Content about Chuck Bankston

January 17, 2013

The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) has released its national legislative and regulatory policy agenda for 2013, which will serve as a guideline for meetings with members of Congress and key administration officials on March 18 to 20.

November 2, 2012

Passing the gavel in Savannah

At a gathering of 200 pro dealers and suppliers in Savannah, Ga., the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) board of directors introduced a new leadership team headed by Chuck Bankston, president of Bankston Lumber in Barnesville, Ga. The Oct. 24 installation was held during the ProDealer Industry Summit, a three-day event jointly sponsored by the NLBMDA and Home Channel News.

October 25, 2012

Passing the gavel in Savannah

Savannah, Ga. -- At a gathering of 200 pro dealers and suppliers here, the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) board of directors introduced a new leadership team headed by Chuck Bankston, president of Bankston Lumber in Barnesville, Ga. The Oct. 24 installation was held during the ProDealer Industry Summit, a three-day event jointly sponsored by the NLBMDA and Home Channel News.

October 24, 2012

PDIS kicks off in Savannah

Savannah, Ga. -- The 2012 ProDealer Industry Summit begins today in Savannah, Ga., with a slate of committee meetings of the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) and the annual NLBMDA Installation dinner.

Chuck Bankston of Bankston Lumber of Barnesville, Ga., will take over the gavel as NLBMDA chair from Cally Fromme, of Victoria, Texas-based Zarsky Lumber.

September 27, 2012

Comeback kids and other Summit highlights

Later this month, at the ProDealer Industry Summit (Oct. 24 to 26 in Savannah, Ga.), Home Channel News will recognize BMC as the 2012 Pro Dealer of the Year. It is the story of the great comeback.

August 29, 2012

Incoming chair advances the mission of NLBMDA

During the 2012 ProDealer Industry Summit in Savannah, Ga., Oct. 24 to 26, Chuck Bankston of Bankston Lumber will be inaugurated as National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) chairman during the annual Officers Installation Dinner.

Here are some of the fourth-generation pro dealer’s thoughts on the importance of the national group:

On the priorities of the NLBMDA:

August 1, 2012

Walking the aisles at Bankston Lumber

Chuck Bankston, the fourth-generation owner of Bankston Lumber and the incoming chairman of the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) stands beneath a sign in the yard’s main warehouse in Barnesville, Ga.

The sign reads: “If you’re not having fun, you’re fired.”