June 24, 2004—Mike Barker, Investment & Retirement Management looks at the market’s current condition, the factors holding the it within its present range, next week’s meeting of the Federal Reserve and how the market has prepared for an anticipated hike. Barker also looks at the additional factors influencing the market, including the upcoming earnings season.
June 23, 2004—Jim Dougherty, VP, Marketing and New Business Development, Crossville discusses 2004 in the ceramic arena and answers the question: Why more foreign ceramic producers have not opened facilities in the U.S.? Dougherty looks at NeoCon, the commercial ceramic and stone market, the company’s new glass offerings and Crossville’s long-term marketing strategy.
June 22, 2004—Frank O’Neill, Publisher, Floor Focus magazine and Dave Foster Host, Floor Radio discuss, NeoCon, its hot showrooms, its ceramic players and its sustainability offerings including Tandus’ ethos. Also discussed, Mohawk’s $33 million expansion plan and the sale of Balta to Doughty Hanson.
June 21, 2004—Len Perkins of Nexicor discusses a new carpet seaming system, which replaces the traditional seaming iron with at tool that does not get hot. Using a especially designed seaming tape, developed by Seam Master, this new tool called KoolGlide produces high-quality seams, which can also unsealed with the same tool.
June 20, 2004—Paul Friedrichsen, Executive Vice President of the Hauser Group in an ongoing series on branding and advertising discusses advertising and its similarities to fishing, offering the top ten dos and don’ts of advertising using fishing as an analogy.
June 17, 2004—Frank O’Neill, Publisher, Floor Focus magazine and Dave Foster Host, Floor Radio discuss: NeoCon 2004, the traffic and the mood of attending architects and designers. Also discussed the Merchandise Mart’s “Best of Awards” and the Frank also shares Floor Focus magazine's “NeoCon Best Picks”.
June 16, 2004—From NeoCon 2004, Alan Wolk, president of Invista Interiors and Bobby Berrier, VP, Commercial/Transportation Flooring at Invista discuss the transition from DuPont to Koch, and the prime changes that have resulted, the commercial fiber marketplace, the Environmental Impact Calculator and the Total Cost of Ownership Calculator tools that were debuted at NeoCon and the new colors and products being rolled out at the show.
June 16, 2004—David Wootton, President, Columbia Flooring in the second part of a two-part series looks at the U.S. hardwood flooring market place, sourcing lumber, energy costs and the other prime factors that have affected the market over the in past 12 months. Wootton also discusses the hardwood flooring manufacturing flooring sector and the changes the sector is currently go through, and consumer tastes in wood flooring.
June 16, 2004—Lew Migliore, The Industry’s Trouble Shooter, President, LGM Technical Carpet Services discusses a problem with a hard surface tile product that had been installed in a hospital. The edges of the material curl depending on environmental conditions.
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.