January 25, 2019—Paul De Cock, President of Mohawk North America, and Kemp Harr discuss Paul's background and his initial focus as he steps into his new role as the leader of Mohawk's North American flooring business. Listen to the interview, recorded at Surfaces 2019, for more details.
January 23, 2019—Danny Crutchfield, VP of Shaw's Flooring Network, and Kemp Harr discuss the changes that Shaw announced to the members of its aligned dealer program at this week's meeting in Orlando. Listen to the interview for more details.
January 22, 2019—Tim Baucom, EVP for Shaw Industries' residential business, and Kemp Harr discuss how Shaw was able to outpace the growth of the market in 2018 and what the company is doing to continue that momentum. Listen to the interview, recorded at Shaw's aligned dealer meeting in Orlando, for more details.
January 21, 2019—Curtis Blanton, co-owner of Dalton Carpet One and DCO Commercial, and Kemp Harr discuss Curtis' acquisition of his father's business in partnership with JR Allred. Listen to the interview for more information on the growth and focus for the business. Curtis' father, Mike Blanton, passed away suddenly in March 2017.
January 18, 2019--Kurt Zanelotti, President and Owner of Contract Carpet Systems, and Kemp Harr discuss Kurt's winning of the 2019 Alan Greenberg award and he also gives a brief profile of his successful and growing family flooring business. Contract Carpet Systems, based in Beltsville, Maryland, is both a Carpet One retailer and a commercial contractor.
January 17, 2019—John Gilbert, the new president of Carpet One Floor & Home, and Kemp Harr discuss John's background and his initial focus as the new head of the Carpet One co-op. Listen to the interview, recorded at the group's Winter Convention in Washington, D.C., for more details.
January 16, 2019—Pami Bhullar, director of retail development for Stainmaster, and Kemp Harr discuss his role with the Stainmaster brand and his annual practice of publishing 10 New Year's Resolutions to help people reach their goals. Listen to the interview for more details. This interview was recorded at the Carpet One winter convention in Washington, D.C.
January 15, 2019—John Rietveldt, CEO with I4F, and Kemp Harr discuss the increasing activity for flooring patent applications from manufacturers on a global basis. Listen to the interview, recorded at Domotex Germany, for more insight on this activity, much of which is focused on multi-layered flooring, as well as new wall systems—a growth area for traditional flooring companies.
January 14, 2019—Thomas Baert, President of FirmFit, and Kemp Harr discuss the firm's global expansion and it's introduction of the newest multi-layered flooring product called Tenacity. Listen to the interview to learn more about this plastic free engineered stone product with a mineral core. This was one of the most innovative products being discussed at Domotex Germany.
January 11, 2019—Charles Monroe, CEO with Card-Monroe Corporation, and Kemp Harr discuss CMC's newest patented tufting technology called Tailored Loop. Listen to the interview to hear more about this tufting technology that offers the look of a Wilton process at the speed of tufting. This interview was recorded at Domotex Germany.