Commercial Packing and Unpacking by Department

We plan the packing days backward from the move. Rooms nobody uses day to day get packed a few days ahead. Departments that serve customers until the final hour keep their desks open, and we pack them in the last push, which can run into the evening when your hours require it. Tell us which people need access to which rooms on the last day, and we leave those rooms for the end.

Both buildings will have their own rules about elevators, loading doors, and where cartons may stand. Staged cartons in a shared corridor are the usual complaint, so we keep packed stacks inside your suite until the truck is ready. On the unpacking side, we start once the furniture crew and any installer have cleared a room, so no carton is opened into a space that is still being built.

The label carries the whole plan, so it has to survive handling. We use two labels per carton on adjacent sides, never on the lid alone, and never stick tape or labels on finished furniture. Heavy contents such as binders and paper go in small cartons; light items go in large ones, which keeps a stack from crushing itself on a cart.

Northeast Florida humidity is the other risk. Cardboard left for a week in a warm back room softens, lids sag, and adhesive labels start to lift. In summer we time packing close to the move in any space without air conditioning and check every label before loading. Fragile items get paper and cell dividers. Anything confidential stays with your staff, who pack and seal it themselves.