January 28, 2007—Tamara Christian, CEO, National Trade Productions, the producers of the ceramic tile and stone show Coverings 2007, in the first part of a three-part series, outlines the show Covering, its owners, its history and the executive changes made at NTP in the last few months, Christian also discusses the company’s growth plans for and the Coverings show’s move to Chicago's McCormick Place.
January 28, 2007—Tamara Christian, CEO, National Trade Productions, the producers of the ceramic tile and stone show Coverings 2007, in the secong part of a three-part series talks about the European flavor of the Coverings show, its size and how the show will be different at McCormick Place in Chicago from the in prior years in Orlando. Christian also discusses the commercial aspects of the show and the efforts that are underway on the part of NTP to attract the architect and design community.
January 28, 2007—Tamara Christian, CEO, National Trade Productions and producers of the ceramic tile and stone show Coverings 2007, in the final part of a three-part series talks about her expectations for attendance at the show and the activity on the part of many distributors to bring their retailer partners to the show.
January 26, 2007—Jon Dougal, sustainability editor, Green Building News, in the final part of a three-part series, discusses the floor covering industry’s efforts in the sustainability and recycling arena, the Shaw Green Edge program and the company’s cradle-to-cradle philosophy, Tandus’s recycling operation that reclaims post-consumer vinyl and the best avenue that permits a fair comparison of the sustainable programs of the industry’s carpet mills.
January 24, 2007—Jon Dougal, sustainability editor, Green Building News, in the second part of a three-part series, discusses the floor covering industry’s efforts in the sustainability and recycling arena, the Shaw Green Edge program and the company’s cradle-to-cradle philosophy, Tandus’s recycling operation that reclaims post-consumer vinyl and the best avenue that permits a fair comparison of the sustainable programs of the industry’s carpet mills.
January 24, 2007—Frank O’Neill, co-publisher of Floor Focus magazine, discusses: Armstrong, the company’s marketing thrust for 2007 and some of its new products; Lowe’s planned move into Mexico; Frank Blake’s pay package at Home Depot; Max Bridger’s new assignment at Propex; Dubai-based Depa United's stake in Thailand Carpet the parent of Tai Ping; Alan Lorberbaum, Julian Saul and Phil Gutierrez to be inducted into WFCA Hall of Fame; Former Ohio Retailer Buddy Kallick dead at 76.
January 21, 2007—Brenda Knowles, VP Marketing, Commercial Division of Shaw Industries, in the final part of a three-part series, discusses the Shaw Green Edge initiative, the company’s core values of honesty, integrity and hard work and its investment in long-term environmental solutions and keeping sustainability concerns on the minds of the company’s 31,000 employees. Knowles also talks about the Evergreen Carpet Recycling facility in Augusta, Georgia, the company’s cradle-to-cradle production initiative and the reaction the company has received from the program.
January 21, 2007—Werner Braun, president, Carpet & Rug, (CRI) discusses the problems that exist in the installation sector of the carpet industry and the efforts the association is involved in to assist in remedying those problems, including taking part in the development of an industry-wide installation standard. Braun talks about accommodations made by carpet manufacturers and the problems that arise as a result, the goals for the new standard and his expectation for the initiative’s outcome.
January 21, 2007—Jon Dougal, sustainability editor, Green Building News, discusses the floor covering industry’s efforts in the sustainability and Tandus' recycling operation in Dalton, Georgia, which recycles post-consumer carpet and vinyl material into carpet backing. Dougal talks about sustainability, its relationship to profitability and the rational that led many of the industry’s companies to initiate sustainability programs. Dougal also compares the industry sustainability programs.
January 18, 2007—Mike Barker, Investment & Retirement management reviews events affecting Wall Street over the past few weeks including the recent drop in oil prices, discussing the reasons for the drop and the commentary last summer warning that crude would soon hit $100 by now. Barker discusses the housing market and his view on how it will play out during 2007, inflation concerns, the Fed and his expectations for their meeting at the end of January and his expectations for the market in general going forward.