November 30, 2020--Cathy Buchanan, Co-owner of Independent Carpet One in Westland, Michigan, and Kemp Harr discuss Cathy's business during 2020 and how the holidays affect the consumers timing on installation. Listen to the interview for more details.
November 24, 2020--Franco Rossi, President of Aquafil USA, and Kemp Harr discuss Aquafil’s state of business and its decision to buy Planet Recycling. Listen to the interview to hear more details about Aquafil, Econyl and Planet Recycling—a Phoenix-based carpet collector/sorter of post consumer carpet and pad.
November 23, 2020--Dunn Rasbury, director of business development for flooring business at A&M Supply and president of the NAFCD, and Kemp Harr talk about the state of floorcovering distribution in 2020. Listen to the interview to hear more about this topic and the group’s recent virtual meeting.
November 20, 2020--Rochelle Routman, Chief sustainability and quality officer with HMTX, and Kemp Harr discuss highlights from the virtual Greenbuild event that took place last week. Listen to the interview to hear a recap of the major message for 2020.
November 19, 2020--Jennifer Hoff, President of Taffy Events Strategy, discusses the decision to move the Coverings expo from April to July 7-9, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. Listen to the interview for more details on what drove this decision.
November 17, 2020--Kevin Gammonley, EVP with the National Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD), and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of last week's virtual trade show and the health of the floorcovering distribution business. Listen to the interview for more details including plans for the meeting next year.
November 13, 2020--Piet Dossche, Founder of USFloors and EVP with Shaw Industries, and Kemp Harr discuss Piet's decision to step down from his current role at Shaw at the end of the year and the role he will play as a board member. Listen to the interview for more details.
November 11, 2020--Julian Dossche, President of Huali USA, and Kemp Harr discuss Julian’s new role, the background on the firm and the progress they are making to open a USA factory for rigid LVT. Listen to the interview for more information.
November 10, 2020--Bart Bettiga, Executive Director of the National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA), and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions in the ceramic tile market during 2020 and the recent virtual Total Solutions Plus (TSP) meeting that took place two weeks ago.
November 9, 2020--Dave Gheesling and John Wisenbaker, CEO of the FEI Group and Owner of Wisenbaker Builder Services, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss how a Joe Biden presidency with a GOP majority Senate might impact the builder market in the future. Listen to the interview for more details.