see banks islands . the banks group is a family owned energy and property development business headquartered in durham but working across scotland and the north of england established in 1976 . 1 the banks mining division is active in open cast or surface coal mining . in 2012 banks completed construction of northumberlandia a huge award winning land sculpture in the shape of a reclining female figure near cramlington northumberland . banks group and the blagdon estate jointly financed the 2.5 m cost of the work as planning gain for banks adjacent open cast shotton surface mine which was approved in 2007 . 2 the mine was approved in 2007 despite 2 500 objections and previous refusal by blyth valley council . 3 banks group won a marketplace innovation award from business in the community for its technologies to reduce noise from mining operations . 4 another division banks renewables instals wind turbines 5 such as those at west durham wind farm which was planned as the largest wind farm in north east england . the other division is banks property . references edit companies house northumberlandia the naked lady of cramlington . bbc news . 1 september 2012 . retrieved 2 september 2012 . john hill 12 august 2010 . banks group pushes to expand extraction contract . the journal . retrieved 2 september 2012 . bosses learn about life at coalface . morpeth herald . 25 october 2007 . retrieved 2 september 2012 . new wind turbine plans speeding up . south yorkshire times . 24 september 2011 . retrieved 2 september 2012 . external links edit official website v t e real estate in the united kingdom real estate economy of the united kingdom companies developers and owners allied london argent group assura group balkan dream properties banks group brent walker british railways property board bruntwood capital & centric cls holdings coin street community builders daejan holdings downing developments goodman uk grainger grosvenor group lexi holdings the maghull group mepc 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