Jim Gould, president, Floor Covering Institute discusses the changes Hanley Wood has announced with Surfaces: the introduction of Tile Expo into the Las Vegas show and the launching of the International Surface Event East, in Miami Beach. Gould also looks at the upcoming Domotex Asia Chinafloor show, Mohawk’s recently announced Continuum Process PET and Beaulieu’s move into hard surface.

Jim Gould, president, Floor Covering Institute discusses the changes Hanley Wood has announced with Surfaces: the introduction of Tile Expo into the Las Vegas show and the launching of the International Surface Event East, in Miami Beach. Gould also looks at the upcoming Domotex Asia Chinafloor show, Mohawk’s recently announced Continuum Process PET and Beaulieu’s move into hard surface.

Werner Braun, president, Carpet & Rug Institute talks about the trade group’s website, carpet-rug.org and its overabundance of information for residential, commercial users- including consumers, architects and designers, builders, government specifiers, and people in the cleaning and maintenance arena. Braun also discusses the CARE Entrepreneurs meeting, scheduled for October 23.

Mike Barker, Investment & Retirement Management discusses the market movements this week, debt ceiling and government shutdown, changes in the Dow-Jones Industrial average and the nomination of Janet Yellen as chair of the Federal Reserve. Barker also shares his expectations for the remainder of the earnings season.

Lew Migliore,The Industry’s Troubleshooter, president, LGM & Associates, Technical Flooring Services discusses an application in a hotel where a number of imported area rugs were specified and delivered, only to learn that preliminary smoke and flame testing had never occurred after they were assured that it had.

Andrea Greenleaf, CEO of Royalty Carpet Mills discusses her pathway to the helm of this west coast operation, the company’s product history and its product philosophy at the mid to high end, and being a female leader in a male-dominated industry.

Andrea Greenleaf, CEO of Royalty Carpet Mills discusses her pathway to the helm of this west coast operation, the company’s product history and its product philosophy at the mid to high end, and being a female leader in a male-dominated industry.

Andrea Greenleaf, CEO of Royalty Carpet Mills discusses her pathway to the helm of this west coast operation, the company’s product history and its product philosophy at the mid to high end, and being a female leader in a male-dominated industry.

Paul Friederichsen, president, Brand Biz with the advent of the internet and technology that permits communicating with consumers in a wide variety of new ways, discusses these changes in the media and how this has made it more difficult for retailers to assemble an advertising program.

P.J. Arthur, executive director, Natural Fiber Installation and Certification, (NFIC) discusses this organization that trains and certifies installers and others in the industry on the attributes, characteristics and the installation of wool and other natural fiber carpets. Arthur compares wool and synthetic fiber installation techniques, working with the major wool mills, the training and certification NFIC offers including training for rug fabrication.