10 QUESTIONS WITH…
Each month, we ask a flooring industry professional 10 Questions. This month, we chatted to David Moodie, Specification Manager, INTRAsystems.
Q1
What was your first job? My working experience
commenced before I started full-time employment; I worked part time in landscaping and part time in steel fabrication. These two jobs gave me a head start in preparing for the full- time working environment and taught me different aspects of the business world and what could be expected of me in the years to come.
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How did you get into the industry?
I was presented with the opportunity, by James Farrant the Managing Partner of INTRAsystems, to join the company when I was 17 years old. I took the plunge knowing the opportunities there were and the way INTRAsystems was growing in the market place.
What do you think are the positives and
negatives of the flooring trade? I think the positives are the evolving marketplace, the new products, the design opportunities, and the personnel within the industry
Negatives? These can be turned into positives! Move away from the old and explore the new.
If you could hire any one person to be part of your
team, who would it be and why? If I could hire any one person, it would be someone that I can learn from. Experience is priceless and learning from others can bring amazing results to a team and individuals in a short space of time.
Q5
What’s the best advice you could
give to someone new coming
into the industry? Embrace change. Never stop learning. Strive to achieve. Go above and beyond. Be committed, be honest, be enthusiastic, be excellent and respect others.
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If you could invent any product what would it
be and why? I would like to invent the cure for cancer – to help the millions of people, across the planet, who are affected by this terrible disease.
Q7 Q8
If you could have a dinner party with any
three people, dead or alive,
who would they be and why? If I could have a dinner party with three people of my choice, they would be as follows: Marco Pierre White would be cooking; Wolfgang Mozart would be playing the piano; and Winston Churchill for after dinner speeches. I would be the only one eating and drinking!
What do you think the future holds for
flooring design? I think that aesthetics will play a big part, but also, I think there are going to be some moves ahead in innovative ideas revolving around ease and speed of installation for any fitter. The demand for new ideas in all areas will never stop.
Q9
What would you like to see in a future issue of
Tomorrow’s Contract Floors? What I would like to see, is more advice given to the reader and potential reader
www.tomorrowscontractfloors.com
on how to specify correctly so that architects, flooring contractors, and other parties that may get involved are using correct products for the application that is in question.
Q10
Matthew Hazell, General Manager
Trimline Group, asked: Do you see virtual reality or augmented reality having a place in the
future of the Flooring Industry? Yes, I do see it having a place. It’s already becoming a big part of the construction and office fit-out industry and clients are going to want the same thing for a preview of their flooring requirements. They want to know how the design and colours will work and see the transitions between different finishes.
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Check out next month’s issue to see what David asked our next industry professional…
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