Flooring Podcast

The Tandus Group’s Dobbin Callahan on Sustainability – Part 2

December 1, 2004—Dobbin Callahan, General Manager, Government Markets, The Tandus Group, in the final part of a two-part series, discusses sustainability within the floor covering industry and within the Tandus Group. Callahan talks about the company’s early environmental products through to its most recent, the market’s and the government’s reaction and his thoughts on the paths sustainability will take in the future. Callahan also discusses the carpet industry’s efforts to divert carpet from landfills and he shares his thoughts on the undesirability of using postconsumer carpet as a fuel.

Frank O’Neill – The Week in the Floor Covering Industry

November 30, 2004—Frank O’Neill, Publisher, Floor Focus magazine and Dave Foster Host, Floor Radio discuss: Frank’s address to today’s CRI annual meeting; The naming of Jack Ganley to the post of Mannington Commercial president: Tarkett's acquisition of Marley Floors; The Bankruptcy judge’s decision to deny an hearing for an extension of Armstrong’s reorganization plan; Flooring Sales Group purchase of the Spokane Invironmentalists; and Kronospan decision to pass on building a plant in Fort Payne, Alabama.

Tandus Group’s Dobbin Callahan Discusses Sustainability – Part 1

November 29, 2004—Dobbin Callahan, GM, Government Markets, The Tandus Group, in the first part of a two-part series, discusses sustainability within the floor covering industry and within the Tandus Group. Callahan talks about the company’s early environmental products through to its most recent, market and the government reaction and his thoughts on the paths sustainability will take in the future. Callahan also discusses the carpet industry’s efforts to divert carpet from landfills and his thoughts on the undesirability of using post-consumer carpet as a fuel.

Brown & Cohen Discuss the Newest Carpet Manufacturing Technology

November 28, 2004—Lamar Brown, CEO, LESSCO International, an engineering company and machinery builder for the carpet & textile industries and Sam Cohen, VP, Sales and Marketing, Elbit Vision Systems discuss some of the newest monitoring technology in the carpet manufacturing industry. This new technology will increase productivity and reduce defects caused by yarn mends and also reduce bow and skew and color matching problems.

Frank O’Neill – The Week in the Floor Covering Industry

November 23, 2004—Frank O’Neill, Publisher, Floor Focus magazine and Dave Foster Host, Floor Radio discuss: The launch of the new FloorDaily.net site; The Kmart/Sears deal; Mohawk New SmartStrand Fiber, made with DuPont’s Sorona Polymer; Forbo’s refusal of CVC’s offer; A study pegging flooring demand in China at 2.5 billion square meters by 2008.

Invista’s Bobby Berrier on the Company’s Reclamation Program

November 22, 2004—Bobby Berrier, VP, Invista, Commercial & Transportation Flooring discusses the company’s reclamation program and the recent announcement that it would be accepting carpet from all commercial dealers. Berrier also talks about Invista’s total sustainability stance, its long-term view of its reclamation program, its level of market acceptance, physical characteristics including collection and transportation and other cost factors.

David Birnbrey -- Location, Location, Location, Selecting the Right Retail Site

November 19, 2004—David Birnbrey, President, The Shopping Center Group discussed the science of retail site selection, the prime features that large and small retailers consider in selecting an ideal location and the latest technology available to assist in the process. Birnbrey talks also talks about the recently announced acquisition of Sears by Kmart and how the enclosed mall has fallen from favor, but may be readying for a comeback

Curvin & Joyce - The Changing Domestic & Global Logistical Needs of the Floor Covering Industry

November 18, 2004—David Curvin - VP Sales & Marketing Xpress Global and Tim Joyce, Managing Director, the Channel Management unit of Xpress Global look at changes in the floor covering industries logistics side, discussing the integration of hard and soft surface products and the unique challenges this development has created. Also discussed is the role of outsourcing logistics services and Channel Management unit’s unique variety of services for foreign and domestic manufacturers, including global shipping, customer service, order entry and shipping and warehousing services.

Paul Ashman on Carpet Recycling and its Future

November 17, 2004—Paul Ashman, President, Environmental Recovery & Consolidation Services discusses his Boston-based company, which collects and recycles carpet, how he entered the business and the barriers he has encountered in his 10 plus years in the business. Ashman talks about the need for development of finished products using post-consumer carpet as a raw material and the role of federal, state and local governments in the recycling process.

Frank O’Neill – The Week in the Floor Covering Industry

November 16, 2004—Frank O’Neill, Publisher, Floor Focus magazine and Dave Foster Host, Floor Radio discuss: The recent StarNet convention in New Orleans; The expansion of Mohawk’s yarn facility in Bennettsville, South Carolina; CCA's launch of a new unit and recent executive changes; and Home Depot’s and Lowe’s 3rd quarter earnings announcements and Home Depots 26% growth in installation services revenue during the quarter.