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Ready for InfoComm 2025

by Joseph Burke | June 4, 2025 | Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Pro AV Integration | 0 Comments

One week from today, InfoComm 2025 opens its doors, and for those of you heading for Orlando, expect something different from Draper. Making it PlainAfter years of hearing, “We didn’t know you did that,” Draper will leave no doubt in your mind about the company’s...

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...

Skylight Shading: Challenges and Solutions

by Terry Coffey | Jun 5, 2015 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades

An article on skylight shading by Draper's own Richard Wilson recently appeared in Construction Specifier Magazine. In it, Richard outlines the effectiveness of various shading strategies for skylights. Below is Richard's early version of the article, from which the...

Seven Companies with Amazingly Unique Wellness Programs

by John Pidgeon | May 29, 2015 | Draper Updates, From the President's Desk

Draper was recognized as one of seven companies in the United States with exceptional wellness programs in the May 16 issue of “Stone Hearth News,” a daily newsletter featuring health, medical and science updates. The story originated somewhere even bigger: Mashable....

Why Draper-Steve Cook

by Amy Madden | May 27, 2015 | Draper Updates

Today Draper’s National AV Consultant Manager is the subject of Why Draper. Steve Cook hasn’t been at Draper as long as some, but he has already had a big impact on us--despite his "Bahston" accent! How did you come to be working at Draper? I spent most of my career...

Strawberry Pie

by Terry Coffey | May 22, 2015 | Draper Updates

The other day my wife and I were driving our six-year-old daughter somewhere when we noticed some fluffy white objects floating through the air. “What are those?” our little girl asked. My wife explained that the cottony balls being blown on the breeze were carrying...

Draper Durability

by Terry Coffey | May 18, 2015 | Draper Updates, From the Field

Here at Draper, we often tell folks that our business philosophy is a simple one—to make a quality product and sell it at a reasonable price. The quality part of that philosophy is very important to us. We have an entire department dedicated to ensuring our products...

Changing our Appearance – For the Better

by Chris Broome | May 15, 2015 | Architecture/Green Building, Solar Control & Window Shades

Since Draper made that first window shade back in 1902, there have been a lot of changes in the industry. Over the years new materials lead to a wider variety of products to fit different needs, and improved the look of window shades. Shades are no longer just those...

Why Draper-Randy Reece

by Amy Madden | May 13, 2015 | Draper Updates

This week’s Why Draper subject is Randy Reece. Randy is our AV Regional Sales Manager for Southern California, Southern Nevada, Arizona, and Hawaii. Randy’s relationship with Draper is interesting, because of his background growing up and living here in Indiana—and...

AVL Safety in Churches

by Amy Madden | May 8, 2015 | Houses of Worship

I recently read an interesting article by Anthony Coppedge titled, AVL Safety Needed in Churches. This article spoke to me on two topics in particular. First of all, it brought to mind the use of lifts, specifically our scissor lift, for installed projectors in very...

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