A news and interviews program, our news coverage focuses on the players and events
from all segments of the industry including; suppliers, manufacturers distributors
and members of the retail community.
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Jerry Millsaps Discusses Pilot Floor Covering's Retail Business in North Carolina |
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March 4, 2013—Jerry Millsaps, the second generation owner of Pilot Floor Covering in the Winston-Salem, North Carolina area, and Kemp Harr, discuss Pilot's business and Jerry's outlook for business in 2013. Listen to the interview for more details.
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John MacLellan Discusses Broadway's Retail Business in Knoxville |
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February 28, 2013—John MacLellan, a partner at Broadway Carpets in Knoxville, and Kemp Harr, discuss his store traffic, product mix and outlook on 2013. Listen to the interview to hear more on this and John's buying habits and perspective on ultra-soft carpets.
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Frank O'Neill Discusses His New Novel Georgia Bound |
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February 26, 2013—Frank O'Neill, the retired publisher of Floor Focus Magazine, and Kemp Harr, current publisher of Floor Focus Magazine, discuss Frank's recently released novel called Georgia Bound. Listen to the interview to hear Frank briefly set up the plot and discuss his passion for writing.
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Natalie Jones Discusses the Design Local Contest and Other Mannington Commerical News |
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February 22, 2013—Natalie Jones, VP of Brand Development with Mannington Commercial, and Kemp Harr, discuss how Mannington has evolved its Tx:Style design contest into a new program called Design Local. Voting for the winning entry has a deadline of next Tuesday on www.manningtondesignlocal.com. Listen to the interview for more information on this plus hear more about the integration of Amtico and other Mannington news.
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Michael Martin Discusses the Hardwood Flooring Market and the Upcoming NWFA Expo in Dallas |
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February 21, 2013—Michael Martin, President and CEO of the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA), and Kemp Harr, discuss the current state of the hardwood flooring market, the rapid growth of the NWFA's annual expo, and the highlights of this year's expo scheduled for early April in Dallas. Listen to the interview for more details.
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WF Taylor Broadens MS Plus Chemistry For New Resilient and Moisture Barrier Applications |
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February 20, 2013—Jack Raidy, President of W.F. Taylor, and Kemp Harr discuss the company's latest developments, including its "MBA" moisture barrier adhesive for resilient flooring. Watch the video to hear more about Taylor's latest innovations in flooring adhesive.
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Jeff Madsen Discusses Quick-Step's New Products for 2013 |
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February 19, 2013—Jeff Madsen, North American Laminate Product Manager with Quick-Step, and Kemp Harr discuss Quick-Step's product focus for 2013 in addition to talking about laminate's fit among consumers and Quick-Step's brand focus on the independent retailer. Watch the video to see visuals of the new products.
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Tarkett Focuses on iSelect and Mainstreet Retail display at Surfaces |
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February 18, 2013—Laurey Banker and Bruce Ziegler, Product Directors with commercial and residential focuses respectively, talk to Kemp Harr, Publisher of Floor Focus Magazine, about Tarkett's key message points for Surfaces 2013. Watch the video to see more details about iSelect for the residential market and the mainstreet retail display for the commercial sector.
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High Performance Subfloors Discusses Rapid Growth of Schönox Self-Leveling Compound |
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February 15, 2013—Enos Farnsworth, President of HP Subfloors, and Kemp Harr, discuss the initial success the company has had with its Schönox self-leveling compound. Watch the brief video to hear more details about the product's fit, channel strategy, growth plans and performance characteristics. Schönox is manufactured by Akzo Nobel and HP Subfloors has the exclusive selling rights for North America.
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James Lesslie Discusses Dream Weaver's New Products, Unique Fit and Rapid Growth |
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February 14, 2013—James Lesslie, Assistant to the Chairman at Engineered Floors, and Kemp Harr, talk about Dream Weaver's latest product introductions—Pure Soft and Pure Color Plus—and why the company has been able to grow so rapidly in the last several years. Watch this short video to see more detail about Dream Weaver's innovative new products for 2013.
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