July 17, 2024—Bill Griese, Deputy Executive Director of the TCNA (Tile Council of North America), and Kemp Harr discuss the vision behind this week’s flooring sustainability summit being held in Washington, D.C. Listen to the interview for more details about the agenda, number of attendees and sponsors of this event.
July 16, 2024—Barbara June, President of NALFA (North American Laminate Flooring Association), and Kemp Harr discuss NALFA’s participation in this week's Flooring Sustainability Summit in Washington, D.C. Listen to the interview to hear more about the summit and part of the laminate flooring industry’s sustainability message.
July 15, 2024—Graham Howerton and Dan Butterfield, President of the FEI Group and VP of residential sales for Daltile, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss how changes in the builder market are impacting the flooring contractors focused in that business. Listen to the interview to learn more about builder buy-downs and how that is impacting the business.
July 12, 2024—Hector Narvaez, EVP of Sales, Marketing and Operations for Iris Ceramica Group in the USA, and Kemp Harr discuss yesterday’s news that Iris has produced the first slab using a kiln that is partially fueled using green hydrogen power. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 10, 2024—Bruce Zwicker, a flooring industry consultant, and Kemp Harr discuss the recent news that Virginia Tile is joining with Galleher, and the outlook for recovery within the floorcovering business. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 7, 2024—Santo Torcivia, an Economist that focuses on the flooring industry, and Kemp Harr discuss Market Insights' recently published 2025 U.S. FlooReport. Listen to the interview to hear Santo’s outlook for how the flooring industry will perform in the next 5 years.
July 1, 2024—Jonathan Cohen, CEO with Stanton Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss Stanton’s new leadership team and recent recognition in Floor Focus’ retail survey. Listen to the podcast for more details.
June 28, 2024—Michel Vermette, CEO with America’s Floor Source, and Kemp Harr discuss last night’s Grand Opening Celebration of AFS’ headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. Listen to the interview, plus hear about Michel’s experience of working for a privately-owned retail organization focus on floorcovering.
June 25, 2024—Cathy Buchanan, a family owner of Independent Carpet One Floor and Home, and Kemp Harr discuss current flooring sales in the Detroit area, advertising spending and product mix shifts. Listen to the interview for more details.
June 24, 2024—Russ DeLozier, President of the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI), and Kemp Harr Discuss why the CRI is openly opposed to the proposed California bill AB 863 but is in favor of keeping post-consumer carpet out of the nation’s landfills. Listen to the interview for more details.