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.
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.
November 15, 2004—Jim Dougherty, VP Marketing & Business Development, Crossville in the final part of a two-part series, looks at the evolving ceramic tile marketplace discussing the big box, traditional tile and specialty floor covering segments of the retail market examining the major changes that have occurred in each group and his vision of each segment’s future. Dougherty shares his view of how ceramic products have changed over the years and how he foresees it changing in the future.
November 15, 2004—Lew Migliore, The Industry’s Trouble Shooter and President, LGM Technical Carpet Services, in a archive presentation, discusses installation techniques and the advantages of using a power stretcher over the knee-kicker, in terms of efficiency, quality of installation and causing minimum damage to the carpet.
November 14, 2004—Jim Dougherty, VP Marketing & Business Development, Crossville in the first of a two-part series, looks at the evolving ceramic tile marketplace discussing the big box, traditional tile and specialty floor covering segments of the retail market examining the major changes that have occurred in each group and his vision of each segment’s future. Dougherty shares his view of how ceramic products have changed over the years and how he foresees it changing in the future.
November 11, 2004—David Prosser, President Interface Services, in the first part of a two-part series, discusses the company’s recent announcement that it would be exiting its owned Re:Source dealer businesses. Prosser discusses the makeup of the Re:Sources unit, the rationale behind the decision, the company’s expansion plans for the future. Also discussed are the company’s experiences in the service sector since it launched Re:Sources, the unit and Interface’s segmentation strategy, maintenance and the future of corporate service businesses.
November 11, 2004—Attorney Marty Silver, Martin Silver PC, who has been involved in the floor covering industry for much of his career, representing retailers, contractors, distributors and manufacturers, discusses the most frequent types of cases that arise with retailers and contractors and the actions they can take to safeguard themselves from exposure.
November 11, 2004—David Prosser, President Interface Services, in the final part of a two-part series, discusses the company’s recent announcement that it would be exiting its owned Re:Source dealer businesses. Prosser discusses the makeup of the Re:Sources unit, the rationale behind the decision, the company’s expansion plans for the future. Also discussed are the company’s experiences in the service sector since it launched Re:Sources, the unit and Interface’s segmentation strategy, maintenance and the future of corporate service businesses.
November 9, 2004—Frank O’Neill, Publisher, Floor Focus magazine and Dave Foster, Host, FloorRadio discuss: The settlement of patent disputes between Pergo and Unilin; More on the Armstrong’s decision to cease commercial production at Lancaster; Legg Mason’s comment that Mohawk is poised to capture a 33% share of the total flooring market in the next 5 to 6 years; Congoleum’s modified reorganization plan; Hanley Wood decision to buy’s StonExpo; Rhodes Furniture Chapter 11 filing; and the strength of first-time homer buyers.
November 8, 2004—In a FloorRadio Archive presentation, John Simonson, President of Internet development company WebStream Dynamics, discusses pay-per-click advertising, a concept that offers companies doing business via the Internet an opportunity to reach a specific targeted audience at cost effective rates. Simonson, who has recently returned from leading a seminar at the Specialty Equipment Market Association/ Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo in Las Vegas, discusses how companies in the automotive and other industries have profited from pay-per-click. Also discussed is Internet growth in the floor covering industry, and the industry’s B2B initiative.