June 19, 2007—Paul Pierce, Product Design Manager, Armstrong World Industries from NeoCon 2007, in the second part of a three-part series, discusses this year’s show, the products introduced at the show and the company’s message at the show as well as the input receiving from visiting architects and designers at the show. Pierce discusses his work in each of the market sectors served by Armstrong’s commercial division.
June 18, 2007—Pierre LeFort, Vice President & General Manager of the Residential Division of Nafco By Tarkett, in the final part of a three-part series discusses Nafco 50th anniversary and the events surrounding this milestone, the company’s founder Stanley Robbins and the innovation he brought to the industry and the company and the innovation Nafco has developed since. Lefort discusses some of the new products introduced by the company, the company’s approach to merchandising and acquiring floor space within retail locations. Lefort also discusses the wholesale distribution sector of the business and his expectations for the sector in the years to come.
June 18, 2007—Paul Pierce, Product Design Manager, Armstrong World Industries from NeoCon 2007, in the first of a three-part series, discusses this year’s show, its traffic, the company’s fashion and color direction as well as the product introduced at the show. Pierce discusses the input he has gathered at Neocon from attending architects and designers and the color and style development process for each of the markets.
June 16, 2007—Mike Barker, Investment and Retirement Management, discusses the bond market and the causes of the pull-back in the stock market last week and the gains it has made this week as well as the market’s general nervousness. Barker talks about the upcoming earnings season, the affects of crude oil and gasoline prices on the overall economy and the floor covering industry, the housing market and the subprime mortgage situation and if we have yet seen the bottom. Barker also discusses the Federal Reserve and what its next move interest rates might be and his expectations for the market for the remainder of the summer.
June 15, 2007—Pierre LeFort, Vice President & General Manager of the Residential Division of Nafco By Tarkett, in the second part of a three-part series talks about the affects that Chinese LVT is having on the market, pricing in the category, evolution in the category over the last 10-15 years, consumer attitudes about the category, main street applications, his expectation for the category in the future and consumer attitudes toward vinyl.
June 14, 2007—Pierre LeFort, Vice President & General Manager of the Residential Division of Nafco By Tarkett, in the first part of a three-part series, discusses the residential marketplace and how luxury vinyl has fared in 2007. LeFort talks about the new construction and renovation markets for LVT, the areas in the home that most often see the product and the challenges that the product faces in the current marketplace.
June 13, 2007—Frank O’Neill and Kemp Harr, Co-Publishers of Floor Focus Magazine, from NeoCon 2007 in Chicago, discuss the show, its traffic, the major buzz at the show, the NeoCon awards given to the industry’s players taking part at the show, the new showrooms at the Merchandise Mart, the companies with the most compelling presentations and the sustainability story at the show. O’Neill and Harr talk about their biggest surprises at the show, the announcements made at the show, the color trends and how they rate the 2007 show.
June 12, 2007—Sustainable consultant, writer and editor Jon Dougal in the final part of a four-part series, discusses the American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention and Design Exposition, which was held last month in San Antonio. Dougal talks more about carbon offsets and how one gauges the quality of the offset. He also discusses the AIA convention’s conference program and the role architects are playing in promoting sustainability and the elements of the new sustainable home.
June 11, 2007—Sustainable consultant, writer and editor Jon Dougal in the third part of a four-part series discusses the American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention and Design Exposition, which was held last month in San Antonio, and talks more about carbon offsets and how companies arrive at their carbon emission level, how much fraud is in the system and how one can gauge the quality of an offset.
June 9, 2007—David Hobbs president of InterfaceFLOR Commercial discusses InterfaceFLOR's move to produce commercial carpet from post-consumer nylon 6,6. Hobbs discusses the process, which was developed in Italy by Sergio Dell’Orco and Frank J. Levy, co-owners of Post Consumer Carpet Processing Technologies, the capacity and timeline of the new operation along with the role Universal Fibers will play on the operation. Hobbs also talks about the collection and processing of the post-consumer carpet and the products that will be introduced as a result of this program.