August 15, 2006—Frank O’Neill, Co-Publisher, Floor Focus magazine discusses: Home Depot’s second quarter earnings and the company’s plans for the second half of the year; Shaw’s move to offer and activate company credit cards online; Shaw’s trucking fleet; Comments about global competitiveness made by Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Fabrica co-founder Al Frink .
August 15, 2006—Dan Hendrix, President and CEO, Interface, in the final part of a two-part series, discusses growth in the modular sector and his expectations for its evolution and growth in the future. Hendrix talks about the company's top line growth during the second quarter and it’s turnaround plan that set the stage for the performance during the quarter. He also discusses Bentley Prince Street, the company’s broadloom unit, its fabrics division and growth in the company’s divisions in Asia and Europe.
August 14, 2006—Dan Hendrix, president and CEO, Interface, Inc., in the first part of a two-part series, discusses industry-wide activity within the commercial market during the second quarter, and specifically activity within the modular sector. Hendrix talks about the corporate sector, the market expansion of modular into the healthcare, educational, retail and other markets and the rationale behind the expansion, as well as the company’s performance during the quarter.
August 14, 2006—Lew Migliore, the industry’s troubleshooter, president, LGM & Associates, Technical Flooring Services, talks about a problem he was called out on in the field, where the ceramic tile “tented.” Migliore discusses the problem, its cause and how it was ultimately solved.
August 13, 2006—Keith Hughes, director in Equity Research, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, in the second part of a four-part series discusses the home building and replacement segments of the floor covering business, the slowing housing marketplace and its impact on Mohawk, Shaw and the floor covering industry. Hughes also talks about price increases going forward, Mohawk’s performance in the second quarter, the company’s inventory levels, the rebond market, the commercial sector, the company’s various expansion projects and the progress made within the Dal-Tile unit.
August 9, 2006—Julius Shaw, executive vp, Shaw Industries, in the third part of a five part series discusses the company’s sustainability efforts efforts and its Evergreen carpet reclamation efforts. Shaw discusses the Evergreen facility in Augusta, Georgia, the improvements, which are being made to the facility, how the collections aspects of the program will work, the start date and the volumns of product that will be processed at the plant.
August 9, 2006—Julius Shaw, Executive VP, Shaw Industries, in the fourth part of a five-part series discusses the long-term affects of the Shaw acquisiiton of Honeywell and the Anso and Zeftron brands. He also discusses the company’s views with regard to sustainability and how environmental concerns and social responsibility fit within a corporate, bottom-line focused athmosphere. Also discusses are the various elements of the company’s Evergreen carpet recovery facility.
August 9, 2006—Julius Shaw, Executive VP, Shaw Industries, in the final part of a five-part series discusses the collection and processing functions of the company’s Evergreen carpet reclamation unit, how dealers will be involved and the time-table for the unit to be fully operational. Shaw talks about the volume of post consumer carpet that will be required to operate the facility, proprietary elements of the process and the products, both residential and commercial that will most likely be the targets for this recycled nylon fiber.
August 9, 2006—Jon Dougal, sustainability expert and Principal at Sustainable Design, in the first part of a two-part series looks at the Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) program, a carpet industry-wide initiative to reduce post consumer carpet in the nation’s landfills. Dougal discusses some similar programs in other industries, including Armstrong’s ceiling unit, inherent problems that reclamation programs encounter and the impact that rising energy and other prices is having on the concept of reclamation. Also discussed is the viability of waste-to-energy efforts as a part of carpet reclamation efforts.
August 9, 2006—Jon Dougal, sustainability expert and principal, Sustainable Design in the second part of a two-part series discusses carpet reclamationand where it fits within what he calls "the new economy," an economy that increasingly calls upon the use of bio-fuels and new uses for post-consumer waste as a raw material. Dougal expands on the concept of waste-to-energy initiatives on a number of fronts, including the carpet industry. He also discusses a recent bill introduced in the Senate that would offer tax incentives to recyclers.