October 27, 2017—Joe Yarbrough, President of the Carpet and Rug Institute, and Kemp Harr, discuss the changes in California's carpet recycling legislation as a result of the AB 1158 law that Governor Brown signed last week. Listen to the interview to hear more details of how this law changes the original AB 2398 and what CARE and CRI plan to do to comply with that law.
October 26, 2017—Kermit Baker, A Harvard economist that tracks both the commercial and residential building sectors, and Kemp Harr discuss the September architectural billing index which dipped below 50 and the Leading Indicator for Remodel Activity (LIRA) which is expected to move from 6% growth to 7.7% growth in 2018. Listen to the interview to hear Kermit's positive outlook for the next year.
October 25, 2017—Jay Smith, President of the FEI Group (FloorExpo), and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of this year's meeting—held last week in San Antonio, Texas. Listen to the interview to hear more details about the theme, the awards and statistics that are driving the business.
October 24, 2017—Leah Ledoux, Starnet's director of strategic accounts, and Kemp Harr discuss the progress the organization is making attracting national account business and the growth of the group that calls on A&D specifiers. Listen to the interview for more details.
October 23, 2017—Jeanne Matson, President and CEO of Starnet, and Kemp Harr discuss the growth and strategic focus for this group of commercial flooring contractors. Taped at Starnet's Fall meeting in Atlanta, Jeanne also discusses the organizations efforts to add new members and the impending retirement of Fred Williamson at the end of 2018.
October 19, 2017—Michael Longwill, President of Airbase Carpet and Tile Mart, and Kemp Harr discuss the changes the NFA members are making to ensure continued growth. Listen to the interview for more details on some of the discussions held at the NFA fall meeting in Newport, Rhode Island.
October 18, 2017—Dave Snedeker, president of the National Floorcovering Alliance (NFA), and Kemp Harr talk about highlights from this week's fall meeting in Newport, Rhode Island. Listen to the interview to hear details about the group's growth, mix shift, concerns for long-term growth, as well as how business is doing at Nebraska Furniture Mart this year.
October 17, 2017—Brandon Culpepper, vice president of specialty sales for Mohawk Home, and Kemp Harr talk about traffic and area rug trends at the High Point Market, which is underway right now. Listen to the interview for more information.
October 13, 2017—Russ Rogg, President and CEO of Metroflor, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of the firm's Aspecta Summit held in late September. Listen to the interview to hear more about what Metroflor is doing to grow its specified commercial LVT business by focusing on transparency and biophilia as well as industry leading product performance attributes.
October 10, 2017—Stephen Skutelsky, Managing Director with PID Floors, and Kemp Harr discuss the diversity and success of this 8 showroom dealer of hardwood flooring based in the greater New York area. Listen to the interview to hear more about how PID Floors acts as an advisor to specifiers who want to work with wood.