Kingston University London - KUSCO

KUSCO

Kingston University Service Company Ltd (KUSCO) is a specialist service and facilities management company working exclusively for Kingston University

It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kingston University (KU), and has been providing the University community with a wide range of services and support since 1997. KUSCO works for no other organisations.

As Kingston University’s main Service Provider:

• We represent value for money but constantly strive to add value.
• Through teamwork we combine expertise, professionalism and specialist knowledge of the University.
• Every KUSCO employee makes a valid contribution to the University’s core business of Higher Education, as all our work contributes to the recruitment and retention of students.
• We will be fair and consistent in all our dealings with our staff and with the university community, our client

KUSCO has an independent Board of Directors, with a Governor of the University as the Chairman

The senior management team who run KUSCO day-to-day and their main areas of responsibility are as follows:

Paul Humphries - General Manager

• All general KUSCO company, strategic and planning matters
• The Conference Office (KUCEL)
• Quality Monitoring

David Whitehead – Head of Building Services

• Responsive and emergency maintenance and compliance across the whole University estate
• Grounds maintenance across the whole University estate

Richard Jewitt - Head of Support Services

• Management of Halls of Residence
• Business Support (Campus receptions, switchboard, post room, FM Help Desk, Goods Inwards, Inter-site courier, the Art Shop)
• Monitoring the University’s contract caterers, who are currently Avenance
• Cleaning, caretaking & logistics teams across all academic campuses
  
• 24 hour security at all University sites including car parking at all the academic campuses and CCTV at all University sites

Ilza Malkoun - Head of KUSCO Finance

• KUSCO financial matters

Heather Simmons - Head of HR and Communications

• All KUSCO HR matters including recruitment
• Communication