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Draper Gym Solutions on Show in Athletic Business Architectural Showcase

by Neal Turner | July 30, 2025 | Gym Equipment | 0 Comments

One of the highlights of each year for our gym equipment group is seeing the fruits of our labor in the annual Athletic Business Architectural Showcase. While we don’t get to see the final outcome of the vast majority of our gym equipment projects, it’s enjoyable and...

Power Up Your Shade Sales Game

by Terry Coffey | July 21, 2025 | Draper At Home, Solar Control & Window Shades | 12 Comments

This week we’re powering up your competitive advantage with a special week launching more tools to help you get more sales! This special “Power Up” week features exciting, next-level window shade upgrades to some of our most popular motorized shade models, including...

New Draper-Designed Chain Tensioner for Clutch Shades

by Terry Coffey | July 16, 2025 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper At Home, Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

Part of our overall Strategy as a company is to keep finding ways to get better: “We draw from deep expertise to continuously improve and hold ourselves to a standard of excellence.” An excellent example of that strategy hits the streets in the next few days in the...

Dream Big, Build Bigger!

by Terry Coffey | July 9, 2025 | Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Draper Updates, Pro AV Integration | 0 Comments

That’s the message we took to InfoComm 2025 in Orlando and based on feedback from the show that message was delivered loud and clear! In order to focus attention on AV Mounts and Structures, this was the first time our InfoComm booth did not include projection...

Branching Out, Remaining Rooted: An American Manufacturing Story

by Terry Coffey | July 2, 2025 | Draper Updates | 0 Comments

It’s an American manufacturing story that begins with one man’s vision, a small local business, and a bicycle. Through the years, that vision grew and thrived, and the story developed into a multi-faceted tale of success and values held in the face of changing times....

European Sales Meeting…”Gunning” for Success

by Jentry Wittkamper | Nov 20, 2012 | International Update

Last month we held our annual European sales meeting in Spiceland. We had all of our sales people from Draper Group Ltd. and Draper Europe in for continued training on all of our new screen materials and new products. It also gives us a chance to meet and discuss our...

Screen Real Estate in Video Conferencing Continued

by Amy Madden | Nov 16, 2012 | Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

Last week I linked to a blog post from Paul Gragtman from ET Group, where he talked about screen real estate in video conferencing, and how systems are often undersized for the best user experience. I’d like to continue down this path and quote his post “The 5 Biggest...

Reliving the Greatest High School Basketball Game

by John Pidgeon | Nov 14, 2012 | From the President's Desk, Gym Equipment, Rental & Staging

One of the most popular tourist attractions in our immediate area is the Hoosier Gym in Knightstown, IN. In 1985 two of my mother’s dearest friends, Peggie Mayhill and Josephine Carter, learned that Angelo Pizzo was looking for a venerable high school gym for his...

Screen Real Estate in Video Conferencing

by Amy Madden | Nov 1, 2012 | Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

Let me preface this post by stating that I am not a video conferencing expert. Draper has always been an accessory manufacturer, and we are beginning to offer more accessories for video conferencing. So I’ve started paying more attention to video conferencing. I’m...

Choosing The Correct Wall Pads

by Neal Turner | Oct 30, 2012 | Gym Equipment

In a previous blog post, we discussed why wall pads are important and where they should be used, so in this follow up article we are going to discuss how to choose the correct wall pads from the vast offering available. There are several recognized gymnasium equipment...

Fresh From The LDI Show

by Jim Hoodlebrink | Oct 25, 2012 | From the Field, Rental & Staging, Screen Technology

Now that I'm recovering from seeing white dots and peering through the fake fog...the LDI Lighting and Design Show is as strong as ever. Traffic in Vegas is up, and many came to our booth with a positive outlook. Looks promising for a strong upcoming year. I was glad...

AV Week Activities Wrap Up at Draper

by Amy Madden | Oct 24, 2012 | Home Theatre, Pro AV Integration, Rental & Staging

Another successful AV Week has passed at Draper--this year with a bit more fanfare. We invited over 100 of our local vocational students to visit us in Spiceland, IN. We had pre-engineering, graphic design, computer operations, and marketing students. Break-out...

Draper Wellness Program Gets Five Stars

by John Pidgeon | Oct 12, 2012 | From the President's Desk

Draper has one of the best employee wellness programs in the state of Indiana. That claim was recently confirmed by the Wellness Council of Indiana, which awarded Draper its Five Star award, the highest level of recognition it extends. The Wellness Council of Indiana...

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