March 11, 2007—Playing time - 2:37 min Keith Rhodes, Owner of GCO Carpet Outlets in Gulfport and Gautier, Mississippi, Just prior to the opening on Surfaces 2007, talks about his community and his operations during the hurricanes, his product offerings including ceramic tile, how he prepares and works a show like Surfaces. Also see the massive stampede of show attendees rushing to ether the show on opening day.
March 9, 2007—Evan Hackel, President of Carpet One, from the Carpet One Convention in Grapevine, Texas. This is the first part of a two-part series where he talks about the convention and the turnout, the marketplace in 2006 and how the coop’s members fared. Hackel discusses competition, keeping abreast in changing times, the Carpet One brand, the organization’s goals in terms of defining the industry and Revelation: the organization’s electronic business management system, which was developed in partnership with Microsoft.
March 8, 2007—BaseKing president Dennis Schlisner and VP Everett Schlisner discuss their company's unique carpet base product and rubber cove base. They also discuss specialized tools for the application of base products, the history of their company, the products it has developed and the markets the company targets. This is the first part of a two-part series.
March 8, 2007—Jon Dougal, Editor of Green Building News, in the final part of a three-part series, looks back at Surfaces 2007 from a sustainability point of view. He discusses an increase in the number of products rolled-out at the show that offer some type of environments appeal. Dougal also talks about the increased volume of green wash at the show and the increase in radiant heat products.
March 7, 2007—Jon Dougal, Editor of Green Building News, in the second part of a three-part series, looks back at Surfaces 2007 from a sustainability point of view. He discusses the increased use of bamboo as a substrate in engineered hardwood and the increase in the number of company’s offering salvaged hardwood flooring and mesquite flooring.
March 6, 2007—Jon Dougal, Editor of Green Building News, in the first part of a three-part series looks back at Surfaces 2007 from a sustainability point of view discussing new trends he observed at the show and looking at some of the new environmentally-friendly products that were rolled out. Dougal comments on the enhanced Chinese presence and the growth in the number of bamboo suppliers at the show.
March 5, 2007—Juan Flores, President, Faus Group, in the final part of a four-part series discusses cross-licensing agreements, the company’s intellectual property holdings and some of the new products Faus rolled-out at Surfaces 2007. Flores also discusses the company’s expansion plans and its product strategy going forward including it plans to expand into addition hard surface categories.
March 3, 2007—Juan Flores, President of Faus Group, in the second part of a four-part series talks more about the patent lawsuit situation that occurred at Domotex, the specific technology that was involved, the losses the company incurred at Domotex and the insuing actions the company is contemplating. Flores discusses the cross-licensing agreement it had with Unilin, why it was terminated with Mohawk’s acquisition of Unilin, the intellectual property that Faus holds in the industry and its strategy in terms of licensing and cross-licensing agreements going forward and the technology currently being developed upon which Faus will seek patents.
March 3, 2007—Mike Barker, Investment and Retirement Management, looks back at the market activity of this week including Tuesday’s 416 point drop and yesterday’s drop at the open and subsequent recovery. Barker puts the week in perspective discussing former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan’s recession comment. Barker also revisits the housing market and the prospects of it hitting bottom, and the factors he will focus on in the weeks ahead as he offers advise for the 401K investor.
March 1, 2007—Juan Flores, President, Faus Group, in the first part of a four-part series discusses Surfaces 2007 and the company’s mission at the show, the state of the intellectual property situation that hard surface sector of the floor covering industry and the Unilin law suit that was responsible for the removal of Faus’ product from the its stand at Domotex, Flores talks about the possible actions the company may take since the suit has been dropped and the company’s cross-licensing agreements.