diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/UserManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/UserManager.java
index a9a9114..9533f19 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/UserManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/UserManager.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement;
 
+import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -334,29 +335,29 @@ public interface UserManager {
 	 * @param email
 	 * @return true on success, false otherwise
 	 */
-	public boolean userExistsByEmail(String email);
+	boolean userExistsByEmail(String email);
 
 	/**
 	 * Returns the user's full name given his email
 	 * @param email
 	 * @return null on failure
 	 */
-	public String getFullNameFromEmail(String email);
+	String getFullNameFromEmail(String email);
 
 	/**
 	 * Delete a user given his mail
 	 * @param email
 	 */
-	public void deleteUserByEMail(String email) throws UserManagementSystemException, UserManagementPortalException, PortalException, SystemException;
+	void deleteUserByEMail(String email) throws UserManagementSystemException, UserManagementPortalException, PortalException, SystemException;
 	/**
 	 * Retrieve user's avatar as bytes
 	 */
-	public byte[] getUserAvatarBytes(String screenName);
+	byte[] getUserAvatarBytes(String screenName);
 
 	/**
 	 * Retrieve user's openId field
 	 */
-	public String getUserOpenId(String screenName);
+	String getUserOpenId(String screenName);
 
 	/**
 	 * Update screenName user's contact information
@@ -369,7 +370,23 @@ public interface UserManager {
 	 * @param aimsn
 	 * @return true on success, false otherwise
 	 */
-	public boolean updateContactInformation(String screenName, String mySpacesn,
+	boolean updateContactInformation(String screenName, String mySpacesn,
 			String twittersn, String facebooksn, String skypesn,
 			String jabbersn, String aimsn);
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @param attributeKey the name of the attribute you want to read its value
+	 * @return the attributeKey value if existing, null otherwise
+	 * @return
+	 * @throws UserRetrievalFault
+	 */
+	Serializable readCustomAttr(long userId, String attributeKey) throws UserRetrievalFault;
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @param userId
+	 * @param attributeKey the name of the attribute you want to save
+	 * @param value the value
+	 * @throws UserRetrievalFault
+	 */
+	void saveCustomAttr(long userId, String attributeKey, Serializable value) throws UserRetrievalFault;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/impl/LiferayUserManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/impl/LiferayUserManager.java
index 207e74e..7ffe201 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/impl/LiferayUserManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/impl/LiferayUserManager.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.impl;
 
+import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -959,4 +960,39 @@ public class LiferayUserManager implements UserManager {
 		}
 
 	}
+	/**
+	 * {@inheritDoc}
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public Serializable readCustomAttr(long userId, String attributeKey) throws UserRetrievalFault {
+		try {
+			doAsAdmin();
+			User u = UserLocalServiceUtil.getUser(userId);
+			if (u.getExpandoBridge().hasAttribute(attributeKey)) {
+				_log.info("User Attribute found: " + attributeKey + " trying read value");
+				return u.getExpandoBridge().getAttribute(attributeKey);
+			} else
+				return null;
+		} catch (PortalException e1) {
+			throw new UserRetrievalFault("User not existing (I think you better check)", e1);
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		} 
+		return null;
+	}
+	/**
+	 * {@inheritDoc}
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void saveCustomAttr(long userId, String attributeKey, Serializable value) throws UserRetrievalFault {
+		try {
+			doAsAdmin();
+			User u = UserLocalServiceUtil.getUser(userId);
+			u.getExpandoBridge().setAttribute(attributeKey, value);
+		} catch (PortalException e1) {
+			throw new UserRetrievalFault("User not existing (I think you better check)", e1);
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		} 
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/model/CustomAttributeKeys.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/model/CustomAttributeKeys.java
index ed08624..106f63e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/model/CustomAttributeKeys.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/model/CustomAttributeKeys.java
@@ -4,17 +4,20 @@ package org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.model;
  * @author Massimiliano Assante, CNR-ISTI
  * For gCube Portal Bundle (Site) Custom Attributes keys
  * 
- * use LiferayGroupManager#readCustomAttr method to read them
+ * use LiferayGroupManager#readCustomAttr method to read them or LiferayUserManager#readCustomAttr
  *
  */
 public enum CustomAttributeKeys {
+	//Group
 	MANDATORY("Mandatory"),
 	IS_EXTERNAL("Isexternal"),
 	URL("Url"),
 	POST_NOTIFICATION("Postnotificationviaemail"),
 	VIRTUAL_GROUP("Virtualgroup"),
 	GATEWAY_SITE_NAME("Gatewayname"),
-	GATEWAY_SITE_EMAIL_SENDER("Emailsender");
+	GATEWAY_SITE_EMAIL_SENDER("Emailsender"),
+	//User
+	USER_COMPANY_OR_INSTITUTION("company");	
 	
 	private String name;
 	
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/util/ManagementUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/util/ManagementUtils.java
index a7a150b..35299c2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/util/ManagementUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/vomanagement/usermanagement/util/ManagementUtils.java
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ public class ManagementUtils {
 	 * logger
 	 */
 	private static final Logger _log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ManagementUtils.class);
-	/**
+	
+	
 	/**
 	 * 
 	 */