Banton Today

Banton's founder and president Frank Pullano today announced the promotion of James Nenninger to Vice President of Banton Construction.

"James is an example of what any employee can achieve over time at Banton," Pullano stated. "His promotion creates new opportunities for those seeking to advance and further their own career."

In his new role, James will begin involvement with the overall management of the firm. This transition will occur in close conjunction with the company's President and Controller.

Mr. Pullano went on to state: "It has always been our policy to promote from within; rather than go to the open market for needed personnel. We are always looking for talented employees that are eager to learn, embrace mentoring opportunities and develop into key positions."

Banton recently completed extensive electrical upgrades to the town of North Stonington's Middle-High and Elementary Schools. Both projects were part of the North Stonington School Modernization project. The Elementary School's new Café and Million Dollar Hallway are shown below. 

Banton recently completed an interior renovation of existing classroom space to create a new Advising Commons for Quinnipiac's College of Arts and Sciences.

The space includes three private offices, advising suite, conference room and reception area. The Commons was finished with custom architectural millwork, flat screen televisions, projection equipment, and wireless card readers for access control.

The focal point of the project is the open ceiling in the advising suite with exposed structural steel, spiral ductwork and acoustic panels.  

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.