July 11, 2017—Johnny Massey, VP of Operations with Brintons USA, and Kemp Harr, Publisher of Floor Focus Magazine, discuss Brinton's private equity ownership change from Carlyle to Argand. Listen to the interview to hear more about the improvements the company has made in their business since Carlyle acquired them from the Brintons family in 2011 and the firm's plans for the future.
June 30, 2017—Cathy Buchanan, Co-owner of Independent Carpet One, and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions, promotion, and showroom displays for her independent flooring retail store outside of Detroit. Listen to the interview to hear why her family's business is doing well.
June 28, 2017—James Lesslie, EVP of Sales and Marketing with Engineered Floors, and Kemp Harr discuss J+J Flooring Group's NeoCon experience and the ongoing expansion of EF's SAM plant plant in Dalton. Listen to the interview for more details and to hear James talk about their fit within the marketplace.
June 26, 2017—David Gerson, VP of Marketing for Interface, and Kemp Harr discuss NeoCon and Interface's Quiet Mark award for its LVT Sound Choice backing. Listen to the interview for more information as well as hear David talk about the negative attribution of too much polished concrete in commercial work spaces. He feels the pendulum will swing back soon.
June 21, 2017—Rich Mandel, Co-owner of Sterling Carpet and Flooring in Anaheim, California, and Kemp Harr discuss last week's news that Royalty Carpet Mills has gone out of business. Listen to the interview to hear more about this story and also learn more about Sterling's growth and transition to leadership by Rich's son, Dan.
June 20, 2017—Cheryl Durst, CEO with the International Interior Design Association (IIDA), and Kemp Harr discuss the IIDA's new headquarters which held its grand opening during the NeoCon Event. Listen to the interview to hear more about the design of the space and why this 15,000 member organization decided to move its headquarters out of the Merchandise Mart to this new location and some of the work place thinking that was integrated into the design.
June 19, 2017—Franco Rossi, President of Aquafil USA, and Kemp Harr discuss Aquafil's gold Best of NeoCon carpet fiber award for Econyl Pure. Listen to the interview to hear how this nylon 6 fiber has evolved in the last 6 years and also learn about Aquafil's plans to build a new recycling facility in Arizona that uses a patented process to deconstruct post-consumer carpet.
June 16, 2017—Tom Ellis, chief marketing officer with Beaulieu, and Kemp Harr discuss the Bolyu brand's to Best of NeoCon awards. In the modular carpet category, Bolyu won an innovation award for the Collaborative collection and in the carpet fiber category, the firm won a silver award for ContinuousColor. Listen to the interview for more details as well as learn more about Beaulieu's product focus for the future.
June 15, 2017—Ralph Grogan, President of Bentley Mills, and Kemp Harr discuss Bentley's Best of NeoCon product awards, the breadth of their new introductions, the integration of Balta's Modulyss products and the firm's continued growth. Listen to the interview, recorded at NeoCon, for more details.
June 14, 2017—Reesie Duncan, VP of global design with Shaw Contract, and Kemp Harr discuss Shaw's personal alchemy NeoCon theme and how the firm's new collections are tailored for some of the prevailing A&D trends in the market. Listen to the interview for more details and to hear about the collections that won awards at the show this year.