Flooring Podcast

Jon Dougal’s Sustainable Manufacturing Start-Up

July 27, 2005—Jon, Dougal, Sustainable Design Associates and Editor of The BIPER Newsletter, discusses a sustainable start-up company he is involved in called Innovative Building Materials International. The company, which will have manufacturing facilities in Mexico, produces oriented strand board for flooring and other applications from bamboo. Dougal talks about the technology involved and the environmental impact of the facility. Also discussed is the growing consumer market for sustainable products, such as Office Depot’s success with recycled paper and Wal-Mart’s first sustainable superstore.

Floor Focus’ Frank O’Neill, The Week in the Flooring Industry

July 26, 2005—Frank O’Neill, Publisher, Floor Focus magazine discusses: Mohawk’s 2nd quarter results and the restructuring of the company’s carpet sector; Pergo’s 2nd quarter results and the company’s recently announced European action plan; Laminate producer Pfleiderer’s pending acquisition of the Kunz Group, parent of Uniboard; The filing of Congoleum’s modified reorganization; The delay of the Senate asbestos bill; The opening of Texas distributor Design Tech; And Chinese laminate producers response to a U.S. patent infringement suit.

Lew Migliore, The Industry’s Trouble Shooter

July 25, 2005—Lew Migliore, The Industry’s Trouble Shooter and President, LGM Technical Carpet Surfaces discusses two flooring problems in the field he was called in on, one dealing with a carpet spill and a stain resist warranty, one involving “corn rowing” in a shag-type carpet. Migliore also discusses an LGM service of carpet testing during the specification process.

Santo Torcivia Looks at Mohawk’s Acquisition of Unilin and the Home Improvement Sector – Part 2

July 24, 2005—Santo Torcivia, Market Insights/Torcivia and publisher of US FLOOReport in the final part of a two-part series concludes a conversation on Mohawk’s acquisition of Unilin and discusses his views of Home Depot and the home improvement sector and its future within the floor covering arena.

Larry Winter and Tax Problems of Doing Business in Mulit-States

July 24, 2005—Larry Winter, Winter & Harris CPAs, discusses the tax problems that many retailers and small business people are confronted with when they conduct business in other states, and how best to deal with these problems.

Mohawk Industries 2Q Conference Call

July 21, 2005—Excerpts of Mohawk Industries 2ndt quarter earnings conference call, featuring an opening statement from Mohawk Chairman & CEO, Jeff Lorberbaum followed by a question and answer period with answers provided by Lorberbaum and CFO, Frank Boykin.

Mohawk Industries 2Q Conference Call Financial Report

July 21, 2005—The financial report segment of the Mohawk Industries 2nd quarter earnings conference call delivered by Frank Boykin.

Barker on Mohawk, Chinese Currency, the London Bombings and the Market

July 21, 2005—Mike Barker, Investment & Retirement Management looks at Mohawk’s 2nd quarter earnings, the market’s reaction to the China currency revaluation and what that means to the floor covering industry and also the market’s reaction to the second London bombing yesterday.

Santo Torcivia on Mohawk’s Options With Unilin – Part 1

July 20, 2005—Santo Torcivia, Market Insights/Torcivia and publisher of US FLOOReport, in the first part of this two-part series, discusses the forecasts of floor covering industry growth over the next five years, as represented in US FLOOReport. Torcivia also looks at the Mohawk’s acquisition of Unilin, the branding and distribution options that this purchase offers along with the long and short-term effects this acquisition will have on the market, pricing and technological advances of the future.

Floor Focus’ Frank O’Neill and the Week in the Flooring Industry

July 19, 2005—Frank O’Neill, Publisher, Floor Focus magazine discusses: the coming together of the CRI, RCFI and Mannington chairman Keith Campbell to help kill the New Jersey legislature’s attempt to tax floor covering installation; The launch of Mannington’s Virtual Decorator; US FLOOReport’s flooring sales expectations for the next 5 years; Interface’s expanding EPP offerings; The addition of furniture to Big Bob’s Flooring Outlets; and Pharr Yarns' new fiber plant.