About Us

Who We Are

As the leading authorized Steelcase dealer in the Chicago, IL and Milwaukee, WI markets, Forward Space is a certified Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) that offers workspace consultation/planning, procurement, delivery, installation and on-going maintenance to support your vision and goals. Serving Chicagoland and Milwaukee, while also offering national service capabilities, we help our customers to create innovative work environments that inspire people to excel wherever and however they work. By focusing on the physical space, we help our clients leverage their environments to support the physical, cognitive and emotional needs of their people while enhancing their interactions with each other and providing access to the tools and technologies of today’s workplace. We create environments tailored to the way you do business and that support company culture by encouraging collaboration, fostering creativity, promoting productivity, inspiring innovation, and supporting wellbeing.

The Forward Space Difference

  • We make the complex choices. Procurement and logistics are simple with our tools, processes and technologies.
  • We’re a large WBE dealer fueled by Steelcase. Which ensures our clients receive industry-leading innovation, products, insights and stability.
  • Our highly-trained team members are Engaging, Focused, Resourceful and Supportive.

 

Our Story

Founded in 2014, Forward Space was formed through the merger of Chicagoland’s two leading Steelcase dealerships—Office Concepts and OEC Business Interiors. Both of our former companies share rich histories in the marketplace dating back more than 50 years. In 2019, we expanded into Milwaukee, WI and opened a new warehouse and showroom to serve that market. Since 2014, we have built a strong foundation with three full-service facilities serving the needs of companies in the Chicagoland and Milwaukee areas, as well as a network of Steelcase dealers to meet the nationwide requirements of our customers.

 

Our Purpose

Forward Space exists to help you propel your organization forward, bringing to life the spaces and environments that are designed precisely for your purpose. Through the integration of the workplace’s four basic elements—furniture, architecture, technology, and flooring—we help people collaborate better, concentrate better, experiment better, heal better, and learn better. In short, we help the spaces where you work do more to create value for your organization by amplifying the performance of your people.

We deliver functional, innovative spaces that connect…

 

Our Team

At Forward Space we understand the complex and demanding requirements of developing a highly functional, and flexible, work environment. Our associates are experts in the industry, bringing insights and experience to every project. When you choose to work with Forward Space, you are choosing a partner who will work with you to transform the stress of moving or growing your organization into an exciting collaborative process. We have mastered the art of change ourselves by evolving with our clients as we add new services and expertise to meet their needs.

 

Our Values

At Forward Space, we know that companies with a strong culture and sense of purpose perform better, but at the heart of a strong culture needs to be a solid set of values that every person in the organization can embrace. Our values are part of who we are, what we stand for, and how we act. They shape our identity, keep us connected, and help differentiate us from our competition.

These are the values that are at the center of our culture and instilled in each of our team members. Each individual is committed to being:

 

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