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Events

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Date	Title	Category
1913	Clestra Hauserman Founded Clestra Hauserman is founded by E. F. Hauserman in Cleveland, OH. This company is credited with creating the industry's first moveable partitions. Later, in the 1970s, Strafor Facom purchases Clestra Hauserman.... View	Industry
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
1942	Naval Contracts Won Metal Office Furniture Co. wins a $254,000 contract to make lightweight, sturdy steel furnishings for U.S. Naval cruiser class ships. As a result of the war, all manufacturing of steel furniture for commercial... View	Products
1946	Multiple 15 Desk Introduced Metal Office Furniture Co. introduces a postwar desk that has been in design since 1942. “Multiple 15” is designed on 15-inch dimensions, allowing for better space planning in open offices. By 1960... View	Products
1948	Dealer Office Planning Assistance Pioneered Hunting-Roberts Co., the California distributor of Steelcase furniture, pioneers office planning, establishing a new area of dealer assistance that is soon followed by the entire industry. View	Industry
1954	PolyVision® Corporation Founded PolyVision® Corporation is founded as Information Display Technology, Inc. in Suwanee, Georgia. The company changes its name to PolyVision Corporation in May 1995. In 2001, Steelcase will acquire PolyVision... View	Industry
1959	Vecta Contract Inc. Founded Vecta Contract Inc. is founded in Grand Prairie, TX under the Tartan name. It is a result of Brunswick Corporation divesting its School Division and Burk-Action Division. Vecta focuses on architectural... View	Industry
04/1959	Growing Home Office Market The Office at Home is a growing phenomenon and a potential market for Steelcase dealers. Before the advent of the personal computer and fax machine, the home office was used mostly by heads of household... View	Industry
1961	DesignTex® Founded DesignTex® is founded by Harry Paley and Ralph Saltzman in New York City. In 1988, Steelcase will acquire the Company to offer a wider selection of upholstery materials. View	Industry
1968	World’s Largest Manufacturer Steelcase is designated the world’s largest manufacturer of office furniture. View	Industry
1969	First NeoCon The National Exposition of Contract Furnishings (NeoCon) begins at Merchandise Mart in Chicago. View	Industry
1978	First Lou Harris Study Published “The Steelcase National Study of Office Environments: Do They Work?“ summarizes the results of a first-ever Louis Harris & Associates Inc. study commissioned by Steelcase on the effects of the... View	Industry
circa 1980	Beginning of the Information Age The 1980's mark the end of the Industrial Age and the beginning of the Information Age, a shift with major implications for office furniture makers. View
1992	Furniture in 48 Hours Available Steelcase introduces the first 48-hour delivery program, providing select products twice as fast as our competitors. View	Industry
1994	Lifetime Warranty Introduced The new Steelcase Lifetime Warranty sets an industry standard and highlights the durability and longevity of our products. View	Industry
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
2000	DesignTex® Technology Wins Awards DesignTex®, a Steelcase Design Partnership® company, wins awards for Climatex Lifecycle “environmentally intelligent” fabrics, including one for best example of sustainable design in product design... View	Sustainability
2002	Steelcase Named to Top 10 Socially Responsible Companies Despite one of the most severe year-over-year declines ever recorded in the office furniture industry, Steelcase continues to be the leading global brand, with close to double the revenue of our competitors,... View	Communities
2004	Steelcase is the Industry’s Patent Leader During the past decade, Steelcase has secured more patents than any other company in the industry, with more than 1,400 domestic and international patents and design registrations. The new (2010) Global... View	Industry