December 12, 2016—Brian Carson, President with Mohawk, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of last week's Solutions aligned dealer convention in Dallas. Listen to the interview to hear more about Mohawk's key focus for 2017, an historic perspective on the last 20 years and the company's ongoing capital investments.
December 9, 2016—Paul Murfin, president of Mohawk's North American resilient business, and Kemp Harr discuss Mohawk's new resilient product introductions for 2017 and the expansion of their Dalton based manufacturing facility. Listen to the interview to hear more about Mohawk's resilient business, including their entry into the rigid core business with Solid Tech.
December 7, 2016—Kermit Baker, the chief economist with the American Institute of Architecture, and Kemp Harr discuss the outlook for the U.S. economy in light of the recent news that Donald Trump will be our next president. Listen to the interview to hear Kermit talk about the private and public sectors of the commercial construction market as well as his outlook for housing growth for 2017.
December 5, 2016—Catherine Minervini, Owner of Green Owl Studio, and Kemp Harr discuss last week's Hall of Fame Awards and Best of Year Awards held in New York City. Listen to the interview to hear more about the winners and her observation about the trends at this year's interior design awards.
December 2, 2016—Brenda Knowles, VP of Commercial Marketing for Shaw Industries, and Kemp Harr talk about the grand opening of Shaw's $85 million T1 modular tile plant in Adairsville, Georgia. Listen to the interview to hear more details about how much incremental capacity this plant gives Shaw on a global basis, about the 170 employees that the operation has today and the eventual plans to employ 500 people at this location. Not only will this plant help service Shaw's current business, but will also enable the company to expand into new markets.
November 30, 2016—Susanne Klaproth, show director of Domotex Germany, and Kemp Harr, discuss the highlights and new additions to this annual international flooring expo which continues to be the largest floorcovering focused expo in the world. Listen to the interview to hear more about the interior design element of the show and the other creative elements that have been added to help the attendee navigate the show. Over 60% of the attendees that come to this show are from outside of Germany.
November 29, 2016—Amie Gilmore, Show Director for The International Surface Event (also known as Surfaces), and Kemp Harr discuss several key news items related to Surfaces. Listen to the interview to hear about the 10% increase in exhibitor space, the deadline for discounted attendance, several key events related to designer day, the trends hub and the Future Focus awards and more. Surfaces is taking place January 18 to 20 and housing will be tight due to World of Concrete and the SHOT show taking place at the same time.
November 23, 2016— Jon Pierce, General Manager with Pierce Flooring and Design, and Kemp Harr discuss how this 7 store Montana based flooring chain is integrating digital marketing inot its promotional mix. Listen to the interview for more details. Pierce Flooring is a NFA member and is number 50 on Floor Focus' Top 100 retailer list.
November 21, 2016—Maria Scott, Director of Design with Shaw Hospitality, and Kemp Harr discuss Shaw's display and new products at last week's BDNY show in New York City. Listen to the interview for more details including Shaw's featured new product designed in partnership with David Rockwell called Ethereal Beauty.
November 18, 2016—Filippo Sgarbi, General Manager with Landmark, and Kemp Harr discuss the Concorde Group's new porcelain tile plant in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee and the launch of the Landmark brand targeted for both the residential and commercial sectors of the North American market. Listen to the interview to hear more about the brand, the company and their ribbon cutting event held last Saturday near Nashville.