May 30, 2018—Jon Gittrich, VP of Product Management at Tarkett NA, and Kemp Harr discuss Tarkett's new Techtonic polyurethane coating for the firm's LVT products that will be launched at NeoCon. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 23, 2018—Maybank Hagood, CEO with William Bird, a flooring distributor in the southeastern U.S., and Kemp Harr discuss how the flooring distribution business continues to evolve. Listen to the interview to hear more about the services they offer and the brands they represent to their 4000 count dealer base in their nine state service area.
May 22, 2018—Harlan Stone, Group CEO with Halstead and Metroflor, and Kemp Harr discuss ongoing intellectual property litigation with Välinge and his thoughts on the ongoing U.S. free trade debate, especially as it relates to commerce with China.
May 18, 2018—Roger Voge, Flooring Division President with Star Flooring and Decorating, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of Roger's career as a leader in the flooring business. Listen to the interview to hear more about his focus and strategy and outlook on the flooring industry. Roger is retiring at the end of June.
May 16, 2018— Kathy Meyer, Director of Marketing with the Tile Council of North America (TCNA), and Kemp Harr discuss the strategy behind the "Why Tile" communications initiative that explains the benefit of using tile to consumers and commercial end users. Listen to the interview to hear why the tile industry thinks it's important to differentiate one flooring type from another.
May 15, 2018—Charley Knight, VP of Hospitality at Interface, and Kemp Harr discuss Interface's systems approach to selling resilient flooring and modular tile to the hospitality market and the visual solutions that fit the current trends in that vertical sector of the commercial market. Listen to the interview for more details. Interview taped a the HD Expo.
May 14, 2018—Hector Narvaez, VP Sales for Marazzi, and Kemp Harr discuss the new products and formats for the Marazzi, Ragno and American Olean brands from the show floor at the 2018 Coverings Expo. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 11, 2018—Lindsey Waldrep, VP of Marketing for Crossville, and Kemp Harr discuss Crossville's commercial focus and the highlights of their message at the Coverings expo in Atlanta. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 10, 2018—Jennifer Hoff, Executive Director for the Coverings Expo, and Kemp Harr discuss traffic and highlights of this year's annual tile and stone show being held this week in Atlanta. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 9, 2018—Donato Grosser, a consultant with the Italian Ceramics Association, and Kemp Harr discuss factors impacting the sale of tile in the U.S. Listen to the interview to hear more about the rate of growth as well as shifts in channel dynamics and the effects of currency fluctuations. This interview was recorded at the Coverings Expo.