Flooring Podcast

Bob Peoples on the Green Carpet Standard - Part 4 (13:00)

November 3, 2006—Bob Peoples, executive director of Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) and director of sustainability at the Carpet& Rug Institute (CRI), in the final part of a four-part series talks about the Green Carpet Standard becoming a national standard and the plans for the current draft to be advanced to a final version in time for GreenBuild 2007 in Los Angeles. Also discussed is the recently held CARE entrepreneur meeting, topics on the agenda, including the fundamentals of carpet identification technology, processing equipment and how members can increase the volume of collected carpet.

CARE’s Bob Peoples on the Green Carpet Standard – Part 3 (16:15)

November 2, 2006—Bob Peoples, executive director of Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) and director of sustainability at the Carpet& Rug Institute (CRI), in the third part of a four-part series talks about the Green Carpet Standard becoming a national standard and the plans for the current draft to be advanced to a final version in time for GreenBuild 2007 in Los Angeles. Also discussed is the recently held CARE entrepreneur meeting, topics on the agenda, including the fundamentals of carpet identification technology, processing equipment and how members can increase the volume of collected carpet.

Floor Focus’ Frank O’Neill and Industry Events of the Week

October 31, 2006—Frank O’Neill, Co-Publisher Floor Focus Magazine discusses third quarter earnings from Mohawk and Armstrong, Invista’s agreement to acquire Honeywell’s nylon 6 operations in the Asia Pacific region and the results from Floor Focus magazine’s annual Top 250 Design Survey.

CARE’s Bob Peoples on the Green Carpet Standard – Part 2 (11:48)

October 31, 2006—Bob Peoples, executive director, Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) and Director of Sustainability at the Carpet & Rug Institute (CRI), in the second part of a four-part series, discusses the progress of the sustainability movement in the floor covering industry, the Green Carpet Standard standard, the parties involved in formulating the standard and the role he expects it will play in the in the long-term.

Dunn & Elyachar on the Alliance, Big Bob’s Partnership – Part 3 (11:23)

October 30, 2006—This is the conclusion of the 1st of a three part series featuring Ron Dunn, Co-President and CEO of Alliance Flooring and David Elyachar, President of Big Bob’s Flooring Outlet, in the final part of a three part series discuss the agreement between these two organizations that will see Big Bob’s incorporate Color Tile Outlets with their locations, adding hard surface products to the company’s soft surface product offerings. In this segment Dunn and Elyachar Big Bob’s furniture operation, the reaction on Big Bob’s members to the partnership with Alliance and plans for the future.

CARE’s Bob Peoples on the Green Carpet Standard – Part 1 (12:18)

October 30, 2006—Bob Peoples, executive director of Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) and director of sustainability at the Carpet& Rug Institute (CRI), in the first part of a two- part series, discusses the CARE program, its goals, its members and the progress that has been made toward these goals. Peoples also talks about the Green Carpet Standard, what it is, how it was developed and what it means to architects, designers, specifiers, contract dealers and manufacturers.

Mohawk Industries 3Q Conference Call – Part 1 (1:50)

October 29, 2006—The first part of a four-part series presenting excerpts from Mohawk Industries third quarter earnings conference call, this segment features excerpts from the opening statement as delivered by Mohawk Chairman & CEO, Jeff Lorberbaum and parts of the Q&A session with answers provided by Lorberbaum and Mohawk CFO, Frank Boykin.

Mohawk Industries 3Q Conference Call – Part 2 (12:26)

October 29, 2006—The second part of a four-part series presenting excerpts from Mohawk Industries third quarter earnings conference call, this segment includes excerpts from the Q&A session with answers provided Mohawk Chairman & CEO, Jeff Lorberbaum and and Mohawk CFO, Frank Boykin.

Mohawk Industries 3Q Conference Call – Part 3 (11:45)

October 29, 2006—The third part of a four-part series presenting excerpts from Mohawk Industries third quarter earnings conference call. This segment includes excerpts from the Q&A session with answers provided Mohawk Chairman & CEO, Jeff Lorberbaum and and Mohawk CFO, Frank Boykin.

Mohawk Industries 3Q Conference Call – Part 4 (13:26)

October 29, 2006—The final part of a four-part series presenting excerpts from Mohawk Industries third quarter earnings conference call, this segment includes excerpts from the Q&A session with answers provided by Mohawk Chairman & CEO, Jeff Lorberbaum and and Mohawk CFO, Frank Boykin.