FloorExpo President and Three FloorExpo Members Discuss the Homebuilder Market – Part 5 (11:40)
April 23, 2006—The fifth and final part of a five part series that will be presented in shorter segments of about 10 minutes. This series looks at the homebuilder sector of the floor covering industry with three flooring contractors and FloorExpo members: Tom Boschwitz, Home Valu Interiors, Minneapolis, Steve Hoppe, Arlun Interiors, Colorado Springs and Denver, Blake Lewis, Atlanta West Carpets, Atlanta and Jay Smith, president of FloorExpo. . In this segment the panelists discuss the future of the home builder sector of the marketplace in an environment of rising prices, a slowing housing market, expanding national builder companies and suppliers increasingly seeking deals with builders. Panelists discuss their expansion plans, their affiliation with FloorExpo and the benefits they derive from that affiliation and their views on the changes in homeowners’ tastes with regard to hard and soft surface floor coverings.
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