Mr. James Gould
President, The Floor Covering Institute
Member of the Industrial Council
Council Member Biography
James Gould is the President at Floor Covering Institute, a consultancy focused on the floor covering industry and global market development. Mr. Gould is an icon of the industry with hands on knowledge and long term strategic direction of industry companies and leaders. He was in honored in 2006 as one of the "Top 20 Most Influential Men in the Industry" by Floor Covering Weekly. Previously, Mr. Gould owned Color Tile (retail buying group), Misco Shawnee (flooring distributor) and Distribution Services (international logistics provider that brought Pergo to America). He is knowledgeable on laminate, wood, ceramic, vinyl and carpet. Mr. Gould globally sourced $3 billion of flooring annually for 2,400 retailers. Currently, his clients include international flooring companies in the USA Germany, China and New Zealand. Mr. Gould is regularly featured in Floor Covering Weekly and TalkFloor.com. Recently, he was co chaired the Sino-US-Europe Wood Flooring Summit held 3/09 in Shanghai. Mr. Gould enjoys sharing his knowledge with the US financial community. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2007 - Unspecified
- President, The Floor Covering Institute
- 2004 - 2007
- Chief Product Officer, CCA GLOBAL PARTNERS, INC.
- 1969 - 2004
- Chairman, Misco Shawnee, Inc.
GLG NewsSM Analyses by James Gould(?)
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China’s Economy and Construction Boom Creates Huge Floor Covering Potential
November 6, 2009
World Bank Raises Forecast for China's Economy | www.nytimes.com
A new, 40 billion square meter floor covering market is expected to emerge in China between now and 2025. The urbanization of China continues and is expected to increase its cities’ population by another 350 million people, creating demand for as many as five million new buildings. Every square meter of new construction will require floor covering. Ultimately China may be the world's largest floor covering market; Mohawk Industries, Shaw, Armstrong World Industries and Tarkett should take heed.
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August 13, 2009
China facing the brunt of a pending log supply shortage | www.theotherrussia.org
Having stripped its own country of a considerable amount of its natural forests, China has run into roadblocks to the continued growth of their importing needs. Surprisingly, the slowdown in the world economy has had little impact on the growing global demand for China to continue supplying finished products. Chinese exports are down considerably but demand is still very strong leading to the shortage. It is real and will become much worse as the economy improves.
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The Free Market is a Beautiful Thing
June 1, 2009
China facing the brunt of a pending log supply shortage | www.theotherrussia.org
Government controlled economies will prove themselves to have little or no control of the global market; their attempts will backfire. An Open Global Market will always find the best sources of supply regardless of governmental interference.
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Light at the End of the Tunnel?
May 12, 2009
SAP CEO Sees Signs of Economic Recovery | www.forbes.com
Everyone is anxious to see the first signs of an economic recovery. Recent numbers have given fuel to the most optimistic that we have reached bottom and are coming out of this recession. A closer look at the data reveals that the recovery still has a number of major obstacles to clear before we can move forward.
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January 9, 2008
Florida's Existing Home Sales,Median Price Down in May 2007 | www.floridarealtors.org
The depressed housing market has caused headaches for all domestic building material suppliers (Mohawk Industries, Home Depot, etc.). At the same time the weak dollar has created opportunities that manufacturers can use to offset their loss with new business.
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GLG Study Groups with James Gould(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
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| Experts in the Leisure & Lodging Council | 4887 |
| Experts in the Automotive Council | 3422 |
| Building Materials Industry Experts | 2005 |
| Former C-level Executives in the Energy & Industrials Councils in Member Programs | 381 |
| Medical Geneticists (US) | 85 |
GLG Live Meetings with James Gould(?)
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