July 22, 2004—Excerpts from Mohawk Industries 2nd quarter conference call featuring opening remarks by Mohawk Chairman & CEO Jeff Lorberbaum and the question and answer session featuring answers from Lorberbaum and CFO John Swift.
July 22, 2004—John Swift, Mohawk CFO, presenting the Mohawk’s financial report from the company’s 2nd quarter conference call.
July 21, 2004—Neil Poland, President, Mullican Flooring discusses the company its product philosophy, the hardwood flooring business, raw materials prices, imports, market share shifts, anticipated growth and acquisition activity in coming months, wood and the flooring retailer and the company’s newest product offerings.
July 20, 2004—Frank O’Neill, Publisher, Floor Focus magazine and Dave Foster Host, Floor Radio discuss: the expansion of Mannington’s wood flooring plants, InterfaceFLOR’s launch at Lowe's, Shaw’ stands by Martha, Home Depot's` improved online story, CRI’s International Floor Science Resource Center and Hanley Wood says 85% of Surfaces '05 is sold out.
July 19, 2004—CRI President Werner Braun provides an update on the association’s Green Label Plus Program and discusses the industry’s collective sustainability vision.
July 19, 2004—Jon Dougal, CEO, Sustainable Design Associates in the 2nd part of a 2-part series discusses the state of California’s Collaborative for High Performance Schools or CHPS program and the state’s effort to provide healthy facilities within its school systems. Dougal discusses the state government’s plan to buy products for a list of Environmentally Preferred Product and what this purchasing system means for manufacturers.
July 18, 2004—Jon Dougal, CEO, Sustainable Design Associates in the 1st part of a 2-part series discusses the state of California’s Collaborative for High Performance Schools or CHPS program and the state’s effort to buy Environmentally Preferred Product products. Dougal talks about what this purchasing program means for flooring manufacturers.
July 15, 2004—From the Atlanta Summer Rug Market, Robby Burch, Market Manager, Area rugs, Milliken Carpet discusses the Atlanta Market, big box growth and other changes within the sector, and the market's reaction to pricing pressures. Burch also discusses design and merchandising trends and the company’s newest product introductions.
July 15, 2004—Lew Migliore, The Industry’s Trouble Shooter and President, LGM Technical Carpet Services discusses a problem with sporadically warping hardwood flooring in a residential installation.
July 14, 2004—From the Atlanta summer rug Market, Mike Riley, EVP, Sales & Marketing, Oriental Weavers discusses rug sales during the economic down-turn, progress during the recovery, the need for accurate rug sales numbers and the company's newest product roll-outs.