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BIG’s 2024 Gold Highwire Safety Award

cbanks@banksindustrial.com (Chris Banks) — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 14:40:48 GMT

Banks Industrial Group is honored to be awarded the 2024 Gold Highwire Safety Award. This award highlights Banks Industrial Group’s ongoing dedication to enhancing safety and risk management, making the company a safer and more reliable workplace. “Management systems are critical to any company’s ability to deliver successful outcomes and, most importantly, to keep their employees safe. Banks Industrial Group LLC has done a remarkable job implementing a strong safety management system resulting in exceptional safety performance and results.” Says David Tibbetts, CSP, Highwire’s Chief Safety Officer. At Banks Industrial Group "safety at any cost" is one of our core values, and we do everything possible to make the workplace safe. Our workplaces demand the safest of practices, we empower our employees to set high safety standards, to stop a job if they see an unsafe situation, and to procure any equipment needed on the spot to complete a job safely.

BIG Interviewed for NJBIZ Wind Farms Article

dknabel@dkcreativeservices.com (banksindustrial) — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 19:32:56 GMT

NJBIZ magazine interviewed Banks Industrial Group’s President Chris Banks for his opinion on how NJ businesses will benefit from offshore wind farms. Chris explained how the wind industry will benefit from Belzona’s cost-effective maintenance and repair solutions applied in place to extend service life. You can read the full article here.

Banks Industrial Group Receives the ConstructSecure Gold Safety Award

cbanks@banksindustrial.com (Chris Banks) — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 17:59:37 GMT

Lexington, MA: ConstructSecure, Inc., a cloud-based mobile platform that empowers clients to make smarter risk management decisions, has announced the recipients of its prestigious safety awards. Gary R Banks Industrial Group LLC has received the Gold Safety Award. This award is presented to companies who register a safety score between 85% – 95% in the Safety Assessment Program administered by ConstructSecure.

Banks Industrial Group Recognized with 2021 HIRE Vets Medallion Award

cbanks@banksindustrial.com (Chris Banks) — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 16:11:00 GMT

November, 11, 2021 – U.S. Secretary of Labor Martin J. Walsh recognized Banks Industrial Group as one of the 849 recipients of the 2021 HIRE Vets Medallion Award during a virtual award ceremony presented by U.S. Department of Labor. Banks Industrial Group earned the Gold Award after applying earlier this year. The Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act (HIRE Vets Act) Medallion Program is the only federal award program that recognizes employers who successfully recruit, hire, and retain veterans.

We are also proud to note that the US Department of Labor has recognized our company for our veteran hiring practices for the third year in a row. We are one of only 849 companies to be recognized nationwide and one of only twelve in New Jersey for this honor.

Banks Industrial Group joins 848 other companies from 49 states, plus the District of Columbia, who have shown a commitment to hiring veterans, but also ensuring that they have a long-term career and growth plan that uses the diverse skills they acquired through their military service.

Recipients of the 2021 HIRE Vets Medallion Award meet rigorous employment and veteran integration assistance criteria, including veteran hiring and retention percentages; availability of veteran-specific resources; leadership programming for veterans; dedicated human resource efforts; pay compensation and tuition assistance programs for veterans. More than 1,400 employers have earned a HIRE Vets Medallion Award since 2018.

About the HIRE Vets Medallion Program:
The HIRE Vets Medallion Award is earned by businesses that demonstrate unparalleled commitment to attracting, hiring and retaining veterans. The 2022 HIRE Vets Medallion Award application period will open to employers on Jan. 31, 2022. For more information about the program and the application process, visit HIREVets.gov.

Banks Industrial Group Promotes Christopher Banks to President

aria@banksindustrial.com (Aria Chambers) — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:38:34 GMT

WEST BERLIN, NJ – Banks Industrial Group (BIG), a family-first industrial maintenance company, announces that Christopher Banks was promoted to President of Banks Industrial Group and Repair Technology effective January 1, 2021.

Banks Industrial Group Receives Gold Safety Award, April 2020

aria@banksindustrial.com (Aria Chambers) — Fri, 01 May 2020 12:16:56 GMT

#ThinkBIG core values keep #FamilyFirst, meaning we seek to provide resources to ensure our team and yours make it home SAFELY. We're honored to receive the Gold Safety Award from ConstructSecure, Inc. in recognition of our strong safety management system.

See press release below:

BIG Welcomes Sales Manager Jason Kline

dknabel@dkcreativeservices.com (banksindustrial) — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 19:36:13 GMT

March 14, 2018–Banks Industrial Group is pleased to announce the addition of Sales Manager, Jason Kline, to the team. Jason will oversee the sales team, implementing strategy and procedures to guide the sales process. He will also work closely with the business and operations managers to align sales goals with those of the company.

CEO Report Philadelphia Names BIG to the Velocity 50

dknabel@dkcreativeservices.com (banksindustrial) — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 15:30:00 GMT

February 8, 2018–Winning companies and their teams were invited to the Ballroom at the Ben in Center City, Philadelphia to celebrate the honor of "Top 50 Fast-Growth Companies in the Philadelphia Area."

BIG Things Are Happening

dknabel@dkcreativeservices.com (banksindustrial) — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 17:30:00 GMT

Banks Industrial Group Lands Spot on "Inc. 5000 List of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies"

August 22, 2017— Inc. Magazine named Banks Industrial Group to its 2017 “INC. 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies.” The Southern New Jersey company ranked #2914 on the list released yesterday after growing 116% over the last three years. Inc. Magazine’s list bestows national recognition annually to acknowledge the achievements of hardworking private companies.

BIG Welcomes Operations Manager Chris Bradfield

dknabel@dkcreativeservices.com (banksindustrial) — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 14:00:00 GMT

March 22, 2016—Banks Industrial Group is pleased to announce the addition of Operations Manager Chris Bradfield to our organization. Chris will be responsible for managing and expanding the efficiency and effectiveness of the Banks Industrial Group business model, as well as oversight of our Safety/Drug & Alcohol Program.