Flooring Podcast

Barker on the Market (30:50)

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.

Brenda Knowles on the Shaw Green Edge – Part 2 (11:50)

January 18, 2007—Brenda Knowles, VP Marketing, Commercial Division of Shaw Industries, in the second part of a three-part series, discusses the Shaw Green Edge initiative, which the company called. “An umbrella term for one of the nation’s most aggressive environmental programs”. Knowles discusses the company’s goals for the program, their decision to be more vocal about the elements of the program and the factors that make the company a sustainability leader.

Brenda Knowles on the Shaw Green Edge – Part 1 (10:13)

January 17, 2007—Brenda Knowles, VP Marketing, Commercial Division of Shaw Industries, in the first part of a three-part series, discusses the Shaw Green Edge initiative, which the company called. “An umbrella term for one of the nation’s most aggressive environmental programs”. Knowles discusses the company’s goals for the program, their decision to be more vocal about the elements of the program and the factors that make the company a sustainability leader.

Floor Focus Co-Publisher Kemp Harr and the Week in the Flooring Industry

January 16, 2007—Kemp Harr, co-publisher, Floor Focus Magazine reviews events that have taken place in the floorcovering industry over the past week discussing: The Shaw Flooring Alliance meeting in Orlando, attended by Warren Buffett; Attendance at Domotex 2007; Unilin’s action at Domotex to confiscate Faus’ products; Pfleiderer's cash offer for Pergo shares; Mannington and J&J’s joint venture; The potential sale of Armstrong’s European carpet and sports flooring business; Nourison’s manufacturing expansion and; Tandus’s new sample recovery program.

CRI's Warner Braun Answers Question on Seal of Approval - Part 2 (17:06)

January 16, 2007—Werner Braun, president, Carpet & Rug Institute, in the final part part of a two-part series talks about comments made by floorcovering retailers concerning the CRI’s Seal of Approval program covering carpet maintenance. Werner discusses the communication efforts of the program, the availability of products and services at a local level that have earned the seal, his expectations for the approved products in the months ahead and the rational behind member mills connecting the Seal of Approval with warranties program in January of 2007.

CRI's Warner Braun Answers Question on Seal of Approval - Part 1

January 15, 2007—Werner Braun, President, Carpet & Rug Institute, in the first part of a two-part series, talks about comments made by floor covering retailers concerning the CRI’s Seal of Approval program on carpet maintenance. Werner discusses the communication efforts of the program, the availability of products and services at a local level that have earned the seal, his expectations for the number of approved products that will be available in the months ahead and the rational behind member mills connecting the Seal of Approval with warranties program in January of 2007.

Bill Tsagrinos, Owner T-Brothers Tile – Part 1 (13:01)

January 14, 2007—Bill Tsagrinos, Owner T-Brothers Tile, a ceramic tile, stone and granite contractor based in Las Vegas, in the first part of a three-part series discusses his company, the market segments the company serves, the unique aspects of the Las Vegas market, the competitive situation in the market and how the market has changed over the last 12 months.

Bill Tsagrinos, Owner T-Brothers Tile – Part 2 (11:44)

January 14, 2007—Bill Tsagrinos, Owner, T-Brothers Tile, a ceramic tile, stone and granite contractor based in Las Vegas, in the second part of a three-part series, talks more about competition in the Las Vegas market, the floor covering retail segment of the market. Tsagrinos also discusses the granite segment of his business, doing on-site fabrication and his relationship with installers.

Bill Tsagrinos, Owner T-Brothers Tile – Part 3 (13:33)

January 14, 2007—Bill Tsagrinos, Owner, T-Brothers Tile, a ceramic tile, stone and granite contractor based in Las Vegas, in the final part of a three-part series talks more about the relationship his company has with installers, the employee purchase program he launched and his growth expectations for the future.

Host’s Geoff Greeley on Cleaning and Maintenance in 2007 – Part 1 (17:00)

January 10, 2007—Geoff Greeley, director of training & technical services, Racine Industries, in the first part of a three-part series, discusses the state of the carpet maintenance sector in the year 2006 when carpet sales have been somewhat soft and the most significant events and challenges the sector has seen during the year. Greeley also talks about consumer and retailer as well as architect, designer and specifer attitudes involving carpet maintenance.