About

The Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning Trades Association Ltd. (RATA) is one of the oldest associations working for the development of MSME in the field Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration industry in India. Established in the year 1949, the association brings together people from the entire industry and gives them a central forum to help them accomplish their common goal of making progress and achieving success.

To bring this vision to reality, RATA with its base of ethics and a strong code of conduct, actively and responsibly helps its members to grow and has also encouraged new entrepreneurs for the expansion and betterment of the industry.

The diverse membership of the organisation brings together different aspects, RATA believes in providing a platform to its members to showcase their offerings which in turn will promote internal as well as external trade. In this constantly evolving industry and changing market trends, the association contributes towards the promotion and an overall development of its members. RATA is an association of business owners in the HVACnR Trade and only companies in this field can become its members. The owners of these businesses can participate in various RATA activities. RATA represents business owners who are manufacturers both equipment and component, Dealers, Service providers, Traders, Importers, Wholesalers, Retailers and Consultants in the field of air conditioning, refrigeration and ventilation.

The Association is a Section8, not for Profit Company and has a strong constitution that elects office bearers for a period of Two years.



Our Primary Objectives & Goals

  • To promote the organisation and achieve the optimum trade benefits.
  • To engage with the Central and State governments to ensure the trade gets its due importance and the MSMEs are supported to grow their business.
  • To unite trade members so they can collaborate learn from each other and grow their business.
  • To extend help to the members whenever need especially when it comes to unfair trade practises that affect their business.
  • To develop and knowledge banks that can help self sufficiency in local manufacturing and develop ideas and products that can be truly Made in India.

Our Affliations

RATA is affiliated with the following association

 

Mascot

The RATA mascot was a creation of the Generation Next of RATA. Gen – Next is the second-generation youngsters who are children of RATA members. These youngsters could be studying or could have just joined the industry. The Gen- Next team is to help members build a healthy succession plan for the business through engagement between Youngsters. Its also with a focus to showcase the opportunities the industry holds and widen their horizon to scale up the business as they take over the business. It also helps them to network with entrepreneurs within their generation and build peer to peer learning groups.

The RATA mascot was named ARATA

ARATA is a Japanese word a culture that is synonymous in our industry with quality and a name very close to RATA. It also means Fresh, with an idea of always remaining Fresh and innovative through ideas and participation from younger generation. The Tiger in the mascot represents the toughness that this industry demands and his smile and caricature depict the fun element of the business. The tools represent the technical prowess that the industry requires and the hard helmet represents the focus we put on safety in our trade. The Mascot is a tribute to the millions of technicians and workers who work in hot ambient conditions to provide cooling solutions to our customers.