Flooring Podcast

FloorRadio Installation Roundtable – Part 2 (19:42)

November 25, 2006—In the second part of a special four-part FloorRadio series, panelists look at the industry’s perennial problem of installation and possible ways to lessen it. Panelists, John McGrath director, International Standards and Training Alliance (INSTALL), Jon Namba, executive director, Certified Floorcovering Installers (CFI), Jeff Bishop, Institute of Inspection and Cleaning Restoration Certification, (IICRC) and Riley Gazzaway, Atlanta Flooring Design Centers, further further discuss the causes of installation problem and the contributions made by each of the industry’s major groups toward causing this state of affairs.

FloorRadio Installation Roundtable – Part 1 (17:14)

November 25, 2006—In the first part of a special four-part FloorRadio series, panelists look at the industry’s perennial installation problem and possible ways to lessen it. Panelists, John McGrath, director, International Standards and Training Alliance (INSTALL), Jon Namba, executive director, Certified Floorcovering Installers (CFI), Jeff Bishop, Institute of Inspection and Cleaning Restoration Certification, (IICRC) and Riley Gazzaway, Atlanta Flooring Design Centers, discuss some of the causes of installation problems and the contributions made by each of the industry’s major groups toward causing this state of affairs.

FloorRadio Installation Roundtable – Part 4 (23:15)

November 25, 2006—In the final part of a special four-part FloorRadio series, panelists look at the industry’s perennial installation problem and possible ways to lessen it. Panelists, John McGrath Director, International Standards and Training Alliance (INSTALL), Jon Namba, Executive Director, Certified Floorcovering Installers (CFI), Jeff Bishop, Institute of Inspection and Cleaning Restoration Certification, (IICRC) and Riley Gazzaway, Atlanta Flooring Design Centers, further discuss developing consensus installation standards and other factors that could lead to a reduction of the installation problem.

Floor Focus Co-Publisher Kemp Harr Looks at GreenBuild and Lowe’s (34:14)

November 21, 2006—Kemp Harr, Co-Publisher, Floor Focus magazine and partner in the website, FloorDaily.net, looks back at the events of the last seven days in the floor covering industry including the U.S. Green Building Council’s Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, which was held in Denver. Harr talks about attendance at the event, the floor covering exhibitors at the expo and the new backing products launched at the show. Also discussed are Lowe’s third-quarter results, which are compared with Home Depot’s results for the same period.

Beaulieu President Ralph Boe – Part 2 (12:13)

November 21, 2006—Ralph Boe, president Beaulieu of America, in the second part of a four-part series discusses the prime steps put in place that are responsible for the company’s reorganization early in the decade and the company’s strategy of differentiating itself in the marketplace with unique products, such as its MagicFresh and its new product introductions at Home Depot and some of the company’s newest marketing initiatives.

Beaulieu President Ralph Boe – Part 1 (17:10)

November 20, 2006—Ralph Boe, President Beaulieu of America, in the first part of a four-part series discusses the Beaulieu organization today, the 3rd quarter at Beaulieu and the affects of the housing market decline on the company. Boe defines the company’s position in the industry and its marketing approach, which permits the company to prosper in the competitive marketplace of today.

Bentley Prince Street President Anthony Minete from Greenbuild – Part 2 (13:13)

November 20, 2006—From Greenbuild Conference & Expo in Denver, Anthony Minete, President of Bentley Prince Street, in the final part of a two-part series,talks about High PerformancePC, the company’s new standard backing line for its broadloom products which contains post-consumer recycled content from the paper recycling industry. Minete also talks about the increased knowledge level of today’s architects and designers who have visited the company’s stand at Greenbuild and the types of LEED and non-LEED projects thay are working on.

John McDevitt and The State of the Economy – Part 2 (21:04)

November 18, 2006—John McDevitt, former 3M corporate economist now semi-retired, in the final part of a two-part series, looks at the state of today’s economy, discussing consumer and retail spending going forward, his expectations for oil and raw materials prices in 2007 and beyond, Ben Bernanke and the Fed and the factors he will key in on as signals of a worsening economy.

Bentley Prince Street President Anthony Minete From Greenbuild – Part 1 (15:23)

November 18, 2006—From Greenbuild, Anthony Minete, President, Bentley Prince Street, in the first part of a two-part series, talks about the show and the turnout. Minete talks about the speed with which the green movement is growing, the show’s attendees and the sectors; from corporate, government entities, federal, state and local, that the architects, designers and others who visit the company represent and the types of projects upon which they are working.

John McDevitt and The State of the Economy

November 16, 2006—John McDevitt, former 3M Corporate Economist now semi-retired, looks at the state of today’s economy, the housing market discussing when it will hit bottom and answering the question; Has the housing bubble indeed burst? McDevitt shares his forecast for the housing market for 2006 and 2007, discussing the remodeling and the commercial construction markets. He also talks about the consumer and retail spending going forward, his expectations for oil and raw materials in 2007 and beyond, Ben Bernanke and the Fed and the factors he will key on as signals of a worsening economy.