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Date	Title	Category
1919	Forges de Strasbourg Founded The French company, Forges de Strasbourg, gets its start as a tool and steel structure manufacturer. Later the company creates a division, Strafor, devoted to the production of office furniture. Strafor... View	Industry
11/26/1928	Entrance into the International Market The Steelcase trademark makes its first appearance in Argentina, with brochures for 1200 Line file cabinets printed in Spanish. This marks our entry into the international market. View	Company
1954	Steelcase Canada Ltd. Founded Fred A. Bell founds Steelcase Canada Ltd. in Don Mills, Ontario (a suburb of Toronto), the first operation located outside of the United States. The facility includes 15,000 square feet of showroom and... View	Company
1962	50th Anniversary Celebration As Steelcase celebrates our 50th anniversary (pictured), we are expanding across North America with a new facility in La Mirada, California and an expansion to the plant in Don Mills, Ontario, Canada. View	Company
1970	Steelcase Canada, Ltd. Expands Steelcase Canada expands to almost 350,000 square feet of manufacturing space. The newly expanded Markham facility in Ontario includes offices, showroom, and production facilities. The plant manufactures... View	Company
08/05/1974	Steelcase/ Strafor S.A. Joint Venture Formed Steelcase, in a 50% joint venture agreement with Strafor-Facom (a division of Forges de Strasbourg), forms Steelcase/ Strafor S.A. This new arrangement allows for the manufacture of Steelcase chairs in... View	Company
1977	Middle East Dealer Organization Established Steelcase is the first major U.S. office furniture manufacturer to establish an extensive dealer distribution organization in the Middle East, covering Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and Jordan. View	Industry
1980	Pohlschröder Joint Venture Formed in Germany We begin a joint venture with Pohlschröder GmbH KG in Dortmund, West Germany. Pohlschröder began manufacturing metal safes in 1855, and now focuses primarily on office furniture, while also manufacturing... View	Company
1991	First to Filter Effluent from Paint Tanks Steelcase Strafor becomes the first company in Europe with a new unique system of filtration of effluent from the paint tanks. View	Sustainability
1991	Global Presence Expanded Our global expansion continues. Steelcase facilities are now located on six continents, with manufacturing sites in 11 countries, and products marketed in 68 countries. View	Company
1995	Middle East Production Begins Steelcase forms a joint venture with one of its dealers, Jeraisy Group, located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to create Steelcase Jeraisy Ltd., the only major manufacturer of office furniture with local production... View	Industry
12/17/1998	Werndl® Büromöbel AG Acquired Steelcase acquires Werndl® Büromöbel AG, Germany's second largest wood office furniture manufacturer. In April the following year, Steelcase will acquire the remaining 50% of Steelcase/ Strafor S.A.... View	Company
2006	Steelcase UK Partners with Green-Works Steelcase UK forms a partnership with Green-Works, a not-for-profit social enterprise which provides redundant office furniture for re-use by schools, charities and community organizations. By re-distributing... View	Sustainability
2006	Steelcase International WorkL@b Opens in France WorkL@b, the new Steelcase International Headquarters, opens in Strasbourg, France. The facility is designed to foster innovation, support the international culture of the Company and improve employees'... View	Company
09/14/2007	Ultra Group Acquired To help Steelcase meet the needs of our large and small customers throughout Asia, we acquire the Ultra Group, one of the leading furniture manufacturers in China. Ultra Group was founded in 1993 with... View	Company
2008	WorkLife India Opens WorkLife Centers in Bangalore and Delhi, India, open. View	Company
03/09/2009	Steelcase Mexico Receives Industry-First Award for Social Responsibility Our operations in Mexico receive the distinction of "Socially Responsible Company" at the 2009 Latin American ESR Conference in Mexico City. This is the first award for our Mexico site, and we are the... View	Communities
02/08/2016	Global Workplace Report Steelcase introduces its first Global Report: Engagement + The Global Workplace conducted in 17 countries, receiving positive customer response and media traction globally including in the United States,... View	Company