Flooring Podcast

Bentley Prince President Anthony Minite from GreenBuild 2007

November 8, 2007—Anthony Minite, the president of Bentley Prince Street, from GreenBuild 2007 in Chicago discusses the conference and show, how it has grown and expanded in recent years and the visitors that attend the show and conference. Minite talks about the growth of modular, the company’s sustainable efforts, the silver LEED rating it has achieved at is California facility, the products itis highlighting at the show and his expectations for the 4th quarter and 2008

Barker on the Market (11:02)

November 8, 2007—Mike Barker, Investment and Retirement Management discusses yesterday's 360 point drop on the Dow, talking about why it dropped and where its likely to go from here. Barker also looks at Fed Chairman Bernanke’s testimony before congress today and the implications of Mohawk shares dropping below $80.

Floor Focus’ Kemp Harr & the Week in the Floor Covering Industry (34:28)

November 7, 2007—Floor Focus Publisher Kemp Harr previews GreenBuild, which opened last evening in Chicago and looks back at the week in the floor covering industry discussing: The closure of Hoboken Wood Flooring and its implications; 3Q earnings reports from Shaw and Armstrong’s; iFloors’ launch of a $1 million warranty to cover claim denied by the manufacturer because the consumer made purchased the product online.

Bowe & Pirner on FCB2B – Part 5 (10:45)

November 7, 2007—Pam Bowe, CEO, The Bowe Company and Aaron Pirner, CEO, CAP Carpet, both Co-Presidents of Floor Covering Business to Business Association or FCB2B, in the final part of a five part series, discuss conducting business in the floor covering industry electronically. Bowe and Pirner talk about how the industry’s B2B initiative has changed since its inception, how most retailers in the system are handling transactions, the transactions the system can accommodate, the pitfalls of the system if any and the long term expectations of FCB2B and their vision as to where B2B will be in 5 to 10 years.

Bowe & Pirner on FCB2B – Part 4 (13:45)

November 6, 2007—Pam Bowe, CEO, The Bowe Company and Aaron Pirner, CEO, CAP Carpet, both Co-Presidents of Floor Covering Business to Business Association or FCB2B, in the fourth part of a five part series, discuss conducting business in the floor covering industry electronically. Bowe and Pirner discuss efforts in the field that have been initiated to promote the use of B2B within the retail, distributor and manufacturer communities, the variety of products being handled by the system the involvement of the efficiency of industry’s major players and dealing with negotiated pricing.

Bowe & Pirner on FCB2B – Part 3 (11:37)

November 5, 2007—Pam Bowe, CEO, The Bowe Company and Aaron Pirner, CEO, CAP Carpet, both Co-Presidents of Floor Covering Business to Business Association or FCB2B, in the third part of a five part series, discuss conducting business in the floor covering industry electronically. Pirner, as a retailer, who took part in the early testing of B2B in the industry, discusses how his company and personnel have adapted to the system, the success his company has enjoyed since embrace B2B and the efficiencies it has brought to the company.

Barker on the Market (19:24)

November 2, 2007—Mike Barker, Investment and Retirement Management looks at the market’s ups and downs following the Fed’s rate cut this week and the prime causes of those moves, the market’s tendency to turn a blind eye to negative factors and whether the Fed was being pushed by the market in to making its rate cut. Barker also talks about the Fed’s likely next move and the steady increase in crude prices.

Bowe & Pirner on FCB2B – Part 2 (12:27)

November 2, 2007—Pam Bowe, CEO, The Bowe Company and Aaron Pirner, CEO, CAP Carpet, both Co-Presidents of Floor Covering Business to Business Association or FCB2B, in the second part of a five part series, discuss conducting business in the floor covering industry electronically. Bowe and Pirner talk about the number of retailers, manufacturers and distributors conducting business via B2B, the role the industry software providers play and the variety of industry-specific software tools these providers have developed for retailers at all levels of technological expertise.

Bowe & Pirner on FCB2B – Part 1 (12:11)

November 1, 2007—Pam Bowe, CEO, The Bowe Company and Aaron Pirner, CEO, CAP Carpet, both Co-Presidents of Floor Covering Business to Business Association or FCB2B, in the first part of a five part series, discuss conducting business in the floor covering industry electronically. In this segment Bowe and Pirner talk about the formation of FCB2B, its goals, its membership, its relationship to other industry association and the progress the group has made since its formation in the area of B2B communication. Also discussed is the decision to not adopt an industry-wide hub system.

Floor Focus’ Kemp Harr, the Week in the Flooring Industry (34:12)

October 31, 2007—Kemp Harr, Publisher of Floor Focus magazine looks back at the events of the past week in the industry discussing: The AFA Floor Tek show, held last week in Dalton, its roundtable discussion and awards dinner; Third quarter earnings from Interface and Dixie; Shaw’s 2008 regional market schedule; Lumber Liquidators’ IPO; Valinge’s new partnership with Teragren and Anji Xinyuan and; The naming of Ray Anderson as a Time Magazine Hero of the Environment.