ES-KO

The ES-KO Team is multinational and has a commitment to excellence. ES-KO’s highly qualified managerial staff and fully trained personnel work together at headquarters, ES-KO offices and field operations to deliver the best service to ES-KO’s clients.

Excellence in logistics since 1955
From local projects to worldwide global operations

1950s and 1960s: ES-KO founded (originally called ‘SK’) specializing in onboard catering services to the shipping industry. The Company expanded by supplying food and non-food items to European Ports in support of its own and other organizations catering service requirements. The Company further expanded by providing logistical support services directly to client operations, mainly in Africa, the Far East and the Americas.

1970s and 1980s: ES-KO’s operations evolved into the provision of full catering and camp management services, to include operation of kitchen and canteen equipment, the hygienic storage of food and water onsite and the onward distribution to multiple site locations, within a single project.
ES-KO managed one of the world’s largest logistical and catering contracts of that time: the Trans Gabonese railway.

1988: ES-KO was awarded its first major food supply contract to support 6,000 multinational troops in Namibia.

1990s: ES-KO was awarded the food and water supply contract to 5,000 multinational Peacekeeping troops in the Former Yugoslavia.  In 1995, the troop size rose to 50,000 and then to 60,000 with the addition of NATO’s Rapid Reaction Forces located throughout the Balkans – the largest military operation of its kind to date – and ES-KO’s largest ever food supply contract.

1991: Opening of ES-KO’s first Retail PX/Duty Free store in Angola.

1996: ES-KO’s Construction Business Unit was launched (then called ‘Engineering’) to which a Health Care Engineering Unit (HCE) was added in 2007.

1997: ES-KO’s Construction Business Unit was awarded its first major contract for the construction of a 500-man camp in Uzbekistan.

2000: ES-KO was awarded the contract for the full catering and camp support services to Bechtel International Inc., Croatia, for 1,200 personnel, from 2000 to 2004.
ES-KO was awarded the contract for the turnkey construction of an 8,000-man camp, Karachaganak, in Aksai, Kazakhstan.

2002: ES-KO was awarded the contract for the turnkey construction and full catering support services for a 200-man camp, Camp Aegis, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

2003: ES-KO was awarded the food supply contract to support the multinational troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN contract for Congo was extended in 2006 and continues to this day, supporting some 20,000 UN Peacekeepers.

2004: ES-KO was awarded the contract for full-line rations and all associated logistical support services to the UN Mission in Haiti (ongoing).
ES-KO was awarded the contract for the provision and management of Retail/PX facilities and services to the UN Mission in Liberia (ongoing).
ES-KO was awarded the turnkey construction contract for the provision of a 500-man camp in Nassiriyah, Iraq.

2006: ES-KO was awarded the contract for full-line rations and all associated logistical support services to the UN Missions in Cyprus, Sudan, Western Sahara and Lebanon.
ES-KO was awarded several contracts for the provision and management of PX facilities and services in Afghanistan, Burundi and Sudan.

2007: ES-KO was awarded the contract for full-line rations and all associated logistical support services for the UN Mission in East Timor (ongoing).
ES-KO was awarded the contract for the provision and management of UN PX facilities and services in Haiti and Cote d’Ivoire.
ES-KO was awarded the turnkey construction contract for the provision of a 1,000-man camp in Bastion, Afghanistan.

2008: ES-KO was awarded the contract for catering and laundry services in support of the Life Support Services Contract to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Afghanistan (ongoing).
ES-KO also provided catering, food and water supplies, coffee and snack bar services to NATO contingents deployed in Kabul.

Today: ES-KO’s four integrated Business Units offer a turnkey solution by providing camp construction, food supply, catering and life support, full camp maintenance and all associated logistical support services to its clients, anywhere in the world.

Our Values:

• Integrity, Fairness and Trust
• Reliability
• Service and Quality
• Teamwork

Our Mission:

To be the leading provider of customized and integrated logistics and support services creating value for our clients in remote, demanding and hostile environments anywhere in the world and recognized for our “can do” attitude, reliability, professionalism, levels of service and highly motivated people.

The ES-KO Code of Business Conduct serves to guide our actions wherever we operate around the world, consistent with our Company values. It describes our standards of integrity and applies to all employees of the ES-KO Group:

• Comply with the detail and the spirit of all applicable laws and regulations that govern the conduct of our business.
• Conduct business with our customers and suppliers with honesty and integrity and make certain that all our business transactions are properly authorized and accurately recorded and documented.
• Deliver the service agreed with the customer in a professional and responsible manner.
• Avoid all conflict of interests, whether real or perceived.
• Act with care and respect for people and their safety, our communities and the environment, and act with care and respect for our customers and the cultures in which we operate.
• Protect all Company property and information and not use Company property or information for our own personal benefit or gain.
• Avoid even the appearance of impropriety or misconduct to ensure the continued good reputation of the Company.
• ES-KO will never pay or condone the payment of bribes or other improper payments.
• Promote a culture where ethical conduct is recognised, valued and exemplified by all ES-KO personnel.

ES-KO’s Quality Management System (QMS) is ISO 9001:2008 certified

ES-KO maintains an internationally certified Quality Management System without interruption since the early 1990s under ISO 9002.

In 2001 ES-KO obtained ISO 9001:2000 certification by DNV Italy and in 2007 by DNV USA, which includes a US ANAB accreditation.

ES-KO’s ISO 9001:2008 certification supports its claim of excellence in difficult areas of the world. The certification states that ES-KO’s Quality Management System has been thoroughly inspected and found to be fully capable for the “Provision of logistic support services, supply of food and duty-free products, furnishings and accessories, catering and laundry services, home office engineering and on-site construction activities to civilian and/or military customers in remote and difficult areas of the world“.

ES-KO is ISO 22000:2005 (Food Safety) certified since January 2011

ES-KO is ISO 14001:2004 (Environmental) certified since August 2011

ES-KO’s Social Accountability Management system is certified SA 8000:2008 since November 2011

ES-KO’s clients typically operate in extremely remote and challenging locations, including:

• International organizations engaged in Peacekeeping missions and food relief missions
• Governmental agencies engaged in reconstruction and development work
• Governmental and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) specialized in emergency aid relief and humanitarian aid
• Multinational forces engaged in military operations worldwide
• Companies and large multinationals in the civil infrastructure, oil and gas and construction industries, operating in the fields of major projects, oil exploration and production bases