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U-3ARC unites all of Africa

BURKINA FASO: U-3ARC, the African refrigeration and air conditioning association formed in 2020, is now fully representative of the whole of Africa.

The addition of the three remaining countries – Eritrea, Sierra Leone and Sao Tome and Principe – means U-3ARC can count all 54 African countries amongst its membership. 

The brainchild of Madi Sakandé, general manager of the Italian company New Cold System, U-3ARC was formed in 2020 in order to contribute to the sustainable socio-economic development of Africa and overcome the environmental challenges linked to the refrigeration and air conditioning sector.

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