June 18, 2018—Whitney LeGate and Al Boulogne, LVT product manager and vp of resilient (respectively), with Mannington Commercial, and Kemp Harr discuss the launch of Mannington's Cirro PVC-Free resilient tile and plank product. Listen to the interview to hear more about this product. This interview was taped at NeoCon 2018.
June 15, 2018—Richard French, Global VP of Sales and Marketing for Bentley Mills, and Kemp Harr discuss Bentley's Drawing Room collection that won a Broadloom Silver award at NeoCon. Listen to the interview for more details.
June 14, 2018—Royce Epstein, A&D design director with Mohawk, and Kemp Harr discuss Mohawk's Best of NeoCon award for a carpet fiber called Heathered Hues. Listen to the interview for more details plus hear about Mohawk's new Red List free products in both carpet and resilient. This interview was taped at NeoCon 2018.
June 13, 2018—Reesie Duncan, VP of Design for Shaw Contract, and Kemp Harr discuss the NeoCon show and Shaw Contract's two Best of NeoCon awards: a Gold for modular carpet and a Silver for hard surface flooring.Listen to the interview for more details.
June 12, 2018—Terry Mowers, VP of Design for Tarkett North America's commercial products, and Kemp Harr discuss Tarkett's three Best of NeoCon Gold awards in the Hard Surface, Broadloom and Healthcare flooring categories. Listen to the interview, taped at NeoCon 2018, for more details.
June 8, 2018—Tom Marquardt, Director of Interiors for HOK, and Kemp Harr discuss the impact NeoCon has on the interior finishes business and how Tom works the show to maximize its effectiveness. Listen to the interview for more details.
June 7, 2018—Gwen Morgan, an interior designer with Stantec, and Kemp Harr discuss how Gwen plans to work the NeoCon show in Chicago next week. Listen to the interview for more details. Gwen is giving a NeoCon seminar on “maker spaces” next Monday from 9:30 to 11:00 at the Mart in room M112.
June 5, 2018—Danny Crutchfield, VP of Shaw's Flooring Network, and Kemp Harr discuss strategic changes that Shaw Industries is making to their aligned dealer program. Listen to the interview to hear more details about the emphasis Shaw plans to put on the independent flooring retailer channel.
June 1, 2018—Byron Morton and Julie Kohl, VP's of Leasing and Sales, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss special events and anticipated traffic at this year's 50th NeoCon show. The show is taking place in Chicago on June 11-13. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 31, 2018—Raymond Bianchi, VP of Business Development and Events for Hannover Fairs USA, and Kemp Harr discuss Engineered Floors' commitment to become an anchor exhibitor at the inaugural Domotex USA show in February 2019. Listen to the interview for more details. The show now has commitments for 80% of its Atlanta exhibit space.