10 QUESTIONS
10 QUESTIONS WITH... SIMON GOFF
Each month we ask a flooring industry professional the Tomorrow’s Flooring 10 Questions. This month, we chatted to Simon Goff from Floor Story.
Q4.If money was no object, what car would
you buy? A 1956 Ford Thunderbird with porthole windows.
Q5.How would you improve the flooring
Q1.What was your first job?
As a ‘Trapper’ for Bisley Gun Club aged 14, great little summer job and when the Middle Eastern Royal families came over, super tips were given.
Q2.How did you get into the flooring industry?
My Father has been in the Industry since he was a boy, from Fitter to Company Director, and I joined the family business about 10 years ago, running his flagship concession in Heals and now starting our online business;
www.floorstory.co.uk
Q3.Who, in any other industry do you most
admire? Predictable as it is, it has to be Branson for his creativity and his sheer ‘balls’. He is a true business maverick.
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industry? Wow, tough question. We really need to educate the consumer on the merits of quality flooring. Too many consumers purchase flooring because they have to. I want to make flooring a desirable product, a product to get excited by.
Q6. What did you want to be when you were little?
Either a Marine Biologist or a Fireman.
Q7. What do you do to unwind?
Cycle the streets of London and hang out with my
gorgeous partner, Emma, and my very cute three year old daughter, Bibi.
Q8.If you could have a dinner party with any three
people, dead or alive, with one other person cooking and another person providing the music, who would they be and why? Food and music, two of my favourite things! The Chef from Le Trois Garcon in Shoreditch would be cooking, Marvin Gaye would be selecting the tunes and I’d have Eddie Izzard there too, just for the laughs.
Q9.What, do you think, is the future of the
flooring industry? I want see more colour, more designs, we need to be a bit more daring and brave!
Paul Absolon, Technical Director from CMS Acoustic Solutions, asks..
Q10. How often do you go home at the end of a
working day, having accomplished all that you set out to do when you first came into work that morning?
My working day rarely ends to be honest, but I do like to complete my ‘to do’ list daily and 95% of the time I achieve this. I hate having jobs hanging around.
www.floorstory.co.uk
Check out next month’s issue to see what Simon asked our next industry professional…
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