Banks Blog

12.31.19

OCI: CLAIRe, Round 3

Clean. Lubricate. Adjust. Inspect. Repair. Eliminate. Since Banks implemented the Operational Continuous Improvement (OCI) program, we have completed three CLAIRe events. It is important that we maintain our equipment, but it is even more important...

05.24.19

Safety Awareness Week 2019 finale

We have had a wildly successful Safety Awareness Week 2019. Our crews have huddled daily and remained mindful of all things safety. We kicked off the week with a great breakfast and kept focused with...

05.17.19

“The awesomest day ever”!

According to one of the first graders at FDES, our recent visit to Fort Dorchester Elementary School was just that, "the awesomest day ever"! BD Laprad, our Talent Manager, and Tabitha Townsend, one of our...

05.10.19

2019 Signing Day

To most people, signing day is all about sports. It's who is going to what team and will your team get a good pick. To us, it's about our future. Today, we signed four guys...

05.09.19

Safety Awareness Week 2019

We are excited to be gearing up for our annual Safety Awareness Week!  We will be celebrating and promoting all things Safety May 20-24, 2019.  Each year, we focus the week on our Safety Culture. ...

05.01.19

SCAPA’s Dr. Lyons visits Banks

Banks Construction Company welcomed SCAPA’s new Technical Director, Kimberly Lyons, Ph.D., last Tuesday. Dr. Lyons toured our plant and lab facilities and got to know some of our key folks. Her knowledge and energy made...

04.30.19

Meeting Street Academy Field Trip

We love students visiting our asphalt plant.  These visits afford us the opportunity to share the knowledge we can sometimes take for granted.  Who knows, the nuggets of information these students take with them could...

04.29.19

DCCTC Tours North Charleston Plant

Banks had the privilege of hosting current and rising Seniors from the Dorchester County Career and Technology Center (DCCTC) recently for a field trip at our North Charleston plant.  We planned to have them over...

04.26.19

Building Roads and…..saving lives?

Banks is saving lives? Well, not exactly, but we got your attention, right? Banks Safety department has successfully hosted several CPR and First Aid Training sessions with the help of Neal Arrington of Palmetto Safety...

04.23.19

World Laboratory Day

We are proud of our state of the art asphalt lab, and want to celebrate them on World Laboratory Day! Not sure what happens in the lab of an asphalt plant? Here's some quick facts...