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Bank Branch Moving in Sacramento, Chico and Yuba City

The bank and its security contractors handle cash, the vault, ATMs and alarms. Our crew moves the lobby, teller-line furniture, loan offices and back room.

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Bank Branch moving in the Sacramento Valley: Murdock's crew at work
  • Licensed & InsuredUSDOT 3421940 · MC 1416634
  • Locally OperatedChico + Yuba City
  • Sacramento ValleyChico · Yuba City · Sacramento

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Planning a Bank Branch Move

Nothing in a branch move gets scheduled until the bank decides how its cash, negotiable items and safe-deposit contents are getting to the new address. That plan belongs to the bank, its armored carrier and its security integrator, and it usually sets the one weekend everyone else works around. A community bank in Yuba City, a credit union branch in Chico and a Sacramento branch near the Capitol Mall all start from that same question.

Once that date is fixed, the rest is furniture with unusual rules. The customer lobby, the new-accounts desks, the loan officers' offices, the drive-up teller area and the break room all move with us. The vault door, night depository, ATMs, teller cash recyclers, alarm panels and cameras do not; they are built in or wired, and their vendors move or replace them.

Most branches close on a Friday afternoon and want customers back on Monday. We plan the load so the teller line and lobby come off the truck first, since those are what customers and examiners see on reopening morning, and loan offices and the back room follow.

Who usually signs off
Branch operations or facilities lead, with the bank's security and property contacts approving access
Timing that works
After Friday close through the weekend, once the bank's security and armored-carrier schedule is fixed; the teller line is set first for a Monday opening.

What typically moves

  • Freestanding teller pods and teller-line furnitureMoved once staff have emptied the drawers and the security team has cleared the area; built-in millwork stays for the fixture vendor.
  • New-accounts and personal-banker desksPedestals locked and emptied by staff; each desk tagged to its spot on the new floor plan.
  • Loan officer offices and ag-lending file cabinetsCabinets are emptied or kept locked as the bank directs, and staff seal any customer files before we handle them.
  • Lobby seating, brochure racks and coffee stationWrapped and loaded last so they come off first and the lobby looks finished early.
  • Teller workstations, receipt printers and signature padsUnplugged, padded and returned to the matching teller window; the core banking link is the bank's IT team's.
  • Conference room table and branch manager's officeMoved as one labeled group so the manager's office is working on the first day.
  • Break room tables, lockers and staff storageLockers emptied by staff, doors taped, then set against the wall the plan shows.

Access and scheduling

Your operations lead names the rooms our crew can go into, and at what hour. Many banks want a staff member present while movers work inside the branch, and some keep the teller area and vault corridor closed until the security team has cleared them. The loading order follows those rules, not whatever is quickest to carry.

A freestanding branch usually has a lot door and room for the truck. A branch in a Sacramento office tower or a Roseville retail center often shares a loading area and may want the move after other tenants close. Landlords of both kinds tend to ask for an insurance certificate before approving the date, and we send one listing the owner and property manager on request. In summer we load early and keep lobby seating out of the afternoon sun.

Protection and handling

Teller counters and new-accounts desks are the most visible surfaces in a branch, so edges get corner guards and tops are wrapped before anything is tipped. Freestanding teller pods travel upright on padded dollies. Brochure racks, lobby tables and waiting chairs are wrapped and unloaded first, which lets the branch manager arrange the customer side while back-office cartons are still on the truck.

Staff empty and lock desk drawers and pedestals before we arrive, and anything with customer information is boxed and sealed by bank employees and moved as they hand it over. Teller workstations, receipt printers and signature pads are unplugged, padded and set back at the same window number; the bank's IT team connects the core system and tests each station. Anything bolted to the floor or counter waits until the bank's fixture or security vendor releases it.

Who does what

Some of this job belongs to other trades. The written plan names each one.

Cash, negotiable items, safe-deposit contents and the vault
The bank and its armored carrier or security contractor. Our crew is not in that plan and does not transport cash or valuables.
ATMs, night depository, teller cash recyclers and drive-up tube systems
The equipment vendor removes, transports and reinstalls them, including anchoring and electrical work.
Alarm panels, cameras and access control
The bank's security integrator disconnects and reinstalls them at the new branch.

Not part of our work

  • Moving cash, checks, coin, safe-deposit boxes or anything the bank classifies as a controlled asset.
  • Removing bolted teller-line millwork, anchored safes or vault components.

Around Chico, Yuba City and Sacramento

Valley branches range from freestanding buildings on Colusa Avenue in Yuba City and along the Esplanade and Mangrove Avenue in Chico to ground-floor branches in downtown Sacramento office buildings and pad sites in Roseville, Rocklin and Elk Grove shopping centers. Many community banks here carry ag lending, so the loan offices often hold more files than any other part of the branch.

The crew that shows up

Two Murdock’s movers carrying a pad-wrapped table up the truck rampTwo Murdock’s box trucks staged outside a single-story building in the Sacramento ValleyMurdock’s crew carrying a pad-wrapped piece through a tiled entryway

Bank Branch Moving FAQs

Another question? Call (530) 354-8089.

Can your crew start as soon as our lobby closes on Friday?

Often, yes, if the bank has cleared the rooms by then. Many branches let us start in the loan offices and back room right after close while staff balance the drawers, then release the teller area once the security team is done. Tell us which rooms open to the crew at which hour.

Our teller line is built-in millwork. Does it come with us?

Usually not. Built-in teller lines are removed by the fixture installer or replaced at the new branch. If the bank is reusing freestanding teller pods or pedestals, we move those once the installer has released any anchors or wiring and staff have emptied every drawer.

Do the ATMs or cash travel on the moving truck?

No. ATMs, cash recyclers and the vault's contents move under the bank's security plan with its own vendors, on their schedule. We plan our loading and delivery around their times so the two crews are not working in the same room at once.

Can the teller windows be set up in the same order as the old branch?

Yes. Each station is tagged with its window number before it is unplugged, and the stations come off the truck in that order. If the new branch renumbers the windows, give us the new plan and we map each old station to its new spot before loading.

Plan your business move

Tell us both addresses, the building rules you know about, and the dates you cannot move. We will send back a written plan and estimate.

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