Banks Blog

06.16.23

HLT Phase 1: ACEC Grand Award Winner

Banks Construction Company is very proud and honored to have been a part of this award-winning project with SCPA and HDR. Our Vice President of PMO here at Banks, Greg Cook, said, "As Walter Lagarenne stated, the project was...

06.12.23

George (Jr.) Drayton Spotlight

GEORGE (JR.) DRAYTON – SHOP MECHANIC/TECHNICIAN "Junior is a leader. Always willing to lend a hand or teach anyone in need. Never says no, and has a positive attitude every single day. The best at...

06.01.23

Angelo Todd Spotlight

Angelo Todd – Transportation Superintendent "Angelo is one of the best people I know, and I think everyone at Banks would agree. His character, work ethic, and faith are inspiring. If you’ve heard him lead...

05.24.23

That’s a wrap for our 2023 CLAIRe Event!

After a few years, we finally brought back this amazing event as part of our S.I.T.E. Week last week. Our Superintendents selected members of their team to participate for the week, forming the Get Back...

05.03.23

Behind the Scenes of the Hwy 78 Traffic Closure – Culvert Operation

Last week we put a plan in place to demo the old culvert and install a new concrete precast box culvert in 1 day.The team crushed it ahead of schedule, and the portion of Highway...

04.28.23

Sneak peek of what the DCCTC Students are up to!

The students are in the early stages of building what will later be a road. Our Survey Division Manager Richard Rhode came out this week and is working on putting together plans for them to...

04.25.23

Thomas Washington Spotlight

THOMAS WASHINGTON – LEAD MAN "Thomas Washington started here at Banks through a temp agency about 11 years ago. Thomas is what you call a well-rounded employee here at the plant. Thomas started out as...

04.24.23

Core Value Highlight: Safety

JENARIS WASHINGTON - TRAFFIC CONTROL TECHNICIAN Back in March, as our team was working on the Hwy 78 Project, Jenaris was first on the scene with the aid of a gentleman who suffered a medical...

04.11.23

Mike Buchanan Spotlight

MIKE BUCHANAN – AUTOMATION SUPERINTENDENT “I first met Mike Buchanan when he was employed with another grading and utility company that Banks Construction Company was performing some asphalt paving work for. It was a Project...

03.24.23

CHS Plant Update

New Year. New Burner. Check it out! This past weekend we successfully replaced our Charleston Plant burner. The previous burner was from the 90s, making this the first replacement we've had to do. The new...