Consultancy Team UK, based in North Yorkshire, has extensive experience in audiovisual, technical and creative services and provides technical design, project management and installation for a range of industries.
Mercy Ships, the charity of choice for Cruise Lines International Association, deploys the hospital ship Africa Mercy to some of the world's poorest countries to provide free, life-changing surgeries.
Mercy Ships will be adding a new ship to its fleet of floating hospitals to continue to provide free healthcare, community health education and palliative care for terminally ill patients. At 37,000gt, it will be the world's largest civilian hospital ship.
Consultancy Team will work closely with Mercy Ships to design audiovisual technologies and infrastructure for the newbuild. The ship will include a large multipurpose auditorium, multiple high specification meeting rooms, two decks of hospital facilities and a series of complex medical training rooms. There will also be a school and nursery, along with all the usual facilities required on a modern passenger vessel.
'We first became aware of Mercy Ships at a presentation we attended at a cruise ship exhibition and were truly overwhelmed by the work they do. It gave us a great insight into the journey both the patients and volunteers were taking for this incredible charity,' said Edgar Andrews, managing director, Consultancy Team.
Consultancy Team's commitment 'goes beyond simply writing a cheque,' he continued. 'We wanted to support an organisation that incorporated our company culture and values, and we found this in Mercy Ships.' The company will be donating its services to Mercy Ships.
In the public areas on board, Consultancy Team designed a sophisticated entertainment system with in-cabin television systems to improve the living environment for the all-volunteer crew. The technology will use network-based control software to provide easier management and day-to-day operations. This also will enable remote monitoring and diagnosis by Mercy Ships’ operational team based in Texas.
In addition, Consultancy Team UK has contributed almost £500,000 toward the newbuild. Through continued fundraising initiatives, the company aims to raise £1m by the end of 2018.
'Generous support like this means that Mercy Ships is able to focus more of its resources on delivering free medical care to the world’s forgotten poor, and we would like to thank Consultancy Team for their continued support,' said Chris Gregg, chief information officer, Mercy Ships.
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