Flooring Podcast

McDonald & Migliorie on the New Installation System FreeLay from Textile Rubber – Part 1 (13:28)

September 25, 2007—Raiford McDonald, VP, FreeLay Unit, Textile Rubber and Lew Migliore, President, LGM & Associates Technical Flooring Services, in the first part of a three-part series discuss the FreeLay Carpet Installation System, which involves a new product and a new technique for the installation of carpet. McDonald and Migliorie talk about thi new sytem, which has been under development for the past 11 years, and it feature including it ability to eliminate the need for tack-strip, adhesives and the need to stretch carpet. FreeLay is aimed at both the residential and commercial markets, for both broadloom or modular carpet.

Recycler Steve Steele, Nycore Chairman – Part 3 (15:52)

September 24, 2007—Steve Steele, Chairman Nycore in the final part of three-part series discusses Nycore the company and the backerboard the company produces from post-industrial and post-consumer carpet. Steel discusses the variety of products that the company also produces, which products are used in the floor covering business, the availability of waste carpet available and the changes taking place in the collection and processing area of the industry. Steele lso discussed CARE, the Carpet America Recovery Effort, the volume of product processed by the company and his expectations for the future of Nycore and carpet recycling.

Recycler Steve Steele, Nycore Chairman – Part 2 (15:00)

September 22, 2007—Steve Steele, Chairman Nycore in the second part of three-part series discusses Nycore the company and the backerboard the company produces from post-industrial and post-consumer carpet. Steel discusses more about the physical properties of the material, the fact that it can be used as a substitute for plywood, particleboard, slate and fiber-cementitious board, and produced in custom sizes and is bendable. Steel talks about the price of product and the variety of applications in which it can be used.

Barker on the Market (20:20)

September 21, 2007—Mike Barker Investment and Retirement Management discusses the market reaction to past events, such as the poor jobs report of a few weeks and then is bounce back to pre-event levels. Barker answers the question: Will this be the case with the Fed rate cut of 50 basis points? He also talks about the real effect the cut will have on the housing market, his reaction to the cut now a few days later, the positive reaction to the August CPI report, when crude prices presently are in the $82 range and the factors he will be focusing on in the weeks ahead.

Recycler Steve Steele, Nycore Chairman – Part 1 (17:54)

September 20, 2007—Steve Steele, Chairman Nycore in the first part of a three-part series, discusses Nycore the company and the building products it produces from post-industrial and post-consumer carpet. Steel discusses the backer board material the company produces for used in the floor covering industry, how the board is made, the sources of the waste carpet used in the process, the physical characteristics of the product, such as its light weight and it waterproof and moisture barrier properties and its machineability.

Barker on the Fed Rate Increase (9:16)

September 19, 2007—Mike Barker, Investment and Retirement Management discusses the Federal Reserve’s decision yesterday to increase interest rates, why rates were lowered 50 basis points rather than 25, how Wall Street will view Fed chairman Ben Bernanke as a result of the move and how this might change things in the housing arena.

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

September 19, 2007—Kemp Harr, Publisher of Floor Focus magazine looks back at the events of the past week in the industry talking about the Floor Expo National Conference in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, which he is attending. Harr discusses the tenor of the event, the presentations and discussions about the housing market and the forecast for a market recovery. Also discussed: Homebuilder Hovnanian’s 3-day sale; The drop in builder confidence; Shaw’s purchase of Anderson, Senior management changes at CCS Global; Armstrong’s new patent; And 2007 industry marketing plans.

Ken Cyree & Mike Barker on the Fed Meeting Today – Part 3 (11:35)

September 18, 2007—Dr. Ken Cyree, Professor at the University of Mississippi and a faculty member at the Graduate School of Banking at LSU along with Mike Barker Investment and Retirement Management in the final part of a three-part discuss the Federal Reserve and the effects the negative jobs report might have on the Fed’s decision today, whether the Fed is to blame for the current credit crisis by keeping rates too low, too long, the role increasing oil prices and inflation may play in the Fed’s decision today, the role market expectations play in Fed decisions, the Fed’s real stance on inflation and the mechanics of how decisions are made by the Federal Open Market Committee.

Ken Cyree & Mike Barker on the Fed Meeting Tomorrow – Part 2 (17:56)

September 17, 2007—Dr. Ken Cyree, Professor at the University of Mississippi and a faculty member at the Graduate School of Banking at LSU along with Mike Barker Investment and Retirement Management in the second part of a three-part series discuss the Federal Reserve and the psychological aspects of the actions and messages released by the Federal Reserve, the mindset of Fed chairman Ben Bernanke and the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Cyree and Barker talk about their expectations as to the actions the FOMC will take tomorrow and the Fed’s rationale for making the decision they make.

Ken Cyree & Mike Barker on the Fed Meeting Tomorrow – Part 1 (17:14)

September 17, 2007—Dr. Ken Cyree, Professor at the University of Mississippi and faculty member at the Graduate School of Banking at LSU along with Mike Barker Investment and Retirement Management, in the first part of a three-part series, discuss the Federal Reserve and the recent performance of its chairman Ben Bernanke during the and the rationale and timing behind the Fed’s decision to lowering the discount during by 50 basis points during that credit crisis. Also discusses is a comparison between Bernanke and former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan, the Fed’s.