General Info

The NEW "Klein's Office Furniture & Supplies " evolved over the last 30 years as has the office furniture business. The original Klein's Office Equipment was established in 1964 by Tony Klein as an office machine and furniture business. In 1965, Tony became the first reseller of Steelcase Office Furniture in South Dakota. State Farm Insurance Company, under the direction of Bob Oliva, purchased the first Steelcase Office Furniture in Pierre. His purchase consisted of a steel desk, file cabinet and a steel chair with vinyl. The first project with Steelcase and Klein's was the new Highway Department Building, now known as the Becker Hanson Building, in 1967. The building was outfitted with steel desks, file cabinets and steel chairs with, yes, that orange and yellow fabric. Following that installation was the Kneip Building, in which construction allowed for the "open office" concept. This was the first evolution of freestanding panel systems then called moveable work walls with a desk, file and chair enclosed within the panel system. The first state agency to incorporate this application was known as Public Instruction, now known as the Department of Education and Cultural Affairs.