1910
March 16, 1912
MOFC Incorporated1920
1920
Commonwealth Top Customer
1921
The Birth of the Brand
1921
First West Coast Sales Made
1926
Plant #2 is Built
November 26, 1928
Entrance into the International Market1930
1930
Acquisition of Doehler Metal Furniture Company
December 23, 1936
Terrell's Equipment Stock Purchased1940
April 22, 1947
“Honeymoon in New York” Shuts Down the Chair Plant1950
1950
Largest Post-War Order
1950
25 Year Club Organized
1954
Steelcase Canada Ltd. Founded
December 1, 1954
Company Name Change: Steelcase Inc.
December 13, 1957
Move to 36th Street1960
1962
50th Anniversary Celebration
1964
Attwood Corp. Acquired
1964
Steelcase Inc., California Founded1970
September 1975
IBM 1500 PC
1970
Steelcase Canada, Ltd. Expands
May 1971
Word Processing Center Opens
June 1972
Designs in Wood Introduced
June 15, 1973
Sears Tower Installation
August 5, 1974
Steelcase/ Strafor S.A. Joint Venture Formed
1978
Spectrum Logo Introduced
1980
1980
Pohlschröder Joint Venture Formed in Germany
1983
44th Street Corporate Headquarters Opens
1985
Stow & Davis Furniture Co. Acquired
1987
Steelcase Inc. Turns 75
June 1987
Steelcase Design Partnership® Forms
1989
CDC Opens: Context® Furniture Installed1990
March 8, 1990
Details® Founded
1991
Global Presence Expanded
1993
Turnstone® Founded
December 1995
Leadership Community Opens
1996
WorkLife Center Opens in NYC
1996
Investment in IDEO
2000
2000
Steelcase University Learning Center Opens
2000
New Corporate Identity Introduced
2000
E-Commerce Sales First Offered
2001
Lean Manufacturing Efforts Begin
April 2, 2001
Steelcase debuts in Fortune 500
August 27, 2001
PolyVision® Acquired
2010
August 16, 2011
WorkCafe Opens
March 16, 2012
Steelcase Celebrates 100 Years
October 4, 2012
Stock Exchange Bell Ringing
January 2013
Workspring Celebrates Second Chicago Location
July 2013
Innovation Center Opens in Grand Rapids, MI
March 16, 2015
Munich Innovation Center Plans Announced
2020
January 21, 2020
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