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Let’s Congratulate Our 40 Under 40 Winners!

by Clint Childress | December 10, 2025 | Draper At Home, Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

Although Draper is justifiably proud of its reputation for innovation and quality, you’ll often hear us say, “Our biggest strength is our people.” And three of our finest have just received an honor which proves just that. Three of our team members have been named to...

Draper Rebrands AV Mounts & Structures as New Comprehensive Foundation Line

by Grant Wylie | December 4, 2025 | Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, AV Structures & Mounts, Draper Updates | 0 Comments

Draper, Inc., has announced a rebranding of our AVMS product category to better reflect our increased emphasis on AV structures and our growth in the market. The newly christened Foundation AV Structures & Mounts product line includes standard and custom mounting...

An American Manufacturing Partnership

by Terry Coffey | November 26, 2025 | Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

It’s an American manufacturing partnership that began with the vision of two men, two local businesses in different states, and … a bicycle. Through the years, their visions grew and thrived, and the story developed into a multi-faceted tale of success and values held...

The New IntelliFlex® I/O DC from Draper: Shade Control Simplified

by Tyson McDonald | November 6, 2025 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

A complete Window shade automation system should be elegant, simple, and scalable. That’s the key vision driving the new IntellIFlex® I/O DC low voltage shade control system from Draper. IntelliFlex I/O DC is flexible and expandable to the size and complexity of a...

We’re a Multiple Nominee in the Window Fashion Vision Readers’ Choice Awards!

by Clint Childress | October 29, 2025 | Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

We’ve been nominated for nine— count ‘em — NINE Window Fashion Vision Readers’ Choice Awards! We're honored to be nominated multiple times in this first edition of the awards. Voting just takes a few minutes, and we’d appreciate your support in the following...

Draper Appreciation Night

by John Pidgeon | Dec 20, 2011 | From the President's Desk, Gym Equipment

Recently, Draper donated and installed some badly-needed equipment for the gyms at Tri Elementary and High Schools, the public schools that serve Spiceland and the surrounding area. New backstops, dividers, volleyball systems, and a practice cage added up to a nice...

Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo

by Terry Coffey | Dec 14, 2011 | Draper Updates

At one time or another, most of us have dreamed of taking to the stage and playing music for an adoring mass of fans. I’m no exception to this, and one day a few years ago I decided to teach myself to play the guitar. Over the years I’ve bought and sold what seems...

Jerry Heck Received 40 Year Service Award

by John Pidgeon | Dec 12, 2011 | From the President's Desk

Jerry Heck, one of our three Department Heads in Window Shades, recently received his 40 year service award. Jerry began here working summers when he was still in high school, and joined Draper full time in September 1971. He has worked as an assembler in wall and...

Solutions That Rock Tour

by Lee Denhart | Nov 30, 2011 | From the Field

We want to invite everyone to join Draper and Christie Digital at the "Solutions That Rock" 2012 Tour Preview in Scottsdale, Arizona on December 13, 14, and 15. Randy Reece, our AV Regional Sales Manager for the Southwest, and manager of our West Coast sales office,...

Why Don’t All Folding Basketball Backstops Include Safety Straps?

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...

GreenScreen Revive: Now Cradle to Cradle Certified

by Jeff Miller | Nov 11, 2011 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades

Our newest solar control fabric, GreenScreen Revive, has received Cradle to Cradle Silver Certification from MBDC. It's recycled, recyclable, and PVC-free. Here are several links where you can learn more about it. Webinar: We'll have a live webinar about our PVC-free...

Henry County, Indiana – Basketball Mecca

by John Pidgeon | Nov 1, 2011 | From the President's Desk, Gym Equipment

Henry County, Indiana, where Draper is located, boasts a rich basketball heritage. Two former NBA players, Kent Benson and Steve Alford, played their high school basketball at New Castle High School. Kent spent eleven seasons in the NBA with the Milwaukee Bucks,...

AV Week Activities a huge success

by Amy Madden | Oct 28, 2011 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

We successfully completed our first AV Week events last Friday. I personally served as a judge for Ball State University’s annual sales competition. With over forty young adults competing, I got to witness the future of the sales professional…and I was blown away! ...

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