Flooring Podcast

Floor Expo’s Gheesling, Smith & Howerton – Part 3

October 29, 2007—Dave Gheesling CEO, Floor Expo, Jay Smith, President, Floor Expo and Graham Howerton, VP, the Multifamily Solutions unit of Floor Expo, in the third part of a four-part series, discuss the groups recently held annual conference, the single-family and multi-family markets throughout the country, the resulting affects it is having on the nation’s builders and what the homebuilding sector will look like once the market is in a position to recover.

Floor Expo’s Gheesling, Smith & Howerton – Part 2 (13:28)

October 27, 2007—Dave Gheesling CEO, Floor Expo, Jay Smith, President, Floor Expo and Graham Howerton, VP, the Multifamily Solutions unit of Floor Expo, in the first part of a four-part series, discuss the groups recently held annual conference, the single-family and multi-family markets throughout the country, the resulting affects they are having on the nation’s builders and what the homebuilding sector will look like once the market is in a position to recover.

Barker on the Market (32:10)

October 26, 2007—Mike Barker, Investment and Retirement Management looks back at last Friday’s drop in the Dow of 367 points and the volatility the market has seen since. Barker compares some of the characteristics of the dot-com boom of the late 1990s to the market of today and discusses his expectations for more volatility going forward. Also discussed are the actions the Fed is likely to take at its meeting next week and some of the comments made by Mohawk Industries’ chairman and CEO Jeff Lorberbaum during the company’s 3rd quarter earnings conference call.

Floor Expo’s Gheesling, Smith & Howerton – Part 1 (11:12)

October 25, 2007—Dave Gheesling CEO, Floor Expo, Jay Smith, President, Floor Expo and Graham Howerton, VP, the Multifamily Solutions unit of Floor Expo in the first part of a four-part series discuss the groups recently held annual conference, the make-up of the group’s membership, the housing market and the consensus of the groups membership on the market.

Mohawk Industries 3Q Conference Call – Part 3 (20:47)

October 24, 2007—The final part of a three-part series presenting excerpts from Mohawk Industries third quarter earnings conference call, this segment features excerpts from the question and answer session with the answers provided by Mohawk Chairman & CEO Jeff Lorberbaum and Mohawk CFO Frank Boykin.

Mohawk Industries 3Q Conference Call – Part 1 (18:49)

October 23, 2007—The first part of a three-part series presenting excerpts from Mohawk Industries third quarter earnings conference call, this segment features excerpts from the question and answer session with the answers provided by Mohawk Chairman & CEO Jeff Lorberbaum and Mohawk CFO Frank Boykin.

Mohawk Industries 3Q Conference Call – Part 2

October 23, 2007—The second part of a three-part series presenting excerpts from Mohawk Industries third quarter earnings conference call, this segment features excerpts from the question and answer session with the answers provided by Mohawk Chairman & CEO Jeff Lorberbaum and Mohawk CFO Frank Boykin.

Preview of the AFA’s FloorTec Show (28:20)

October 23, 2007—Prior to the opening of the American Floorcovering Alliance’s (AFA) biennial FloorTec show, in Dalton, Georgia, Wanda Ellis, Executive Director, AFA and exhibitor Dr. Janet Murrell with Warrington Fire of the UK discuss the show, its exhibitors, the made up of companies that offer products and services aimed at the carpet industry, the demonstrations the seminars and the other events surrounding the show. Murrell discusses Warrington Fire and its mission in the U.S., that of preparing U.S. companies to meet required fire testing and certification in the UK and Europe.

Mohawk Industries 3Q Conference Call –Financial Report (7:07)

October 22, 2007—The financial report of Mohawk Industries third quarter earnings conference call, presented by Mohawk CFO, Frank Boykin.

Economist John McDevitt Assesses the Economy – Part 2 (16:40)

October 22, 2007—John McDevitt, Former 3M Corporate Economist in the final part of a two-part series disucsses How much the economic growth has slowed and will continue to slow going forward; Rising oil prices and if a robust economy is possible with $95 oil. McDevitt also shares his forecast for GDP growth for the 3rd, 4th and year-end.