In September 2025, ES-KO concluded nearly seven years of collaboration with BL Harbert International, celebrating the completion of the new U.S. Consulate in Erbil, Iraq — one of the largest U.S. diplomatic constructions worldwide.
Since 2018, ES-KO has been entrusted to deliver comprehensive catering and camp management services for the workforce engaged in this large-scale project. Over the years, ES-KO’s teams ensured the seamless provision of catering, housekeeping, laundry, cleaning, maintenance, waste management, and pest-control services, supporting both residential and non-residential personnel across multiple camp facilities.
Operating under challenging conditions, ES-KO served an average of 3,900 meals per day, meeting the diverse dietary preferences of a multicultural workforce. Thanks to its fully self-sufficient supply chain — from procurement and consolidation to transport and on-site operations — ES-KO maintained consistent quality, reliability, and compliance with the highest international standards of health and safety.
To celebrate the successful completion of this long-term engagement, ES-KO and BL Harbert teams gathered in Erbil for a farewell event — a moment to thank colleagues, reflect on years of partnership, and recognize the collective effort behind this achievement.
“ES-KO’s performance has exceeded our expectations. They have had to endure numerous obstacles during this project but have always delivered quality service with no delays. Their management and personnel are cooperative and have always offered effective responses,” said Joseph McMorrow, Sr. Finance & Administration Manager BL Harbert.
For ES-KO, this milestone represents more than the close of a project — it highlights the company’s proven ability to deliver essential life-support solutions for complex, long-term international operations and reaffirms its commitment to excellence in challenging environments.
BL Harbert International is an American construction company whose International Group provides preconstruction, design-build, and MEP engineering services for U.S. Government facilities, as well as civil, industrial, commercial, and hospitality clients in locations around the world.
