The Banks Group Limited[1] is a family owned business headquartered in Durham, but working across Scotland and the North of England, established in 1976.

[7] Banks Renewables installs wind turbines and operates ten onshore wind farms across Northern England and Scotland, with the company's second solar endeavour, Barnsdale Solar near Leeds, receiving planning permission in July 2021.

[11] In 2012, Banks completed construction of Northumberlandia, a huge, award-winning, land sculpture in the shape of a reclining female figure near Cramlington, Northumberland.

[12] The mine was approved in 2007 despite 2,500 objections and previous refusal by Northumberland County Council.

[13] Banks Group won a Marketplace Innovation Award from Business in the Community for its technologies to reduce noise from mining operations.