March 16, 2005—Larry Winter, Winter & Harris CPAs and FloorRadio regular discusses industry-specific management software for the floor covering retailer, its advantages and the process of selecting the right package for your business.
March 15, 2005—Frank O’Neill, Publisher, Floor Focus magazine and Dave Foster Host, Floor Radio discuss: Milliken’s withdrawal from Surfaces 2006; DFS Flooring's acquisition of three Southern California Invironmentalists units; Congoleum’s fourth quarter profit; Job cuts at a Honeywell fiber plant and a look at the changing fiber sector; And, pinpointing Home Depot’s and Lowe’s growth.
March 14, 2005—From Honeywell Nylon, in the first of a two-part series, Dick Prinstein, Brand Director, Carpet Fibers, Mike Leary, Director of Sales, Ann Merino Manager Residential Merchandising and Lashon McGinnis, Residential Merchandising offer an update on the nylon fiber sector, discussing increases in raw material costs and how that has affected the industry. Changes in the rate of new product introductions, fiber branding and fiber company programs and promotions.
March 14, 2005—Lew Migliore, The Industry’s Trouble Shooter, President, LGM Technical Carpet Services discusses a problem that took place in a library involving carpet that began coming up after a few years of service.
March 14, 2005—Honeywell’s Prinstein, Leary, Merino & McGinnis with a Fiber Update From Honeywell Nylon, in the final part of a two-part series, Dick Prinstein, Brand Director, Carpet Fibers, Mike Leary, Director of Sales, Ann Merino Manager Residential Merchandising and Lashon McGinnis, Residential Merchandising offer an update on the nylon fiber sector, discussing increases in raw material costs and how that has affected the industry. Changes in the rate of new product introductions, fiber branding and fiber company programs and promotions.
March 10, 2005—Carpet & Rug Institute President Werner Braun, in the first part of a two-part series provides an update of the carpet industry and the CRI for 2004 including the organization’s new message platform, establishing the CRIas a science-based organization. Braun also discusses the sustainability projects tackled by the association including the cement kiln project, which will receive federal funding, and the first draft of the Unified National Textile Standard and what that means to the industry.
March 10, 2005—From the Carpet & Rug Institute (CRI) President Werner Braun and Director of Sustainability and Executive Director, Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) Bob Peoples, in the second part of a two-part conversation discussing the Unified Sustainable Textile Standard, an industry effort to develop a single industry sustainability standard and rating system, based on life cycle analysis. Discussed is the system, its five areas of accomplishment, how it removes ambiguity and how it will work to improve understanding within the commercial marketplace.
March 8, 2005—Frank O’Neill, Publisher, Floor Focus magazine and Dave Foster Host, Floor Radio discuss: Fourth quarter results of Shaw Industries and Berkshire Hathaway; The fire at Midwest Padding’s Norfolk, Nebraska plant; The agreement that will see Forbo distribute Halo products in Europe and the CVC Capital Partners offer for Forbo; Latex price increases at Dow and BASF; and assessing the threat of Home Depot’s & Lowe’s service efforts.
March 7, 2005—Tom Sullivan, President, Lumber Liquidators discusses this unique manufacturing/retailer organization, its origins, its basic philosophy its product offerings and its brand. Sullivan also talks about the company’s rapid growth, how it got started, its promotional efforts and his plans for expansion.
March 7, 2005—Lew Migliore, The Industry’s Trouble Shooter, President, LGM Technical Carpet Services discusses a problem with a commercial installation involving carpet tiles and moisture.