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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....

A Structure for Success at InfoComm 2019

by Terry Coffey | Jun 21, 2019 | Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Digital Signage, Draper Updates, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Rental & Staging, Screen Technology

InfoComm 2019 set an all-time attendance record. 44,129 attended the show in Orlando. Almost 40 percent were first-time attendees. Daniel Lorica of Mitsubishi with a video wall supported by a Draper structure. It was a pivotal show in the Draper® journey. In addition...

Five Innovative Projects Using Solar Control

by Terry Coffey | Jun 18, 2019 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades

Innovative building designs demand that manufacturers provide solutions that are just as fresh and creative. Here are five innovative projects where Draper solar control solutions contributed to the desired aesthetic in creative ways. Maker’s Quarter Block...

Compact Gym Divider Tackles Smaller Spaces

by Terry Coffey | Jun 14, 2019 | Draper Updates, Gym Equipment

Designers of an Arizona-based gymnasium had included an elevated running track around the outside of the facility. There was a fold up divider in the center, and they also wanted some smaller dividers along the outsides of the track. Another recent project gym...

How Ambient Light Rejection Works

by Terry Coffey | Jun 11, 2019 | Draper Updates, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Rental & Staging, Screen Technology

Ambient light rejection (ALR) projection screen technology has been around for a while now. Despite this, there is still confusion about how ALR works. Some of this confusion is caused by manufacturers making inaccurate claims or promoting non-ALR surfaces as a...

Just a Few Days Until InfoComm 2019!

by Terry Coffey | Jun 7, 2019 | Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Digital Signage, Draper Updates, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

The latest and greatest AV technology will be on display in just a few days at InfoComm 2019 in Orlando, Florida. Although we earlier shared a preview of Draper’s InfoComm booth, we’ve made some last-minute additions and updates that you’ll want to be sure and check...

Pre-Planning Your Gym Project with Draper is the Smart Thing to Do

by Terry Coffey | Jun 4, 2019 | Draper Updates, Gym Equipment

There are many variables in athletic facility construction. Pre-planning is an important part of any gym construction project, especially on large, complex jobs. The importance of pre-planning was particularly evident on a recently-completed project at Phoenix,...

Protecting your Skin with Window Shades

by Terry Coffey | May 28, 2019 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades

Many Americans spent a good portion of the Memorial Day holiday outside, enjoying the sun and warm temperatures. Today they are back at work but that doesn’t mean they aren’t still being exposed to sunlight. Office workers located in direct sunlight near windows are...

How AV Integrators Can Work With Architects

by Terry Coffey | May 24, 2019 | Architecture/Green Building, Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Digital Signage, Draper Updates, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

Architects want to have access to technical expertise as early in a project as possible. But some architects are reticent to bring in an AV integrator too soon. Danny Forster, an architect and host of the "Build It Bigger" television series, recently addressed this...

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