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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...

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....

Introducing a Faster, Easier Way to Mount Barco UniSee® Video Walls

by Terry Coffey | Jan 16, 2020 | Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Digital Signage, Draper Updates, International Update, Pro AV Integration

Are you tired of trying to precisely align video wall panels on uneven mounting surfaces and dealing with the twisting issues inherent with Unistrut®? Draper® has a solution that makes installation of Barco UniSee® video walls easier than ever. The Draper® Mount...

Draper Names New President

by Terry Coffey | Jan 9, 2020 | Draper Updates

Pictured (from left to right) Jentry Wittkamper, Lee Denhart, Chris Broome, John Pidgeon, Mike Broome, and Bob Mathes. Draper is entering the new decade with a new company president, but with the same commitment to our customers, our employees, and our community that...

Podcast: Window Shades Improve Workplace Comfort and Productivity

by Terry Coffey | Jan 2, 2020 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades

Reducing energy costs has always been a major factor in the specification of window shades. However, more and more architects and designers are now using shades for a much different reason. “Energy savings is definitely a big part of window shades but we’re seeing...

2019 Year in Review

by Terry Coffey | Dec 26, 2019 | Draper Updates

In 2019, Draper® faced the kind of trial that tests a company’s principles. It would have been easy to throw up our hands, institute mass layoffs, and completely abandon our customers until we could get back to 100%. Instead, we got to work immediately, doing what we...

Draper Solutions Featured in 2019 Architectural Showcase

by Terry Coffey | Dec 19, 2019 | Draper Updates, Gym Equipment

Architects have taken the art of gym design to new heights over the past few years. For proof you only need to flick through the annual Athletic Business Architectural Showcase. That’s where you’ll find the best athletic facility building projects of the year. To make...

Developing a Shade Control Plan

by Terry Coffey | Dec 12, 2019 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades

Window shades are the preferred daylighting control system for several reasons. Shades allow natural light to enter the room while controlling unwanted, uncomfortable glare. They can provide a view to the outside world – even when the shades are down. This helps with...

Draper and School Safety

by Terry Coffey | Dec 5, 2019 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Gym Equipment, Screen Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades

Safety plays a central role in the design of all building types but is especially important in school design. Schools should be both safe places and safe spaces. Here are three ways Draper can help designers make their schools safer: Improving security with...

Happy Thanksgiving

by Terry Coffey | Nov 28, 2019 | Draper Updates

All Draper's North American offices are closed today and tomorrow in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. We will re-open Monday, December 2, at 8 a.m. Eastern Standard...

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