July 26, 2024—Ray Mancini, CEO with UCX, and Kemp Harr discuss the strategy behind merging Belknap White, JJ Haines and Swiff-Train into one unified brand. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 25, 2024—Robert Varden, Owner of Advanced Flooring Technology, and Kemp Harr discuss the current state of the flooring installation business and Robert's upcoming training class focused on installing woven and natural fiber carpet. The class is scheduled for Wichita, Kansas on August 13 to 15. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 19, 2024—Michael Martin, CEO of the NWFA, and Kemp Harr discuss the impact of wood flooring on the environment and the group’s decision to sponsor the Flooring Sustainability Summit held this week in Washington, D.C. Listen to the podcast to learn more about the recently released hardwood flooring EPD’s.
July 18, 2024—Sarah Templin, sustainability materials specialist at Gensler, and Kemp Harr discuss Sarah's role as the manager of Gensler’s new product sustainability standards and her observations from this first annual Flooring Sustainability Summit held this week in Washington D.C. Listen to the podcast to learn more about Sarah’s role at Gensler.
July 17, 2024—Bill Griese, Deputy Executive Director of the TCNA (Tile Council of North America), and Kemp Harr discuss the vision behind this week’s flooring sustainability summit being held in Washington, D.C. Listen to the interview for more details about the agenda, number of attendees and sponsors of this event.
July 16, 2024—Barbara June, President of NALFA (North American Laminate Flooring Association), and Kemp Harr discuss NALFA’s participation in this week's Flooring Sustainability Summit in Washington, D.C. Listen to the interview to hear more about the summit and part of the laminate flooring industry’s sustainability message.
July 15, 2024—Graham Howerton and Dan Butterfield, President of the FEI Group and VP of residential sales for Daltile, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss how changes in the builder market are impacting the flooring contractors focused in that business. Listen to the interview to learn more about builder buy-downs and how that is impacting the business.
July 12, 2024—Hector Narvaez, EVP of Sales, Marketing and Operations for Iris Ceramica Group in the USA, and Kemp Harr discuss yesterday’s news that Iris has produced the first slab using a kiln that is partially fueled using green hydrogen power. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 10, 2024—Bruce Zwicker, a flooring industry consultant, and Kemp Harr discuss the recent news that Virginia Tile is joining with Galleher, and the outlook for recovery within the floorcovering business. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 7, 2024—Santo Torcivia, an Economist that focuses on the flooring industry, and Kemp Harr discuss Market Insights' recently published 2025 U.S. FlooReport. Listen to the interview to hear Santo’s outlook for how the flooring industry will perform in the next 5 years.