About Us - The Drapery Industries Story

A Trusted Resource for the Design/Build Community

Designers, architects and general contractors all turn to Drapery Industries for the company’s depth of experience and working knowledge of current industry trends. Drapery Industries assists and supports the design/build community from initial concept through manufacturing, installation and maintenance. As an integral part of your team, the company’s talented staff can help develop CSI-compliant specifications for every product it manufactures and installs.

Located on St. Paul Street in the heart of Rochester’s historic needle trades district, Drapery Industries has contributed to the city’s longstanding heritage of quality manufacturing. In the 19th century, well before Rochester earned its reputation as a center of photo and imaging technology, it was known for skilled craftspeople who worked with fabric.

Built on Custom Manufacturing Capabilities

Since its founding in 1966, Drapery Industries has proudly carried the tradition of quality into the 21st century. Today, with one of the largest and most well-equipped custom workrooms in western New York, the company ranks among the state’s largest manufacturers of custom window treatments, theater curtains and cubicle privacy curtains. The product line includes solar mesh window shades, embossed vinyl and fabric vertical blinds, mini blinds, cellular shades and a host of beautiful custom window valances, draperies and other soft treatments.

As a manufacturer, and not merely a wholesaler or distributor, Drapery Industries maintains the highest levels of quality control and attention to detail throughout the entire process. The company’s in-house experts program a massive CNC cutting table to create precision patterns for the most intricate designs with speed and efficiency. The highly skilled factory workforce also includes talented seamstresses and seamsters, hardware assemblers and other manufacturing specialists who create custom products to each customer’s unique specifications.

Complete Installation Services

For Drapery Industries, installation is not an afterthought to be subcontracted to others. Installation is fully integrated into the process and conducted by the company’s own team of full-time installers. Each installation specialist has passed Drapery Industries’ rigorous in-house training program. In addition, each receives OSHA-certified safety training. Whenever a Drapery Industries installer is on a worksite, customers can count on the same kind of attention to detail that goes into the manufacturing process. The result? A perfect finish for every job.