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Steelcase Wood - Who, What, Where Who We Are - An Overview Steelcase Wood Furniture is one of the largest wood office furniture manufacturers in the world. with more than $250 million in annual revenues. A division of Steelease North America, the company operates in 1.66 million square feet of manufacturing space, with 1,900 employees. Leveraging this capacity. Steelcese Wood Furniture can easily accommodate large project orders, while continuing to meet standard annual production requirements. Steelcese Wood Furniture has never forgotten its roots, which date back to 1879 with the founding of Stow Davis in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Over the years, the company has built on the fine wood traditions of Stow Davis and blended them with advanced technology to create high quality furniture in three manufacturing iocattons: New Paris, Indiana; Fletcher, North Carolina; and Grand RepIds, Michigan. The New Paris location is home to Stow Davis, which is widely recognized for its exceptional quality, distinctive designs, careful attention to detail and longstanding tradition of craftsmanship. The Fletcher facility manufactures many of Steelcese Wood Furniture's casegoods, while the Grand Rapids operation, winner of the 1999 Michigan Quality Leadership Award, spedalizes In systems and seating production. In September 2001. Steelease Wood Furniture will be moving its Grand Rapids manufacturing operations to s new 600,000 square foot, state -of- the -art, and environmentally sound facility. This new facility le a pilot site for the LEED Green Building Rating System, which will enable the company to achieve a more environmentally and economically sound environment. Jul Steelcase wood Furniture facilities are linked to the company's innovative Treehouse Studio and extensive Specials department. At the Treehouse Studio, customized solutions are developed to address specific customer needs; the Specials department makes size and other modifications to standard products. What We Make - Our Products Steelcese Wood Furniture combines a century of craftsmanship with today's technology to offer an extremely broad selection of beautiful wood furniture et a variety of price points. Each product is an investment in meticulous craftsmanship, design integrity and quality materials. Steelcese Wood Furniture otters traditional, transitional and contemporary products to meet a variety of application needs —from open plan systems environments to executive boardrooms. The product portfdb, which has many links to renowned designers, includes: • 24 casegoods • 2 systems lines • 36 seating lines • Occasional tables • Conferencing solutions Relevant, Steelcase Wood Furniture's most recent product Introduction, won the IIDA Acclaim Award in 1999, and the Relevant Hatchback won the 1999 "Best of NeoCon" Award. Products Tailored to serve you - Treehouse studio and customer specific solutions. In addition to standard products, Steelcase Wood Furniture has long recognized that signature statements in design need special products. The Treehouse Studio embraces that simple proposition by seeking new opportunities to push the limits of conventional thinking and design. It is a place where the challenge of meeting customer expectations with Innovative solutions becomes the platform for long-term relationships. Together, the Treehouse Studio arid the Specials department account for roughly 40 percent of Steelcese Wood Furniture's business. What can the Treehouse Studio offer customers? /!r. abed ferct:ni nn -r. -none fLPC/ CPR 710 fainnnn.0 antrin TP.iaupn ,do Iuao