March 11, 2007—Playing Time: 5:02 Tony and Meghan McPeek, Owners of Corvin’s Floor Covering, Elizabeth, Kentucky, from Surfaces 2007, discuss their operation and its performance in 2006, the role that each plays in the operation and how they work Surfaces to their best advantage. The McPeeks talk about how they prepare for show, the checklist they bring with them and their priorities for making the trip to Las Vegas a success.
March 11, 2007—Playing time - 6:01 min Terry Wheat, President RFMS, a provider of industry-specific management software and tools for floor covering retailers, from Surfaces 2007 in Las Vegas, discusses the rapid acceptance of B2B Internet technology on the part of industry retailers, distributors and industry. Wheat also talks about the companys newest offerings, which permit retailers operating on QuickBooks to conduct business with suppliers via the Internet.
March 11, 2007—Playing time - 3:52 min Lori Kirk-Rolley, Marketing Director, Daltile from Surfaces2007 in Las Vegas, discusses the U.S. ceramic tile market and rate at which floor covering retailers adding to their product mix. Kirk-Rolley talks about current trends in ceramic tile and some of the newest products rolled out at the show.
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.