November 5, 2018—Sonia Wedell-Castellano, the new Global Director of Domotex, and Kemp Harr discuss Sonia's new role and the plans for Domotex Germany in January as well as Domotex USA in February. Listen to the interview to hear more about Sonia and Domotex for 2019.
November 2, 2018—Sam Ruble, VP of sales for Foss Floors, and Kemp Harr discuss Sam's new role at Foss and the three primary markets that Foss Focuses on. Listen to the interview for more details.
November 1, 2018—Jay Gould, CEO with Interface, and Kemp Harr discuss Interface's 3rd Quarter results, the 24 month integration plan for Nora and Interface's new headquarters in Mid-town Atlanta. Listen to the interview for more details as well as learn what impact the Chinese tariffs will have on Interface's LVT business.
October 31, 2018—Bart Betttiga, Executive Director with the National Tile Contractors Association, and Kemp Harr, discuss the highlights of the Total Solutions Plus meeting held this week in Dallas. Listen to the interview to hear more about the meeting and also get an update on the NTCA.
October 30, 2018—Joe Lundgren, with Joe Lundgren Consulting, and Kemp Harr discuss market trends within the ceramic tile market as well as a slight slow down in consumption in the U.S. versus the last couple of years. Listen to the interview for more details. This interview was taped at Total Solutions Plus in Dallas.
October 29, 2018—Anna Webb, VP of marketing with Interface, and Kemp Harr discuss Interface's new Base Camp headquarters in mid-town Atlanta. Listen to the interview to hear more about Interface's new out-of-the-box collaborative work space designed by Perkins+Will.
October 26, 2018—Michael Martin, CEO with the National Wood Flooring Association, and Kemp Harr discuss the NWFA's progress in defining "real wood" and the trade association's plan to tell the consumer more about the benefits of real hardwood floors. Listen to the interview for more on these two big decisions as well as hear Michael talk about how the Chinese tariffs will impact the hardwood flooring business.
October 25, 2018—Ralph Boe, President of Arropol, and Kemp Harr discuss his breakthrough development of a polyester polyol that could resolve the recycling issue for post consumer PET carpet. Ralph, along with biochemical engineer, Anna Valadez, have created a product that can be used to manufacture turf backing, foam insulation, hard surface underlayment and synthetic plywood. Once scaled up, the solution could consume 28 million pounds of post consumer PET carpet. Listen to the interview for more details.
October 24, 2018—Randy Weis, owner of RD Weis, and Kemp Harr discuss how Randy's New York-based commercial flooring contracting business has diversified its service offering and continues to grow faster than the market. Listen to the interview for more details.
October 23, 2018—Chuck Bode, co-owner of CB Flooring and Chairman of the Board of Starnet, and Kemp Harr, Publisher of Floor Focus Magazine, discuss how the Section 301 Tariffs on Chinese imports affect pricing contracts with commercial flooring contractors. Listen to the interview for more details.