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Kuepers Architects & Builders
Founded in 1974, Kuepers Inc. is a family-owned and operated company, located in the heart of the Brainerd Lakes Area. Kuepers provides custom design and quality construction services to clients throughout Minnesota and surrounding areas. The company has built many award-winning residential and commercial structures. It’s business is fueled on building lasting client relationships that provide continued growth and a reputation for responsiveness and outstanding quality.
PICTURED: Steve Kuepers
Executive Vice President |
As an award-winning contractor, Kuepers Architects & Builders know exactly what it takes to manage and implement a successful project. That’s why they chose Marco as the single source provider for their new facility’s office furnishings, Voice over IP communications, data networking, video systems, and copier/printer solutions.
In 2006 Kuepers expanded an existing building in Baxter to create10,000 sq. ft. of space for their new office. They moved their two locations into one to accommodate their growing business. |
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“From a coordination standpoint, having
one partner to work with was key to the
success of our project. The nice part was
there was a lead person from Marco in
each area. They worked well as a team.” |
Steve Kuepers
Executive Vice President
Kuepers Architects & Builders |
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| The building allows them room for additional growth which they have already needed to use. In June of 2007 they added on another 4,000 sq. ft. for 19 more offices. Over the past four years, Kuepers’ payroll has grown from 70 to 180 employees. |
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| Like Marco, the company prides itself on being a single source provider for their clients. Kuepers liked the fact that they can work with one team of experts at Marco to effectively implement their furniture and technology solutions from planning and design to installation and support. Steve Kuepers, Executive Vice President, explains, “From a coordination standpoint, having just one partner to work with was key to the success of our project. They did a good job of recognizing that we had multiple issues. The nice part was there was a lead person from Marco in charge for each area and they would communicate with each other to get the job done. They worked well as a team.” |
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| The Solution |
| Vince Mohs, Marco Workplace Interiors’ sales manager, worked with Bruce Weaver from Kuepers to find out their workplace needs and make recommendations for their office furnishings. They had visited with a couple of other companies as well. Accordingly to Weaver, “There was definitely a difference in working with the different companies. Marco was far superior and did a great job in educating us on the furniture available. Vince and the team at Marco concentrated on the product to meet our needs and the image we wanted to portray. Their design staff was very informative and answered my many questions. This helped us make some decisions early in the process rather than waiting until the end.” |
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“The furniture layout
has been really good.
The workstations are
a nice size that work
for just about
everyone. Some of
the nicest areas in
our office don’t have
a door.”
Steve Kuepers,
Executive Vice President
Kuepers Architects& Builders |
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| Conference Room |
| Kuepers' multimedia conference rooms are equipped with custom conference tables, chairs, a projector, and a projection screen. |
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| Private Offices |
| Kuepers' new facility consists of a mixture of movable panel systems for their 50+ workstations and private offices. |
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| Digital Signage |
| Marco installed two flat panel displays on each side of Kuepers' reception desk to showcase their portfolio of architectural and building projects. They can also display customized greetings to welcome clients when they enter the company's reception area. |
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Marco provided a variety of office furnishings for Kuepers’ new facility including panel systems and workstations, desks and credenzas for their private offices, conference room tables, and seating. Marco also implemented an audio/video system for their conference rooms and reception area.
Marco equipped all of the rooms with custom conference tables and chairs and installed projectors and automatic projection screens so Kuepers’ architects can view their clients’ plans right on the screen. Kuepers explains, “We go through the different design phases of our clients’ projects in the rooms with the architects. The clients’ design changes can be made instantly in the meeting and shown on the screen and in two to three hours, we’re done. The technology has been so nice.”
Kuepers’ new facility consists of a mixture of movable panel systems for their 50+ workstations and private offices. Planning the office furnishings was a collaboration between Kuepers and Marco. “We felt Marco provided value in the engineering phases of the construction project,” said Kuepers. “They recommended changing the sizes of the private offices to accommodate a standard size for the workstations.”
“The furniture layout has been really good,” he said. “The workstations are a nice size that work for just about everyone. Because the cubicles were designed right, we don’t need as many private offices. Some of the nicest areas in our office don’t have a door.” |
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