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A Long and Exciting Ride

by Clint Childress | May 21, 2025 | Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades | 1 Comment

One of the most satisfying and interesting things about working at Draper is the people you meet. And recently one of the most interesting I got to work with decided to call it a day after a long and successful career. Richard Wilson retired after 12 years with Draper...

The Power of Partnership: At the Heart of Draper Inc.

by Joseph Burke | May 14, 2025 | Architecture/Green Building | 0 Comments

At Draper Inc., partnership isn’t just a business buzzword — it’s a part of who we are. It shapes how we work, how we treat people, and how we grow. Over the years, we’ve learned that the best results come when we work together. Whether we’re teaming up with...

Potential Disaster Leads to Hallmark Moment

by Terry Coffey | May 7, 2025 | Draper Updates | 0 Comments

Imagine the scene. You’re at work. It’s been a busy day packing window shade orders for delivery. At some point, you look down at your left hand and realize with horror that the engagement ring is missing! That’s just what happened to Courtney Poindexter, who works in...

Do You Need Plants in Biophilic Architecture? Yes, But There’s More to it Than That.

by Terry Coffey | April 30, 2025 | Architecture/Green Building | 0 Comments

Biophilic design is often associated with buildings that include plants, water, and other natural features as part of the interior and exterior architecture. But biophilic design is more than adding some green plants and the sound of water. In an Arch Daily article...

Draper Improves Energy Efficiency and Sustainability

by Terry Coffey | April 23, 2025 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates | 0 Comments

With the recent additions of a new building and a new automated powder coating line, Draper knew our carbon footprint and energy costs were bound to take a big hit. But our years of experience with Lean Manufacturing principles helped us take a positive approach to...

Rebuild Inventory With Rental Restock

by Terry Coffey | Dec 12, 2017 | Draper Updates, Rental & Staging

The end of the year is always a busy time for rental and staging dealers. In addition to the standard workload of holiday programs, events, and conferences, it’s time to evaluate inventories, and plan for repairing or replacing broken and worn out equipment. It’s also...

Five Ways to Up Your Demo Game With Draper

by Terry Coffey | Dec 8, 2017 | Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

Last month, Lee Distad, a columnist for rAVe Pubs, asked this question of his readers: “When was the last time you did an AV demo?” Distad pointed out that it’s important for AV dealers to perform demonstrations, and to keep them updated, interesting, and impactful....

Five Ways You Can Reduce Light Pollution

by Terry Coffey | Dec 5, 2017 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades

Every year, more artificial light is flooding the Earth’s night skies, and scientists say that can be bad for the health and wellness of people, animals and even plants. That’s according to the results of a study that recently appeared in Science Advances journal....

Draper Announces AV Shades Partnership with Herman

by Terry Coffey | Dec 1, 2017 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Pro AV Integration, Solar Control & Window Shades

Since we began re-introducing Draper window shade products into the AV market, we’ve talked to many dealers who like the idea, but don’t feel they have the technical and product knowledge to install and support shades. With those dealers in mind, Draper has announced...

Introducing Our New Website

by Terry Coffey | Nov 28, 2017 | Draper Updates

This weekend, Draper took another major step in our rebranding: we launched a completely new website! After careful introspection, we began working to create a website that would better represent the Draper brand. On the homepage of the site, you’ll find these words:...

Four Times Draper Grabbed the Rebound

by Terry Coffey | Nov 24, 2017 | Architecture/Green Building, Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Gym Equipment, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades

What do Draper and Wilt Chamberlain have in common? We’re both great at rebounding! If you’re not familiar with basketball, a rebound is when someone grabs the basketball in the air after a missed shot. On this day in 1960, Wilt Chamberlain grabbed 55 rebounds in a...

Draper Recipes for a Happy Holiday Season

by Terry Coffey | Nov 21, 2017 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Solar Control & Window Shades

Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday season in the United States. One of the most important trimmings from now through the end of the year is the food. A few years ago, Draper employees put together a cookbook with recipes from members of the Draper...

Which ALR Surface is Right for You?

by Terry Coffey | Nov 17, 2017 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Rental & Staging, Screen Technology

Ambient light has traditionally been one of projection’s worst enemies. Before ambient light rejecting screens, as soon as you turned on the lights, the image on the screen washed out, sometimes almost completely disappearing. Now, not only can we fight ambient light...

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