June 22, 2018—Daniel Collins, workplace marketing director for Shaw Contract, and Kemp Harr discuss Shaw Contract's new focus on hardwood flooring for the commercial market. Listen to the interview for more details on why designers are interested in specifying more hardwood flooring in the workplace sector of the commercial market.
June 21, 2018—Santo Torcivia, the economist with Market Insights that issues an annual market report on the entire flooring business, discusses a few of the highlights of his recently published 400-page report. Listen to the interview to hear about how fewer regulations, changes in the channel, age shifts within the consumer, threats of Chinese tariffs and digital printing are all having a major impact on the business.
June 20, 2018—Jay Gould, CEO with Interface, and Kemp Harr discuss the strategy behind Interface's decision to buy Nora—the marketshare leader in the $1 billion global rubber flooring business. Listen to the interview for more details.
June 19, 2018—Heather Yamada and Teresa Tran, director of retail marketing and director of soft surface portfolio management (respectively), with Shaw Floors, and Kemp Harr discuss Shaw's launch of Bellera. As the name, which stands for timeless beauty, communicates Shaw has developed this line of carpet, complete with a patent pending yarn system and a 10-year non-prorated warranty, to satisfy the consumer's demand for attractive carpet that is also durable. Listen to the interview for more details.
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.