October 8, 2019—Bob Burton, President of Southwestern, a builder flooring contractor based in Dallas, and Kemp Harr discuss flooring trends in the builder sector plus new tools that Bridgeway Interactive debuted at their annual Napa meeting in September. Listen to the interview for more details.
October 7, 2019—Pierre Thabet, President of Boa-Franc and owner of the Mirage hardwood brand, discusses the strategy behind Pierre's acquisition of the Ten Oaks manufacturing facilities in Stuart, Virginia. Listen to the interview to hear more about Boa-Franc’s long range plans.
October 4, 2019--Nancy Giangeruso, a builder design center consultant and a principal with BCD-IT, and Kemp Harr discuss flooring trends in the single family builder market and tools that Creating Your Space has created to enhance the experience. Listen to the interview for more details.
October 3, 2019—Leonard Zmijewski and Randy Weis, principals with Mr. David’s and RD Weis, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss the recently announced partnership between these two commercial flooring companies—both of which are Starnet members. Listen to the interview to hear more details on how the two companies plan to work together for future growth.
October 1, 2019—Michel Vermette, the new CEO of Armstrong Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss Michel's initial focus as the new leader of one of the most iconic brands in the Industry. Listen to the interview to hear more about his background and initial focus in this new role.
September 30, 2019—Cathy Buchanan, Co-owner with Independent Carpet One in Westland, Michigan, and Kemp Harr, Publisher of Floor Focus Magazine, talk about the Carpet One participation in this weekend’s Tunnel to Tower fundraiser in New York City. Listen to the interview to learn more about the growing participation Carpet One has with this philanthropic event related to 9/11 by raising money to build homes for wounded veterans.
September 27, 2019—Bruce Zwicker, a consultant in the flooring industry, and Kemp Harr discuss the disruption that the new multi-layered flooring is creating in the traditional flooring markets. Listen to the interview to hear how the new products are impacting the traditional markets.
September 26, 2019—Joe Lundgren, a tile industry consultant, and Kemp Harr discuss the latest tile trends as observed at the 2019 Cersaie expo in Bologna, Italy. Listen to the interview, recorded this week in Italy, to get a preview of the looks we might see here in the U.S. in the future.
September 25, 2019—Armando Cafiero, Managing Director with the Ceramics of Italy Trade Association, and Kemp Harr discuss the growth of the total exports of Italian tile, initiatives the industry is taking to continue their leadership role as the global leader in tile exports (in dollar value) and the highlights of the Cersaie trade show held this week in Bologna, Italy. Listen to the interview to hear more.
September 24, 2019—Hector Narvaez, VP of Sales for Marazzi and Ragno, and Kemp Harr discuss the global tile market, product trends from the Cersaie expo, and the recent news about elevated U.S. tariffs on Chinese produced tile. Listen to the interview, recorded at Cersaie, for more details.