Flooring Podcast

Floor Focus’ Kemp Harr, the Week in the Flooring Industry (35:33)

September 5, 2007—Kemp Harr, Publisher, Floor Focus magazine looks back that the past week in the floor covering industry discussing: An upcoming retail contest being launched by Floor Focus involving displays; Mohawk Home’s exit of the woven throw, decorative pillow and woven bedspread businesses and the resulting closure of two North Georgia plants; A roundup of the sustainability efforts in the industry including the carpet sustainability standard NFS 140, Shaw’s meeting its nylon 6 collection goals for its Evergreen facility, and the Interface and Universal Fiber technology that will produce fiber from post consumer nylon 6,6; Pfleiderer’s announced new aggressive stance with the intellectual property of Pergo; Välinge’s three new licensees signees; and the recent CFI convention in Kansas City.

Emily Kiker Morrow on Shaw’s Vision Retreat for Designers – Part 3 (12:55)

September 4, 2007—Emily Kiker Morrow, Director of Color, Style & Design, Shaw Industries, in the third part of a four-part series discusses the recently held 5th Annual Vision Retreat for designers and the role that style and design may play in building excitement among carpet consumers and the regaining of marketshare lost by carpet in the past decade. Morrow discusses defining a consumer’s style, how the Shaw website approaches style and the role designers play in a consumer’s decision to buy patterned or more highly-styled carpet and how carpet names are chosen.

Faus Group President Juan Flores on the Company’s $20M Expansion – Part 4 (17:35)

September 1, 2007—Juan Flores, President, Faus Group, in the final part of a four-part series discusses the progress the company has made in the field over the past year, the company’s consumer advertising program and the shifts that has taking place in intellectual property arena in the laminate sector, with more Chinese manufacturers entering licensing agreements. Flores discusses the some of the proprietary technology current being developed, the company’s operation in Shanghai as he shares his outlook for the industry going forward.

Dalton Utilities Don Cope on Water North Georgia Restrictions (8:16)

August 31, 2007—Don Cope, President & CEO, Dalton Utilities discusses the drought that has been taking place in North Georgia, the current water restrictions on that have been in place for residence and manufacturers throughout the summer and the potential for more stringent restrictions in the months ahead.

Barker on the Market (37:33)

August 31, 2007—Mike Barker, Investment and Retirement Management, discusses the continuing volatility in the market and his take on it continuing. Barker discusses the importance of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's speech later today and the continuing comparison between Bernanke and his predecessor Alan Greenspan and the so called “Greenspan Put”. Barker looks at the housing market, the ups and down’s of crude, yesterday’s GDP report as he takes an historical look at the month of September.

Emily Kiker Morrow on Shaw’s Vision Retreat for Designers – Part 2 (14:53)

August 31, 2007—Emily Kiker Morrow, Director of Color, Style & Design, Shaw Industries, in the second part of a four-part series discusses the recently held 5th Annual Vision Retreat for designers, which took place at the Shaw R&D facility in Dalton. Morrow talks about how the visiting designers and how their input is garnered in an exercise that rates and ranks a host of R&D products currently in the Shaw development system. Morrow discusses the sustainability message that was delivered to the visiting designers, the goals set by the designers themselves for the retreat and some of the input gathered from consumers.

Emily Kiker Morrow on Shaw’s Vision Retreat for Designers – Part 1 (11:53)

August 30, 2007—Emily Kiker Morrow, Director of Color, Style & Design, Shaw Industries, in the first part of a four-part series, discusses the recently held 5th Annual Vision Retreat for designers, which took place at the Shaw R&D facility in Dalton. Morrow talks about the interior designers and product specifiers who attended, the ideas they generate and the homework they do before they attend the retreat, the regional aspect of the event and some of the work that takes place during the three days of the retreat.

Faus Group President Juan Flores on the Company’s $20M Expansion – Part 3 (12:28)

August 30, 2007—Juan Flores, President, Faus Group, in the final part of a three-part series discusses the U.S. consumer and their changing attitudes about laminate, the features consumers most often respond to in laminate offerings and the company’s philosophy regarding the continuing development of new innovative products. Florez discusses some of the successes the company has had in the field and the products the company will be introducing in the near term.

Floor Focus Co-Publisher Frank O’Neill, The Week in the Flooring Industry (34:21)

August 29, 2007—Frank O’Neill, Co-Publisher, Floor Focus magazine looks back at the events of the past week in the floor covering industry discussing the passing of Carpet One co-founder Alan Greenberg; The revised terms of the HD Supply transaction and the negotiations between Home Depot and the other players in the transaction; And the new carpet technology that promises to replace latex and PP backing with a combination that offers lower cost, more efficient production, lighter weight, along with stronger tuft-bind and more installer-friendly carpet.

Faus Group President Juan Flores on the Company’s $20M Expansion – Part 2 (11:35)

August 29, 2007—Juan Flores, President, Faus Group, in the second part of a four-part series discusses more about the company’s focus on the high-end of the laminate market, the changes that have taken place within that segment of the market, the company’s share of the total market and its share of the high-end segment. Also discussed is the growth the company has experienced in the last few years, its expansion in the distribution sector, its plans to expand the number of products it will introduce in the months to come and the company’s proprietary intellectual property including embossed in register, micro-bevel and interplank.