FLOORtalk

Keith Hughes, director in equity research, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey looks back at the 4th quarter discussing the general economy, the housing, remodeling and the commercial markets. Hughes also discusses the performance of Mohawk, Armstrong and Interface in the 4th quarter and his expectations for their performance in the 1st quarter and fiscal year 2014.

Keith Hughes, director in equity research, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey looks back at the 4th quarter discussing the general economy, the housing, remodeling and the commercial markets. Hughes also discusses the performance of Mohawk, Armstrong and Interface in the 4th quarter and his expectations for their performance in the 1st quarter and fiscal year 2014.

Michael Byrne, technical director, Team of Flooring Inspectors, international ceramic and stone consultant and regular contributor to TalkFloor.com discusses a job he was called out on in Panama to check out a leaking swimming pool on the top of a 30-story building. Michael talks about how this job put him in the middle of dangerous times in the country.

Eddie Neel, market manager Cement Backerboard, National Gypsum Services Company from Surfaces discusses the show and the additional emphasis on ceramic this year. Neel talks about his expectations for level of business as he discusses the company, whose prime business is gypsum drywall and its PermaBase backerboard products.

John Simonson, Flooring Web Solutions discusses the misconception many retailers have about the quality of their websites. Simonson also provides a checklist to assist retailers in evaluating their website and compares the effectiveness of custom sites with formatted sites.

John Simonson, Flooring Web Solutions discusses the misconception many retailers have about the quality of their websites. Simonson also provides a checklist to assist retailers in evaluating their website and compares the effectiveness of custom sites with formatted sites.

John Simonson, Flooring Web Solutions discusses the misconception many retailers have about the quality of their websites. Simonson also provides a checklist to assist retailers in evaluating their website and compares the effectiveness of custom sites with formatted sites.

Michael Byrne, technical director, Team of Flooring Inspectors, international ceramic and stone consultant and contributor to TalkFloor.com discusses a problem he was called out on at the Old Executive Office Building in Washington DC. The problem involved worn areas in the building’s 250,000 square feet of marble flooring.

Excerpts from Mohawk Industries’ fourth quarter conference call featuring the Q&A session with Jeff Lorberbaum, Mohawk, chairman and CEO, and Mohawk CFO, Frank Boykin.

Excerpts from Mohawk Industries’ fourth quarter conference call featuring the Q&A session with Jeff Lorberbaum, Mohawk, chairman and CEO, and Mohawk CFO, Frank Boykin.