TV SHOW FEATURES BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT Draper® SHADE PRODUCTION
Giving customers insight into the heart of a manufacturer is an important part of doing business, especially when so many companies conduct business with a kind of "scorched earth" strategy.
One way Draper® lets people see the real us is through what we call The Draper® Experience. We invite them to our Spiceland, Indiana, facility for in-person tours, discussions with management, product training, and if the weather cooperates, maybe even a few spins around a nearby professional go-cart track.
Not everyone has the ability to travel to us, though. So we decided, to paraphrase an old saying, that if the people can’t come to Draper® then we’ll take Draper® to the people. In February 2018 we invited a video crew from the television show "Office Spaces: Inside the Blueprint" into our facility to show what goes on behind the scenes in window shade production.
A partnership made in America
Alabama-based shade fabric weaver Phifer® co-sponsored the video to highlight our partnership and commitment to manufacturing our products in the United States. While Draper® and Phifer® have very similar origins and philosophies many of our shade competitors have moved production outside the country. Those competitors are also promoting imported shade fabrics at the expense of domestic weavers like Phifer. The value of a close partnership between American manufacturers is a key takeaway from the video.