10 QUESTIONS
10 QUESTIONS WITH... MICHAEL HANRAHAN
Managing Director of Novostrat
Each month we ask a flooring industry professional the Tomorrow’s Flooring 10 Questions. This month, we chatted to Michael Hanrahan, MD of Novostrat...
an easy progress to acoustic flooring insulation.
Q3 Who, in any other industry do you most
admire?
Michael O’Leary CEO Ryan Air, who believes any publicity is good publicity!
Q4 If money was no object, what car would you
buy?
Q1What was your first job?
My first job was as a Tax Officer, but I lost a lot of friends that way so I moved into the construction industry.
Q2 How did you get into the flooring industry?
My background was in thermal insulation, so it was
A Maserati, maybe in late 2010 when things improve!
Q5 How would you improve the flooring
industry?
Encourage customers to buy on quality, not price.
Q6 What did you want to be when you were little?
A policeman, a Tax Officer was close.
Q8 If you could have a dinner party with any three
people, dead or alive, with one other person cooking and the other person providing the music, who would they be and why?
I would have Gordon Ramsey cooking, who would also help to improve my vocabulary. For music, I would have Roger Daltrey (The Who) and for my guest, I would have Clint Eastwood as I admire his acting and directing skills.
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Q7 What do you do to unwind?
I like to spend time with my lovely wife and grandchildren.
Q9 What, do you think, is the future of the flooring
industry?
The Flooring Industry will move toward using more high quality European products and less copycat imports.
Lawrence Sneddon, of Tomorrow’s Flooring, asks...
Q10 Who will be the winners and
losers in 2010?
Winners will be the companies who care about their customers and products. Losers will be the cut price merchants.
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Check out next month’s issue to see what Michael asked our next industry professional...
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