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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...

CEDIA, Day One

by Penny Sitler | Sep 9, 2011 | Home Theatre

What a day it has been! We love to have CEDIA in Indianapolis because it is our home court. We can bring a large crew, and employees who rarely travel can participate in the booth team and tour the show floor. As far as we know, the Draper Nocturne outdoor...

What does InfoComm do for you?

by Amy Madden | Sep 8, 2011 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Pro AV Integration, Rental & Staging

So I recently joined InfoComm’s manufacturer’s council. InfoComm is the trade association of the professional audiovisual and information communications industries. The mission of the manufacturer committee is to act as the information conduit for all manufacturers...

Why We Are Located in Spiceland

by John Pidgeon | Sep 7, 2011 | From the President's Desk

Draper is headquartered in Spiceland, Indiana, a community of 800 people located one hour east of Indianapolis. Many customers and suppliers who visit us live in large cities. Some think it odd, perhaps quaint, that we would choose to be located in such a small town....

Putney Field House – Net Zero School

by Chris Broome | Sep 2, 2011 | Architecture/Green Building, Gym Equipment

Publishers note: This post is being republished to correct a broken link Here’s an interesting article from Athletic Business regarding the Putney School Fieldhouse in Vermont. This project achieved LEED Platinum status, and is the first secondary school building to...

Knowledge = Value: A Lesson for CEDIA

by Bob Hadsell | Aug 31, 2011 | Home Theatre

In my life previous to Draper, I made a short detour through my father’s auto service business. It was a great learning experience, giving me insight into not only the management of a small business, but also into service sales. For example, we often had customers...

Introducing Nocturne at CEDIA 2011

by Bob Hadsell | Aug 29, 2011 | Home Theatre

(Editor's Note - One of the great pleasures of working at Draper is meeting all the great personalities here. Here is a post from our newest "personality"! - Bob Hadsell) Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Nocturne™. Draper Nocturne. I am a projection screen designed...

What’s your Outdoor Entertaining Style?

by Amy Madden | Aug 25, 2011 | Home Theatre, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

I’m sure we’ve all attended a movie at the park that required a full blown rental production to pull it off, or perhaps attended an event at the other extreme, a neighbor’s backyard barbeque with movies projected on the side of the garage. Both have their place and...

Draper Retiree Luncheon

by John Pidgeon | Aug 23, 2011 | From the President's Desk

We recently hosted a luncheon for our retired employees at the Spiceland Community Center. 27 of 47 living retirees attended. Jackie Wolfe traveled the farthest, driving 250 miles from Marietta, Ohio. Company owners Mike Broome, Chris Broome and John Pidgeon updated...

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