Bank and Credit Union Branch Moving on the First Coast

Nothing moves until the security officer says the building is clear. The usual order: the branch closes, the bank’s armored carrier and vault vendor remove cash, negotiable items, and the contents they are responsible for, the alarm company adjusts zones, and then our crew is let in through the door the bank names. The work after close on the final day and the following Saturday on request fits most branch calendars.

Freestanding branches along US-1, SR 16, and Atlantic Blvd have their own lots, so the truck can stage out of sight of the drive-up lane. Branches in shopping centers near Town Center or Nocatee Town Center need the landlord’s loading rules and proof of our insurance made out to the property owner, which we send on request.

We treat every locked drawer as the bank’s. Nobody on the crew asks for keys or combinations, opens a cabinet, or handles a bag, envelope, or box the bank hasn’t released as furniture contents. If our crew finds anything that looks like customer paperwork left behind, we stop and hand it to the branch manager.

Teller counters often have laminate tops and solid-surface transaction ledges that chip at the corners, so they get corner guards and full blankets. Floors in new branches are usually finished before the move, so the crew lays runners on every path a cart will use before the first counter section comes in. Branch computers, check scanners, and receipt printers travel padded, bagged with their own cables, and labeled to the station they came from.