Flooring Podcast

Ralph Grogan and Roche Fitzgerald Discuss Parterre's Growth Strategy in Commercial LVT

April 10, 2018—Ralph Grogan and Roche Fitzgerald, CEO and Head of product Development, respectively, with Parterre Flooring Systems, and Kemp Harr discuss Parterre's growth strategy for 2018 and beyond. Listen to the interview to hear more details which includes a focus on design, expanded sales coverage and continued investment. Parterre has been focused in the LVT business since it was originally established in 1991.

David Rothberg Discusses the Values and Purpose of Laticrete, A Family Run, Global Company

April 4, 2018—David Rothberg, Chairman and CEO of Laticrete, and Kemp Harr discuss the history, core competency, values and channel strategy for Laticrete, a family owned, global flooring company based in Connecticut. Listen to the interview to hear more about this company's interesting story and its strategy for growth.

Bob Wagner Discusses Fishman Flooring Solutions' Growth Strategy

April 2, 2018—Bob Wagner, President of Fishman Flooring Solutions, and Kemp Harr discuss Fishman's focus as a floorcovering distributor based in Baltimore. Listen to the interview to hear more details on the firm's product focus, private label brands and Architectural, Designer and Facilities focus. Bob won NAFCD's Lifetime Achievement award last year.

Chris Petrie Discusses His New Role as Leader of Lexmark Residential

March 29, 2018—Chris Petrie, VP of residential sales for Lexmark, and Kemp Harr discuss the brand's unique position in the business and where Chris and his team plan to take it. Listen to the interview for more details on Lexmark's patterned carpet focus as well as Chris' background.

Santo Torcivia Discusses Share Shift in Flooring Categories and Retail Stores

March 28, 2018—Santo Torcivia, an Economist with Floor Focus and Market Insights, and Kemp Harr discuss preliminary numbers on floorcovering share shift in both surface type and retail outlet. Listen to the interview to hear numbers from Santo's recently published Q1 Market Monitor report.

Bruce Zwicker Discusses Domotex Asia, Global LVT Capacity and Hardwood Imports

March 27, 2018—Bruce Zwicker, former CEO with Haines, and Kemp Harr discuss highlights from the Domotex Asia show held last week in Shanghai, the surprise LVT tent exhibit at the show, global LVT capacity and a few statistics related to hardwood commerce between China and the U.S. Listen to the interview for more details.

Eric Boender Discusses the Highlights of this week's FCICA Annual Meeting

March 21, 2018—Eric Boender, Director of Starnet's FloorCare business, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of this week's FCICA annual meeting in Biloxi, Mississippi. Listen to the interview to hear more about this organization of commercial flooring contractors, its technical focus, plus highlights of a few of the sessions.

Tom Lape Discusses Mohawk's Residential Product Focus and an Increase in His Responsibilities

March 20, 2018—Tom Lape, President of Mohawk's residential business, and Kemp Harr discuss Mohawk's move to combine the firm's sales focus for hard and soft surface products as well as Mohawk's product focus for 2018. Listen to the interview for more details and to learn more about Mohawk's product positioning.

Melissa Marney Discusses Gensler's Hotel Design Lab in San Francisco

March 19, 2018—Melissa Marney, western region sales manager with Crossville Tile, and Kemp Harr discuss Gensler's new Hotel Design Lab in San Francisco. Listen to the interview to hear more about where tile is being specified in the hotel rooms and public spaces in hotels that are now in the planning stages. Click here to see photos of the space.

Randy Dye Discusses Leggett & Platt's Brand Refresh & Shift to More Hard Surface Underlayments

March 16, 2018—Randy Dye, product and marketing manager with Leggett & Platt Flooring Products, and Kemp Harr discuss Leggett & Platt's brand refresh as it broadens its market focus by offering more hard surface underlayment products. Listen to the interview to hear more details.