John Wu, president and CEO of Novalis and Kemp Harr discuss Navalis’ investment of $30 million on a domestic LVT production facility in the U.S. Listen to the interview to hear more details including the firm's plan to begin production in the third quarter.
January 20, 2020—Dave Snedeker, EVP with Bob’s Carpet and Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss the changes that Bob's has made resulting in top line growth at this 16-store family-owned flooring chain based in Tampa, Florida. Listen to the interview for more details and hear Dave’s outlook for 2020.
January 16, 2020—Karl-Heinz Scholz, a German Inventor, and Kemp Harr discuss two new ceramic tile installation systems that were launched at Domotex Germany that are designed to speed up the installation process and make is easier for installers. Listen to the interview to learn more about Drytiling and Ceraclick. These new systems will be available here in the U.S. this year through Lico and potentially other licensees.
January 15, 2020— Donato Grosser, a tile industry consultant, and Kemp Harr discuss the significant drop in Chinese tile imports due to elevated countervailing duties. Listen to the interview to understand that roughly 22% of the square footage will be replaced by imports from other countries or from increases in domestic production.
Harlan Stone, CEO of HMTX, and Kemp Harr discuss the global launch of the HMTX brand at Domotex Germany, continued innovation in rigid core construction and the outlook for growth in 2020. Listen to the interview for more details
January 13, 2020—Thomas Baert, CEO with CFL/Firmfit, and Kemp Harr discuss the latest technology in rigid core flooring from the Domotex Germany Expo in Hanover, Germany. Listen to the interview to learn how the construction of rigid core flooring continues to evolve and how different core, wearlayer and click construction solve different performance issues like sound deadening, scratch resistance and water resistance.
January 10, 2020—Natalie Jones, Director of Marketing with Shaw Contract, and Kemp Harr, Publisher of Floor Focus Magazine, discuss a concrete moisture solution that the firm spent two years developing and testing. Listen to the interview for more information including details about the warranty.
January 9, 2020—John Gilbert, President of Carpet One, and Kemp Harr discuss the growth among their members in 2019, the outlook for 2020 and a few of the issues the Co-op is focused on for future success.
January 8, 2020—Lou Weiss, a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) columnist, discusses an opinion piece he wrote in the WSJ that discusses the use of the red carpet in Hollywood. Lou has a floorcovering background as you will learn in the interview. To read the full article, click here.
January 7, 2020—Joe Yarbrough, President of the Carpet and Rug Institute, and Kemp Harr discuss the carpet and rug trade association’s focus for the coming year. Listen to the interview for more details and also learn a little more about the carpet executives that serve on its board of directors.