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March: A Big Month For Joe Burke

by John Pidgeon | Apr 9, 2013 | From the President's Desk

Joseph Burke is one of the salesmen for Draper Group Ltd. He and his family enjoy and participate in auto racing, so he is used to sudden turns. Joe’s life has taken a couple of sudden turns in the last month. Fortunately both of them are for the better. On March...

Draper Congratulates Two of Its Finest

by John Pidgeon | Apr 5, 2013 | From the President's Desk

On March 23 Chase Stigall closed out his basketball career at Butler University. The Bulldogs lost a tough game to Marquette 75 – 73 in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Chase is a four year letterman for the Dawgs, and has been an important contributor to...

SMS Opens US Office

by John Pidgeon | Apr 2, 2013 | From the President's Desk

Sweden based SMS Smart Media Solutions AB, a member of the Draper group of companies, recently opened its first US sales office in New Milford, New Jersey. SMS is one of Europe’s leading providers of mounts and cabinets for video projectors and flat panel displays....

Nancy Vickery Walks to Hawaii

by John Pidgeon | Mar 19, 2013 | From the President's Desk

In March 2012 at Draper’s Annual Employee Meeting, Mike Broome announced a new contest – Walk to Hawaii – to encourage Draper’s employees to improve their health and fitness by walking more. The prize: an all expense paid trip for two to Hawaii. 251 employees – almost...

Walk to Hawaii Enters the Homestretch

by John Pidgeon | Jan 22, 2013 | From the President's Desk

Last April I wrote about a new contest – Walk to Hawaii – to encourage Draper employees to improve their health and fitness by walking more. All participating employees were given a pedometer to record their steps, and all who walk 2,400,000 steps or more between...

Major Expansion at Draper Europe

by John Pidgeon | Jan 4, 2013 | From the President's Desk

On January 1, 2012 our European projection screen manufacturing subsidiary, Draper Europe AB, acquired the manufacturing operations of Tvaakersmarkisen AB, one of the largest awning manufacturers in Sweden. For the past 11 months Draper Europe has operated in two...