A household name among contract manufacturers, Steelcase boasts 100 years of conceptualizing, designing, and manufacturing creative solutions for office environments. Founded in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1912 as “The Metal Office Furniture Company,” Steelcase’s original signature innovation was the steel trashcan: “a major innovation at a time when straw wastebaskets were a serious office fire hazard.” The infamous steel desk followed soon after. Today, the company’s extensive product portfolio encompasses the principle components of any workspace—interior architecture, furniture, and technology.
With a fiscal 2011 revenue of 2.4 billion dollars and nearly 10,000 employees around the world, Steelcase is one of the world’s most renowned contract manufacturers. Together with its core brands—Turner and Coalesse—as well as its healthcare sub division brand, Nurture, Steelcase has consistently been at the forefront of innovations in contract environments. The company is especially known for breakthroughs in ergonomic office seating, as seen in the successive achievements of the Sensor, Leap, and Think task chairs.
Steelcase’s future outlook is strongly informed by an environmental mandate. “Sustainability is one of today’s fundamental business challenges—and our inspiration. Everyday our team works to create maximum value from our available assets and be catalysts for good.” The company’s commitment to conserving resources and minimizing toxic emissions extends to a comprehensive materials chemistry protocol, in which Steelcase scientists examine the chemical makeup of products up to 100 parts per million against 19 human and environmental health criteria: “If we find materials of concern, we work to eliminate them.” In addition, Steelcase strives to partner only with suppliers who share the company’s environmental ethos: “Because we're so fussy, we're able to offer more Cradle to Cradle certified products than any other company globally—giving our customers greater assurance and choice.”
1912
Public
10,000
901 44th St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49508
USA
Tel 800.516.3454
www.steelcase.com