Flooring Podcast

A Retailer Technology Update with Terry Wheat - Part 1

March 20, 2005—Terry Wheat, President RFMS, a provider of industry-specific management software and tools for floor covering retailers, in the final part of a two-part series, provides an update on the industry’s B2B initiative and talks about the current retailer interest level in management software. Wheat also discusses the most common misconceptions retailers have about industry-specific software and his views on some of the newest industry's technology.

Barker on the Market

March 17, 2005—Mike Barker, Investment and Retirement Management discusses the record increases in oil prices and what they have meant to the market, to the floor covering industry and to consumers. Barker and also talks about the looming threat of inflation and what it might mean for consumers and the market, he also shares his expectations for the March 22 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, and talks about the latest with Mohawk and Dixie shares.

Milliken’s Capels & Dunkelberg on the Company’s Exit from Surfaces

March 16, 2005—Dave Capels, President, Milliken North America Floor Covering Div. & Eric Dunkelberg, Director, Marketing, Milliken Residential Carpet discuss the company’s decision to withdraw from Surfaces ‘06, its stance on the show and the company plans for interacting with its retailer base in the future.

Larry Winter, Winter & Harris, Making the Right Retail Software Selection

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.

Frank O’Neill and the Week in the Flooring Industry

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.

Honeywell’s Prinstein, Leary, Merino & McGinnis with a Fiber Update - Part 1

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.

Lew Migliore, The Industry’s Trouble Shooter & the Case of the Poorly Adhered Library Carpet

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.

Honeywell’s Prinstein, Leary, Merino & McGinnis with a Fiber Update - Part 2

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.

CRI President Werner Braun and an Association Update – Part 1

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.

CRI’s Braun & Peoples in the Unified Sustainable Textile Standard

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.