Flooring Podcast

Floor Focus’ Frank O’Neill - The Week in the Floor Covering Industry

November 22, 2005—Floor Focus magazine publisher Frank O’Neill discusses: WFCA’s new business venture called “Creating Your Space”; The strategic partnership among Knauf, Resopal, Tarkett and Witex to Launch a new product, ceraclic at Domotex; Tarkett’s other new laminate joint-venture with Sonae; CRI’s new chairman, J&J’s president Jim Bethel; GreenBuild, which drew nearly 10,000 in Atlanta, and its exhibitors; Interfaces new backing process called Cool Blue and; The Architectural Tile and Stone Exposition meets NeoCon.

Jon Dougal Reviews GreenBuild 2005

November 21, 2005—Jon Dougal, Senior Editor, iGreenbuild.com, reviews the annual GreenBuild conference, which was held two weeks ago in Atlanta. Dougal discusses the dramatic growth in attendance at the event, which was nearly 10,000, the 600 exhibitors that took part in the conference’s trade show as well as the conferences and speakers, including Interface chairman Ray Anderson and sustainability pioneer and author Paul Hawken, as well as the other events that were part of the conference. Dougal also talks about the changes to the USGBC’s LEED-CI requirements and the much discussed controversy over vinyl product in LEED certified buildings.

Professional Testing President Gary Asbury - Part 2

November 20, 2005—Gary Asbury, President, Professional Testing, a Dalton-based firm, in the final part of a two-part series, discusses the testing procedures his firm conducts on behalf of the Carpet & Rug Institute’s Seal of Approval program and the origins of the pre-spray and in-tank chemicals, vacuum cleaner and extractor testing programs. Asbury also talks about how these programs have dramatically improved consumer and commercial carpet cleaning systems on the market.

Professional Testing President Gary Asbury - Part 1

November 17, 2005—Gary Asbury, President, Professional Testing, a Dalton-based firm, in the first of a two-part series, discusses the testing procedures his firm conducts on behalf of the Carpet & Rug Institute’s Seal of Approval program and the origins of the pre-spray and in-tank chemicals, vacuum cleaner and extractor testing programs. Asbury also talks about how these programs have dramatically improved consumer and commercial carpet cleaning systems on the market.

Barker on Housing, Oil, Foreign Investment and the Market

November 17, 2005—Mike Barker, Investment & Retirement Management discusses the talk concerning a housing bubble and the recent drop in housing shares and shares related to the housing industry, including those in the floor covering industry. Barker talks about the recent rise in foreign investment in the market and the drop in oil prices and what both of those events might mean. Barker also discusses the upcoming Fed meeting and making preparations for the end of the year.

Floor Focus’ Frank O’Neill - The Week in the Floor Covering Industry

November 15, 2005—Floor Focus magazine publisher Frank O’Neill discusses: The naming of Chris Wellborn to the post of COO at Mohawk; Third quarter earnings reports from Home Depot and Lowe’s; The denial by a federal court of Pergo’s patent infringement injunction against Faus; Congoleum’s third quarter results; Solutia and CCA Global’s partnership to inform retailers on the dynamics of industry price increases; And the transferring of Dixie Home’s production to North Georgia.

Trading Spaces’ Frank Bielec & Tarkett Commercial’s Diane Martel

November 14, 2005—Frank Bielec, designer on the TLC show Trading Spaces and Diane Martel, VP, Marketing, Tarkett Commercial’s VP of Marketing, just prior to a personal appearance, won by an Asheville, NC retailer in a Nafco by Tarkett promotion, talk about the Bielec’s relationship with the company. Bielec talks about Trading Places, how he became a designer on the show and some of the funnier moments he experienced while taping the show. Bielec and Martel talk about the personal appearances and the reponses the resulted at the winning retailers.

From GreenBuild 2005 - Bentley Prince Street President, Anthony Minite

November 13, 2005—From GreenBuild 2005, in Atlanta, Anthony Minite, President, Bentley Prince Street, discusses the growth of GreenBuild the show, its history, the attendees and exhibitors at the show. Minite talks about the rapid adoption of sustainability standards in the marketplace, the architects and designers who attend the show and their changing requirements, and the third quarter and 2005 within the Bentley Prince unit of Interface.

From GreenBuild 2005 - Interface Marketing VP Tracy Cook

November 13, 2005—From GreenBuild 2005, Tracy Cook, VP Marketing, Interface discusses the company’s sustainability commitment, its Atlanta showroom, which was the first LEED-CI certified showroom in the U.S. and the company’s presentation at the GreenBuild show, which includes both commercial modular and the company’s residential modular offering InterfaceFlor. Cook talks about the show’s expansion to include residential products and the growth of modular carpet in the marketplace in recent years.

Milliken's Bill Gregory From GreenBuild 2005

November 10, 2005—From GreenBuild, 2005 in Atlanta, Bill Gregory, Director of Sustainability, Milliken Carpet discusses the show, its rapid growth over the past few years and the show’s attendees. Gregory also talks about CRI’s new sustainability standard and what it means to industry manufacturers and customers, Milliken’s corporate-wide commitment to sustainability and the company’s environmentally-oriented product offerings.