with tact and after taking all the precautions and arrangements that would prevent a massacre. In this interview, Madi Sakandé, president of U-3ARC, takes…

U-3ARC- 2nd Successful Certification Session of African Refrigeration Technicians in Bologna

U-3ARC organized, from Monday 13 to Thursday 16 November 2023, in Bologna, Italy, the second Certification Training Session for around ten African Refrigeration Specialists. Coming from different countries on the continent, they left, invigorated by new skills and their parchment in…

RAC Webinars

Join the U-3ARC informative webinar series to learn more about heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems. Each webinar focuses on a specific portion of the cold chain and features insights from the U-3 ARC leadership and industry experts.

African RAC Technician? All African refrigeration and air conditioning actors are requested to register in the U-3ARC directory. You will thus be able to benefit from all the informative and training advantages that U-3ARC offers in the RAC sector.