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6 Reasons You’ll Flip Over the Return of the Acrobat

by Jim Hoodlebrink | August 6, 2025 | Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology | 0 Comments

Sometimes an idea is so good it keeps coming back. That’s just what happened with the Draper Acrobat – a utility lineset used to suspend AV products including projection screens from the ceiling. A couple of years ago we decided to phase it out and concentrate on...

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...

Draper makes it to TV!

by Bob Hadsell | Oct 18, 2011 | Home Theatre

Most of the leaders of our industry are local businessmen; a great many are very involved in projects that benefit their local communities, neighborhoods and organizations. One such example is a project that involved Tom Walker and Mark Jahnigen of Wired Home...

Important Product Improvement

by John Pidgeon | Oct 13, 2011 | From the President's Desk, Home Theatre, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

We are pleased to announce a significant improvement in the quality and appearance of our tab tensioned motorized projection screens. Effective October 3rd, 2011, all Draper tab tensioned screen surfaces are cut on CNC controlled cutting tables, including the tabs....

AV Week Update

by Amy Madden | Oct 12, 2011 | Home Theatre, Pro AV Integration, Rental & Staging, Screen Technology

It's official. Draper will hold our first ever AV Week event this year! We are excited to partner with our local school systems through the New Castle Area Career Programs. We will be speaking to a variety of classes - Computer Operations, Welding Technology and...

Beki and Her Bike

by John Pidgeon | Oct 5, 2011 | From the President's Desk

One of Draper's new wellness programs this year was called "Back on Your Bike." It was a real success, with many employees meeting the goal of riding 200 miles over the course of the program. Beki Chambers, of our IT department, was one of those employees, and she...

Draper Helps Rebuild Iraq

by Jentry Wittkamper | Sep 27, 2011 | Gym Equipment, International Update

We just completed an interesting project in Iraq earlier this summer that included a gymnasium full of Draper equipment. I have invited Nate LaMar to share the story of this project. I am looking forward to introducing you to other members of our international sales...

Draper Employee Luncheons – 2011

by John Pidgeon | Sep 21, 2011 | From the President's Desk

Each year in early March we have our Annual Employee Meeting in the Spiceland gym. Draper’s owners tell our employees how the company did in the year just ended, and offer a forecast for the year to come. During the summer and fall we host a series of employee...

Factory Direct Gym Equipment: Who Thought That Was a Good Idea?

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...

rAVe Videos on Draper Products at CEDIA 2011

by Draper, Inc. | Sep 15, 2011 | External Videos, Home Theatre, International Update, Screen Technology

Draper featured many new products at CEDIA 2011 this year, and Matt Cooper from rAVe was there to record one-minute video interviews about our featured products. Check them out here: TheatreMask Curved Screens Nocturne Outdoor Projection Screen Home Theatre Stage...

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