June 14, 2004—Mike Barker, Investment & Retirement Management discusses the current static condition on Wall Street, Alan Greenspan’s upcoming testimony before the senate banking committee and the market’s possible reaction, the importance of June 30 to the stock market as well as the complexion of pending earnings season.
June 14, 2004—From the Carpet & Rug Institute (CRI), President Werner Braun and Director of Communications Joan Seelaus discuss the CRI’s new IAQ initiative, which was announced yesterday. The new Green Label Plus independent testing program matches the low-emitting materials criteria used by California schools.
June 13, 2004—In a FloorRadio Archives presentation, David Wootton, President, Columbia Flooring in the first part of a two-part series looks at the U.S. hardwood flooring market place, sourcing lumber, energy costs and the other factors that have affected the market over the past 12 months. Wootton also discusses the hardwood flooring manufacturing flooring sector and the changes occurring in the sector and consumer tastes in wood flooring.
June 10, 2004—Eleanor Brydone, President & CEO , KiiA Architecture and Rice Brydone, Ltd, Toronto discusses the growing concern related to privacy in the workplace. Brydone discusses the ASID white paper: In The Open How Design Can Protect Privacy, and the how manufacturers will increasingly be ask to offer sound absorption properties for products offered to the contract market.
June 9, 2004—Werner Braun, President, Carpet & Rug Institute, (CRI) discusses business in the recent quarter, the affects of square yard vs. square foot pricing on carpet sales, shifts in carpet's market share of the total flooring industry and changing focus of the association as its major members branch into hard surfaces.
June 8, 2004—Frank O’Neill, Publisher, Floor Focus magazine and Dave Foster Host, Floor Radio discuss: The acquisition of Witex USA by KCA Capital, Chatham Capital and senior management and the changing U.S. laminate market; The acquisition of Kentucky Wood Floors by Koetter Woodworking and the changing U.S wood flooring market place; and Home Depot’s China expansion plans.
June 7, 2004—From APAC, All Purpose Adhesive Co., and Premier Seaming Tape, David Anderson. EVP and Chief Operations Officer and Steve Chase, Dir. Sales & Marketing discuss this 13-year old, Dalton-based company, its philosophy and distributor focus and its educational efforts that help insure the proper adhesive for the application.
June 6, 2004—John McDevitt, Former 3M Corporate Economist, now semi-retired, discusses the current state of the economic recovery, Friday’s unemployment report and the retail, manufacturing and the housing sectors of the economy. McDevitt also talks about the Federal Reserve and his thoughts on when they will hike interest rates and his forecast for the recovery in 2005.
June 3, 2004—Paul Hayes, Manager, Design and Product Development, Al Sorayai Carpet Factory, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, discusses life in Saudi Arabia, Al Sorayai Carpet Factory and its many endeavors and the differences and the similarities in designing and developing carpets in Saudi Arabia, which are sold in the mid-east and around the world.
June 2, 2004—Chris Davis, CEO, World Floor Covering Association (WFCA), in the 2nd part of a two-part series discusses the WFCA’s annual Floor Covering Month promotion, its successes and efforts to involve more major manufacturers. Davis also shares retailer feedback on consolidation, recent business levels and expectations for the future.