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Power Up Your Shade Sales Game

by Terry Coffey | July 21, 2025 | Draper At Home, Solar Control & Window Shades | 9 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! We’re rolling out highly anticipated upgrades to some of our...

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....

Bond Bridge Pro Brings App Control to Draper, Draper At Home Shades

by Terry Coffey | June 25, 2025 | Architecture/Green Building, Smart Home, Solar Control & Window Shades | 0 Comments

Now you can enjoy the complete smart control experience thanks to our new partnership with Bond – and yes, there’s an app for that! We are partnering with controls company Bond to integrate motorized window shades into home control/automation systems through the Bond...

New TecVision Video Goes Behind the Scenes

by Terry Coffey | Dec 21, 2022 | Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

Combining continuity and flexibility in a line of projection screens may seem like a tough assignment. But it’s those two overarching traits that make the TecVision line of premium surfaces from Draper so special. And they are on full display in a new TecVision video...

Draper Announces Residential Sales Team

by Terry Coffey | Dec 14, 2022 | Draper At Home, Draper Updates, Residential Technology

Draper, Inc., has announced an outside sales team focused solely on residential shading and AV. The residential sales team is part of the company's ongoing effort to prioritize the residential market. Tom Brochard is the new Residential Regional Sales Manager,...

Draper Signs Leading Pro AV Rep Firms

by Terry Coffey | Dec 7, 2022 | Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Digital Signage, Draper Updates, Houses of Worship, Pro AV Integration, Projector Lifts, Rental & Staging, Screen Technology

Effective January 1st, Draper is expanding its network of independent manufacturer representatives with Mizzen Marketing and Richard Dean Associates being joined by Audio Biz, Excellence Marketing, Farm AV, HWPco, Mainline Marketing, McFadden Sales, and SKMac. As a...

Draper Announces Pro AV Sales Team

by Terry Coffey | Nov 30, 2022 | Draper Updates, Pro AV Integration

Draper, Inc., a leading North American manufacturer of window shades, projection screens, AV mounts, and architectural gym equipment, has announced the restructuring of its sales team focused solely on the Pro AV market. Kevin C Barlow, CTS-D, has been named Director...

Four Things Installers Will Love about the Updated Scissor Lift

by Terry Coffey | Nov 23, 2022 | Draper Updates, Pro AV Integration, Projector Lifts

The Draper Scissor Lift already has a lot of advantages over competitive products. Our patented third scissor keeps the unit more stable; we offer a wide selection of service position drop lengths; and we now offer easy-to-use IR and RF remote control. Recent upgrades...

Technological Advances Lead to Updates in Image Standards

by Terry Coffey | Nov 16, 2022 | Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Digital Signage, Pro AV Integration, Rental & Staging, Residential Technology, Screen Technology

Display technology has changed so much over the past decade that old image standards and practices have come obsolete. That’s why AVIXA, the pro AV and information communications trade association, has released a new standard for image system contrast ratio. Formerly...

Draper Announces Regional Sales Management Promotions

by Terry Coffey | Nov 2, 2022 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Pro AV Integration, Residential Technology

Draper, Inc., a leading North American manufacturer of window shades, projection screens, AV mounts, and architectural gym equipment, has announced the promotion of two Regional Sales Managers. Current regional sales managers Chris Sitarov and Pat Herron have been...

How Draper Makes a Shade

by Terry Coffey | Oct 19, 2022 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper At Home, Residential Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades

Draper window shades have more than 120 years of innovation and experience behind them. But one question we are still frequently asked is, “How do you make a shade? And why does it matter?” We’ve recently completed a new video designed to take you through our entire...

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