Banton Today

Banton joined together with the Connecticut Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors during the first week of March to celebrate "Women in Construction Week."

One of the primary goals of WIC Week is to challenge the stereotypes that women often face when it relates to the pursuit of a career in construction. The initiative also seeks to raise awareness of the opportunities available for women in the construction industry.

Banton was proud to honor this event in recognition of the many talented women that it has employed throughout its 40 year history. 

Banton recently completed an array of transportation oriented projects for Amtrak and the Connecticut Department of Transportation. These successfully completed endeavors include the following: 

Banton's Senior Project Manager Steve Ryan was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Road Builders Association.  Steve will serve a term on the Board through the year 2022. 

CRBA is a division of the Connecticut Construction Industries Association. CCIA provides an arena for the members of the state's commercial construction industry to collaborate in promoting a positive business climate.

Banton employee Chad Jansen was the recent recipient of a 2019 Beautification Award from the North Haven Garden Club. Chad maintains Banton's exterior grounds and had submitted photographs of the firm's headquarters to the garden club for their consideration. Each home and business was judged on the organization and design of their gardens, creativity and expression and plant material in the garden. Each gardener was awarded with a framed Certificate of Achievement for their demonstration of excellence in gardening.

Banton Construction is pleased to announce its continued membership in the following organizations:

Connecticut Construction Industries Association

Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce

Banton Construction was recently mentioned in the winter issue of North Haven Magazine. The article discussed the unique history behind the company's namesake, Banton Street.

Banton hosted its fifth company-wide Safety Stand Down event at Eli's Restaurant on March 22. The program covered topics selected by Banton's Safety Committee; including fall prevention, respiratory protection and situational awareness on a project work site. The event concluded with a presentation highlighting the importance of recognizing and preventing drug and alcohol use/abuse in the workplace.

Banton sponsors a fundraising event for a different charitable cause every other year. This year we are hosting a fundraiser to benefit the Spina Bifida Association. The event will be held on Saturday, August 11 at the North Haven Fairgrounds.

Our planning committee is hard at work putting together an all-day festival that is jam-packed with live bands, inspiring guest speakers, freshly prepared comfort food, a beer garden, bocce tournament, a dunk tank, yoga & hooping circles, live entertainers and a chance to win prizes during the raffle and silent auction. There will also be a variety of children’s activities including games, bounce houses, face painting and a “make your own tie-dye” booth.

Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.physicalfreedomfestival.com/.

If you cannot attend and would like to make a donation, become a sponsor or donate a prize for the raffle or silent auction; please contact Holly at hlaprade@bantonconstruction.com. 

Banton's Electrical Division recently completed a major service replacement at the Connecticut Department of Transportation's testing facility in Rocky Hill.

In the early evening, Eversource arrived on site to de-energize the service so that Banton's team could safely proceed with their work. By 8 PM that evening; the entire switchboard line, as well as its associated conduit and conductors, had been removed and the new Switch Line was already being put in place. 

The existing line-up was replaced with a new 1000a Main as well as the addition of an Automatic Transfer Switch to accommodate the new 450 KW Diesel Generator also being provided and installed by Banton's Electrical Team.

Overall the operation was an overwhelming success, receiving accolades from DOT personnel. Due to careful planning by Banton's management team and the skillful execution of this plan by our tradesmen onsite, Banton was able to accomplish what would usually take weeks in roughly 34 hours.

Banton's management sincerely thanks everyone that played a role in completing this major undertaking in a timely and safe manner.