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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...

This One Belongs to the Reds

by Terry Coffey | Apr 8, 2020 | Draper Updates, From the Field, Solar Control & Window Shades

Since the Cincinnati Redstockings became the first professional baseball team in 1869, the franchise has enjoyed a rich history. Players like Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, Barry Larkin, Frank Robinson, and Pete Rose have helped the Reds to 9 National League pennants and 5...

Draper Donates Masks to Hospital

by Terry Coffey | Apr 1, 2020 | Draper Updates

Last week Draper donated 1200 masks to Henry County Memorial Hospital. Both paper and N95 masks were included. “Draper is always looking for ways that we can help our local community,” said company president Chris Broome. “It is particularly important with the current...

New Sizes of Draper® NEXD Heavy–Duty Shade Now Shipping

by Terry Coffey | Mar 25, 2020 | Draper Updates, International Update, Solar Control & Window Shades

There are some settings where a standard clutch-operated window shade won’t stand up to rigorous treatment over time. However, due to cost issues, a manual shade is still preferred. It’s for such situations that Draper® introduced the next generation of heavy-duty...

As 2020 Winds Down We’re Staying Strong

by Terry Coffey | Mar 18, 2020 | Draper Updates

The Draper family is deeply concerned for all those who are
suffering from the COVID-19 virus.

Draper continues to do business as normally as possible, but we have instituted some changes to help keep our employees and customers safe.

We have suspended all business travel…

The Hidden Savings of Engineering Value

by Terry Coffey | Mar 12, 2020 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades

The so-called “bottom line” is an unavoidable, monolithic reality of the construction industry, and it is something we’ve seen happening with some of our window shade competitors. However, a formulaic “race to the bottom” can have dramatically negative effects on the...

American School & University 2019 Architectural Portfolio

by Terry Coffey | Mar 5, 2020 | Architecture/Green Building, Gym Equipment

Even in the competitive higher education market much can be gained by learning from each other. That’s the main idea behind the annual American School & University Architectural Portfolio issue. “As the first, largest, and most prestigious education facilities awards...

Emphasizing Partnerships at ISE 2020

by Terry Coffey | Feb 27, 2020 | Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Digital Signage, Draper Updates, International Update, Pro AV Integration

Attendance numbers were reportedly down for Integrated Systems Europe 2020 due to the coronavirus, but you couldn’t tell it from traffic at the stand shared by Draper and our subsidiaries Smart Media Solutions (SMS) and Evoko. Our stand was packed throughout, and the...

Saying Goodbye to Dave Trapani

by Terry Coffey | Feb 25, 2020 | Draper Updates, From the Field, From the President's Desk

It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of friend and co-worker Dave Trapani. Dave passed away last week following an illness. He was 54. David joined Draper in 2013 as regional sales manager for the northeastern United States. Back in 2015 he shared the...

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