by Neal Turner | Jan 13, 2012 | Architecture/Green Building, Gym Equipment
Draper’s Smart Gym Control System can save electrical installation costs. One of the currently hot products in the gymnasium equipment industry is gym control systems. Gym control systems have been on the market for 12 to 15 years, but are starting to show up in...
by Neal Turner | Nov 15, 2011 | Architecture/Green Building, Gym Equipment
You can’t buy a car without seat belts to protect occupants in case of an accident, so why can you get folding backstops without safety straps to protect against winch or cable failure? The quick answer is the lack of regulatory bodies to mandate this feature for...
by Neal Turner | Oct 21, 2011 | From the Field, Gym Equipment
Draper recently had the opportunity to work with a local dealer to assist the University of Colorado’s Coors Events Center with “updating” their basketball backstops. This 11,000 seat arena was opened in 1979 and is the home of the Buffalo’s basketball and volleyball...
by Neal Turner | Sep 20, 2011 | Gym Equipment
With the steep decline in school construction over the past few years, we are seeing gym equipment history repeat itself. As the market has declined, we are seeing a few gym equipment manufacturers try to increase their area of coverage by bidding jobs direct to...
by Neal Turner | Aug 4, 2011 | Gym Equipment
As specifiers, facility planners or owners, there are many details that need to be addressed when developing specifications for a new school, recreational facility, family life center or other facility with a gymnasium. One detail that is often overlooked is which...