Tile Saws & Other Essential Tools from RIDGID with Wyatt Kilmartin
July 10, 2008 by Rob McNealy · Leave a Comment
In This Podcast Episode
Floor guy, Rob McNealy, interviews Wyatt Kilmartin who is RIDGID’s branding director. They discuss the breadth of power tools RIDGID offers for both flooring and other applications, and they specifically discuss the advantages of using RIDGID’s tile saw to help you get your flooring project done right!
More About Wyatt Kilmartin and RIDGID
Wyatt Kilmartin is the director of RIDGID branding at Emerson. Prior to holding this position he was a strategic planner at Emerson Tools & Storage.
Since 1923, RIDGID has been a symbol of certainty to people in the construction trades. The Ridge Tool Company takes this heritage seriously. Because of this, every tool that bears the RIDGID brand is engineered to the same high standards of quality, strength, and endurance as the first heavy-duty pipe wrench introduced more than 80 years ago.
Eco-Friendly Flooring with Brad van Unen of EcoTimber
July 2, 2008 by Rob McNealy · 1 Comment
In This Podcast Episode
Floor guy, Rob McNealy, interviews Brad van Unen, who is the Marketing Director of EcoTimber. Ecotimber is a company which specializes in supplying wood flooring products from environmentally sound sources. They discuss trends in eco-friendly flooring, as well as specific issues related to bamboo flooring. They also talk about FSC certification.
More on About Brad van Unen and EcoTimber
Brad van Unen has been with EcoTimber since 2000, when he was brought on as the Sales Coordinator. Over the years, he has served, oftentimes concurrently, as a sales representative, IT manager, purchasing manager, database developer, graphic designer, and forklift driver.
A native of Ripon, California, Brad received a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Francisco State University in 1997, where his major was Broadcast Arts & Electronic Communications. His former career experience includes various positions at Wells Fargo Bank, Working Assets Funding Service, and more temporary assignments than he cares to count.
As Marketing Director, Brad is now focused on managing EcoTimber’s brand development, public relations, our web site, and marketing collateral. He lives in Oakland, where he enjoys kayaking, hiking, his piano, and Sudoku puzzles. His enthusiasm for travel often takes him to Mississippi, where he hopes to bicycle the entire Natchez Trace soon.
The World Floor Covering Association with Chris Davis, President & CEO
June 23, 2008 by Rob McNealy · 1 Comment
In This Podcast Episode
Floor guy, Rob McNealy, interviews Chris David, President and CEO of the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) about the mission of the WFCA. They discuss WFCA involvement in legislative efforts and in developing regulations involving green flooring products that benefit both consumers and retailers.
More About Chris Davis and the WFCA
D. Christopher Davis is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA), responsible for the entire scope of operations for the organization including overseeing legislative, educational and membership programs and developing strategic initiatives to represent the industry. Davis became CEO of Western Floor Covering Association in August 1994. He implemented the merger of that organization with the American Floorcovering Association (AFA) in January 1995 that led to the creation of the World Floor Covering Association.
Between 1995 to 2000, Davis oversaw all aspects of Surfaces®, the premier tradeshow marketplace for floor covering and other surfaces materials and supplies, held annually in Las Vegas , NV . During that period, Surfaces® grew to be ranked one of the top 50 largest tradeshows in the world, according to Tradeshow Week. Davis negotiated the sale of Surfaces® to Hanley-Wood Exhibitions in January 2000 for $40+ million while retaining WFCA sponsorship rights to the trade show for a minimum of 25 years.
Davis has over thirty years executive level experience in association management, community promotion and destination marketing, including management of convention/trade show sales promotion agencies,
facilities and programs. He served as president and chief executive officer of convention and visitors bureaus in multiple cities, and prior to that, he was communications director for the Oakland Chamber of Commerce (1973-78), was an independent commercial photographer (1970-78) and worked for ABC News (1970).
Davis is also President and CEO of WFCA Services, Inc., the for-profit, independent subsidiary of the World Floor Covering Association. WFCA Services, Inc. operates an insurance company which offers workers’ compensation insurance in California. Davis is President and is the former Chairman of the Board of the Floor Covering Industry Foundation (FCIF), a charitable organization dedicated to assisting members of the floor covering field who experience catastrophic illnesses or severe disabilities with which they cannot financially cope.
The World Floor Covering Association, official sponsor of SurfacesTM, is the floor covering industry’s largest advocacy organization representing flooring retailers, contractors and allied service providers throughout North America. The WFCA is a leader in marketing research and industry certification programs. The WFCA also influences public policy affecting the floor covering industry and consumers.
