April 3, 2007—Thomas Baert, President and Owner of ChinaFloors Timber Shanghai, in the second part of a three-part series discusses the manufacturing base for laminate and hardwood in China, the domestic market in China for both of these products, its anticipated growth and the long-term plans for ChinaFloors Timbers in both the export market and the domestic market.
April 2, 2007—Thomas Baert, president and owner of ChinaFloors Timber Shanghai, in the first part of a three-part series discusses Domotex asia ChinaFloor, the international floor covering trade show including its turnout and exhibitor attendance. Baert also discusses ChinaFloors Timber Shanghai, its four year history of producing laminate and hardwood flooring for export, the operation’s current capacity and its plans for expansion.
April 1, 2007—Werner Braun, President, Carpet & Rug Institute (CRI) in the final part of a three part series, discusses feed-back and answers questions received from listeners who were reacing to earlier FloorRadio programs dealing with the the CRI Seal of Approval programs in covering cleaning and maintenance.
April 1, 2007—Jon Trivers, Marketing Wit & Wisdom, in the final part of a three-part series Trivers talks about some of the prime problems Home Depot has had in its floor covering departments, his expectations as to how the company will proceed in this area, the company’s potential growth in the cash and carry as well as the full service sectors and the reaction to business writer Scott Burns, who criticized Home Depot’s customer service on MSN.com's finance site producing over 3000 responses including an entry from Home Depot CEO Frank Blake
March 30, 2007—Jon Trivers, Marketing Wit & Wisdom, in the second part of a three-part series looks at the recent changes at Home Depot. Trivers discusses the affects the last couple of years at Home Depot have had on independent retailers, the company’s HD Supply unit and whether the unit will be sold and the changes he anticipates within the retail operation. Also discussed is the growth of Empire Carpet, how it deals with installation and his expectations for the company.
March 29, 2007—Jon Trivers, Marketing Wit & Wisdom, in the first part of a three-part series looks at the recent changes at Home Depot, including the closure of the company’s freestanding floor covering operation, The Floor Store. Trivers talks about the company’s new focus on its retail operation, the impact Nardelli had on the company during his six year tenure and the current state of Home Depot’s floor covering sector.
March 28, 2007—Kemp Harr, Publisher of Floor Focus magazine, looks back at the week in the floor covering industry discussing: Faus Group's recently announced licensing with Shanghai-based laminate and hardwood producer ChinaFloors Timbers and ChinaFloors’ unique and growing operation; Home Depot’s announced pay hikes for trade specialists in a effort to improve customer service, Home Depot’s test of larger and smaller format stores and what it could mean for the independent flooring retailer and what the company will really do with HD Supply and; Stifel Nicolaus’ “Buy” on Armstrong and its estimated value of the company.
March 28, 2007—Werner Braun, President of the Carpet & Rug Institute (CRI) in the first part of a three part series discusses feedback and answers questions from listeners. The main topic discussed was the CRI Seal of Approval programs covering carpet cleaning and maintenance chemicals and equipment.
March 28, 2007—Werner Braun, President of the Carpet & Rug Institute (CRI) in the second part of a three part series discusses feedback and answers questions from listeners. The main topic discussed was the CRI Seal of Approval programs covering carpet cleaning and maintenance chemicals and equipment.
March 27, 2007—Ed Korczak, Executive Director of the National Wood Flooring Association, in the final part of a two-part series discusses the association’s efforts in the area of life cycle analysis. Korczal discusses the association’s objectives in launching this program, to develop a model for hardwood flooring and also to better understand the relationship between life-cycle inventory and process improvement opportunities that enhance manufacturing efficiency, reduce costs, and strengthen solid wood flooring manufacturing.