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PolyVision Celebrates 30-Year Anniversary of Okmulgee, OK Facility
Okmulgee manufacturing plant’s 30 year history is marked
with a track record of continued growth and innovation

Okmulgee , OK – (Jan. 21, 2005) - PolyVision Corporation, the worldwide leader in visual communication products and a Steelcase (NYSE: SCS) Company, is celebrating the 30 year anniversary of its Okmulgee manufacturing facility. The Okmulgee facility manufactures more than 15 million square feet of PolyVision’s P³ ceramicsteel™ markerboard surfaces each year.

“We are extremely proud of the Okmulgee plant and its 30 year history of growth and continued innovation,” says Mike Dunn, president and CEO of PolyVision. “We are really excited about the future and its impact on our employees and the community.”

“During the past 30 years, we have quadrupled the plant size to more than 100,000 square feet and added a second ceramicsteel coil production line,” boasts Richard Berry, Okmulgee Plant Manager. “The lean manufacturing process and the dedication of our employees has been the driving force in making PolyVision the largest manufacturer of marker board surfaces in the world.”

The Okmulgee manufacturing facility manufactures more than 40 percent of the worldwide capacity for coiled ceramicsteel marker board surface. PolyVision’s ceramicsteel surfaces are virtually indestructible and carry an unconditional lifetime warranty. For more information on P³ ceramicsteel and other PolyVision products, please visit www.polyvision.com.

About PolyVision Corporation, a Steelcase Company
PolyVision Corporation enhances the way people learn, work, and communicate visually through a broad portfolio of visual communication products. Since 1954, PolyVision focuses on creating products and services that inspire users to be more productive, effective, and creative when collaborating and communicating visually. Whether it is developing the world’s number one selling P³ ceramicsteel surface, or creating the industry’s first multimedia whiteboard system, PolyVision has an unparalleled track record of new breakthroughs in the visual communication market. For more information, visit www.polyvision.com

About Steelcase Inc.
Steelcase Inc., a Fortune 500 company helps individuals and organizations around the world to work more effectively by providing knowledge, products and services that enable customers and their consultants to create work environments that integrate architecture, furniture and technology. Founded in 1912 and headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the company has led the global office furniture industry in sales every year since 1974. Its product portfolio includes interior architectural products, furniture systems, technology products, seating, lighting, storage and related products and services. Fiscal 2003 revenue was approximately $2.6 billion. Steelcase Inc. and its subsidiaries have dealers in more than 900 locations, manufacturing facilities in over 50 locations and approximately 16,000 employees around the world. The company’s Class A Common Stock trades on the NYSE under the symbol SCS. For more information, visit www.steelcase.com.

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