Interview Archives

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.

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.

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.

February 13, 2013—Shelley Pond, a Trend Forecaster with Scarlet Opus, and Kemp Harr, Publisher for Floor Focus Magazine, discuss her design and styling projections for 2014 and beyond. Shelly also talks about the 11 hard surface exhibitors that caught their eye this year and which were included on their designer tour during the show. Watch the video for more information.

February 12, 2013—Lindsey Ann Waldrep, VP of Marketing for Crossville, and Kemp Harr, discuss Crossville's latest introductions at Surfaces, which included two porcelain stone collections called Limestone and Manoir. Crossville had three key messages this year. First is a wider range of formats to give designers more flexibility in how they specify the product, second is an increased focus on how retailers can feature Crossville in their stores, and third is Crossville's partnership with Laminam—giving it exclusive access to large format thin porcelain panels for a wide range of applications. Watch the video for more details.

February 11, 2013—Beaulieu's Ralph Boe (CEO), and Gary Fisher (Executive VP of Marketing), talk with Kemp Harr about their new Indulgence collection of ultra-soft solution dyed nylon carpets. Watch the video to hear more about this new collection and how Beaulieu plans to position it to the female consumer. Beaulieu has done a great job of pulling together the seven item assortment that doesn't require a huge space commitment on the retail floor. Gary is new with Beaulieu and plans to raise the company's visibility with consumers.

February 8, 2013—Piet Dossche, President and CEO with USFloors, and Kemp Harr, Publisher of Floor Focus Magazine, discuss USFloors' new Coretec Plus LVT collection—one of the most unique and innovative products introduced at Surfaces this year. Watch the video to find out more and hear more about USFloors' approach to the floorcovering market.

February 7, 2013—Kim Holm (President), Ed Duncan (VP of Marketing), and Joe Amato (VP of Design), talk to Kemp Harr about the business, product and design strategy for Mannington in 2013. Once again, Mannington has interesting new products in all five hard surface categories and an aggressive growth plan. Watch the 9 minute video for more details.

February 5, 2013—Erinn Valencich, Celebrity Designer, and Kemp Harr, discuss her role as spokesperson for Quick-Step and where she recommends consumers use this brand of laminate flooring, which is focused on the independent retail sales channel. Watch the interview to see Erinn talk about how she helps consumers select the right Quick-Step flooring.

February 4, 2013—Michael Vogel, CEO with Creating Your Space, and Kemp Harr, discuss the evolution of digital marketing among floorcovering retailers, CYS's customer base and the type of services CYS is offering that is helping them grow their business.