About Cteq

Two decades of international delivery

Cteq is a UK-based engineering, procurement and contracting company. Since 2005 we have equipped hospitals, clinical departments and laboratories in more than 60 countries, for ministries of health, teaching and military hospitals, universities, national laboratories, UN agencies and international NGOs.

Founded 2005ISO 9001 certifiedOffices in Ipswich and Dubai

Who we work for

Public, private and humanitarian clients — and the agencies that fund them

Ministries of healthTeaching hospitalsMilitary hospitalsPrivate hospital groupsNational laboratoriesPublic-health & TB labsUniversitiesStandards & metrologyVeterinary & food labsWater laboratoriesUN agencies & NGOsGlobal Fund programmes

One accountable partner

One contract from specification to handover, with consolidated shipping, installation and training.

Manufacturer-direct

Sourced from the factory, with original authorisation letters, certificates and warranties.

UN-ready

Registered UN supplier, experienced with UN, Global Fund and development-bank procurement rules.

Milestones & recognition

How the company grew

2005Cteq founded in the United Kingdom
2007First turnkey project: Merowe Medical City, Sudan
2009Al Zaitoona Hospital — first full turnkey hospital
2010UNHCR long-term agreement; AIDF, Washington DC
2011Royal Care International Hospital; UNPD mortuary long-term agreement
2012Alfaisal Eye Centre; Africa Health, Johannesburg
2013Dubai Health Authority; healthcare mission to Libya and Malta
2014Djibouti Military Hospital; Jordan Armed Forces
2015IFRC Ebola response; modular theatres programme
2016Ghana nine-hospital award, USD 18.5M
2018Sudan Heart Centre; AlResala modular theatres
2019MedExpo Addis Ababa; Eritrea Ministry of Health
2020COVID-19 emergency supplies: Sudan, Ethiopia, Maldives
2022UNDP Kassala Hospital; UNOPS Guyana
2024King Faisal Hospital Rwanda modular theatre and histopathology laboratory
2026Djibouti cardiac surgery set-up; Al Moalem rehabilitation

Certifications & memberships

Checked, certified and registered

ISO 9001Quality management, certified by the British Assessment Bureau

UN supplierLong-term agreements with UNHCR, UNPD and UNICEF

Arab-British ChamberMember of the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce

UK GovernmentGhana contract announced by the UK Foreign Secretary

Cteq exhibition stand at an international healthcare trade show

Manufacturing partners

Brands we work with

We source from leading European, American and Asian manufacturers, and offer value-engineered alternatives where budgets require.

Healthcare

LivaNovaUK · Italy

Heart-lung machines

DrägerGermany

Anaesthesia & ventilation

Hamilton MedicalSwitzerland

ICU ventilators

MindrayChina

Monitoring & ultrasound

Nihon KohdenJapan

Patient monitoring

ALVO MedicalPoland

Modular theatres

ErbeGermany

Electrosurgery

FujifilmJapan

Imaging & endoscopy

Karl StorzGermany

Endoscopy

Carl ZeissGermany

Ophthalmology

FreseniusGermany

Infusion & dialysis

SchillerSwitzerland

ECG & defibrillation

NouvagSwitzerland

Surgical power tools

ArjoSweden

Patient handling

RodwellUnited Kingdom

Autoclaves & sterilisers

Laboratory & diagnostics

Thermo FisherUSA

Laboratory & diagnostics

AgilentUSA

Chromatography & pathology

PerkinElmerUSA

AAS & ICP-OES

Malvern PanalyticalUK · Netherlands

XRF & XRD

Bio-RadUSA

Diagnostics & QC

LeicaGermany

Histopathology

SartoriusGermany

Balances & lab

Mettler ToledoSwitzerland

Balances & meters

EppendorfGermany

Pipettes & centrifuges

EscoSingapore

Biosafety & fume hoods

HachUSA

Water quality

MerckGermany

Chemicals & standards

LGC StandardsUnited Kingdom

Reference materials

FlukeUSA

Calibration

WitegGermany

Glassware & equipment

Global footprint

65 countries, five continents

East Africa

Ethiopia, Sudan, Rwanda, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania

West & Central Africa

Ghana, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, DR Congo, CAR, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Niger

Southern Africa

Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia

Middle East & North Africa

Libya, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, Oman, Tunisia

Asia

Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Laos, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan

Americas & Europe

Guyana, Mexico, Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru, Haiti, Venezuela, USA, UK, Malta, Switzerland, Italy, Austria

Put our experience to work

Tell us where you are, what has to work and what stands in the way.