January 25, 2018—Per Nygren, VP with Välinge, and Kemp Harr discuss this intellectual property firm's focus for 2018. Listen to the interview recorded at Domotex for more information including details about their minority ownership change from KKR to Kirkbi.
January 24, 2018—John Rietveldt, CEO with I4F, and Kemp Harr discuss the firm's new partners and its shift beyond locking systems into more encompassing material construction areas. Listen to this interview, recorded at Domotex 2018 in Germany, for more information.
January 23, 2018—Cathy Buchanan, Owner of Independent Carpet One in Westland, Michigan, and Kemp Harr discuss her retail business over the last year, the importance of a top notch showroom presentation and her take on last week's Carpet One meeting. Listen to the interview for more details.
January 22, 2018—Amie Gilmore, Show director for Surfaces, and Kemp Harr discuss Informa's outlook for attendance at next week's Surfaces Expo in Las Vegas. Listen to the interview to hear more details about this annual Las Vegas trade show focused on residential and mainstreet flooring. The show floor opens next Tuesday at 9:00 am.
January 19, 2018—Eric Demaree, President of Carpet One Floor and Home, and Kemp Harr discuss the health of the Carpet One members, the independent retail channel, and the major news items from this week's winter convention in Dallas. Listen to the interview for more details.
January 18, 2018—Kermit Baker, Chief Economist with AIA and Harvard Economist with the Joint Center for Housing Studies, and Kemp Harr discuss the strong Architectural Billing Index (ABI), and the ramifications from the recent tax reform bill on the commercial construction and the housing market. Listen to the interview for more details.
January 17, 2018—Andreas Gruchow, the CEO of Domotex worldwide, and Kemp Harr discuss the growth and success of Domotex Germany and the strategy behind Domotex's decision to open a new show in the U.S. in Atlanta in 2019. Listen to the interview to hear more information about both shows as well as why Domotex has grown to become so big on a global basis.
January 16, 2018—Tom Debusschere and Richard French, CEO of Balta and VP of Sales and Marketing at Bentley Mills (respectively), and Kemp Harr discuss Bentley's debut at Domotex, sales growth in 2017 and global synergies. Listent to the interview, recorded at Domotex in Germany, for more details.
January 15, 2018—Thomas Baert, President of CFL, and Kemp Harr discuss the firm's launch of the new FirmFit brand and his company's good, better, best pyramid strategy for multilayered flooring. In summary, the top layers change based on the performance attributes the consumer is looking for. Listen to the interview, recorded at Domotex in Germany, for more information. FirmFit will have an exhibit at Surfaces in Las Vegas.
January 12, 2017—Harlan Stone, CEO of the Metroflor Group, and Kemp Harr discuss the Metroflor and Aspecta brand message at Domotex in Germany as well as the continued evolution of multilayered flooring. Listen to the interview to hear more about the latest developments in the fastest growing flooring category.