October 1, 2024—John McHale and Catherine Church, Director of Operations at CFI and Executive Director of FCICA, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of the two group’s combined meeting this week at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando. Listen to the interview for more details on this meeting which roughly 350 people have signed up to attend.
September 30, 2024—Franco Rossi, President of Aquafil USA, and Kemp Harr discuss the AB-863 California carpet recycling bill that was signed by the governor last Friday. Listen to the podcast for more details. Aquafil is the largest independent supplier of nylon fiber to the carpet industry and also a major recycler of post-consumer nylon.
September 26, 2024—Joe Lundgren, a tile industry consultant, and Kemp Harr discuss the latest news items related to tile from the Cersaie expo in Bologna, Italy. Listen to the podcast to hear more about the show, plus news about Europe’s competition from India and Vietnam in this segment.
September 24, 2024—Armando Cafiero, Managing Director with the Ceramics of Italy trade association, and Kemp Harr discuss highlights of this year’s Cersaie Expo in Bologna, Italy. Listen to the interview to hear more details about the largest ceramic tile expo in the world.
September 23, 2024—Sean Brennan, President of Kährs USA, and Kemp Harr discuss the Kährs' new domestic supply which expands the company’s hardwood flooring offering. Listen to the interview for more information.
September 20, 2024—Jon Youngberg and Scott Bertram, VP of Sales and Marketing-Installation Supplies and VP of Sales-Flooring, respectively with Tom Duffy, and Kemp Harr discuss the Tom Duffy Company’s annual Floorsight meeting held this week in Lake Tahoe. Listen to the interview for more details.
September 19, 2024—Geoff Gordon, executive director with Fuse Alliance, and Kemp Harr discuss feedback from suppliers at the group's recent fall board meeting on the outlook for growth in the commercial flooring market. Listen to the interview for more details.
September 16, 2024—John Anderson Lanier, Ray Anderson’s Grandson, and Kemp Harr discuss what the Ray Anderson Foundation is focused on to reduce climate change. Listen to the interview for more information.
September 11, 2024—Max Holland and Amie Foster, EVP and VP of Flooring, respectively, with the FEI Group, and Kemp Harr discuss market conditions and the highlights of group’s annual meeting held this year at the Gaylord National in Washington, D.C. Listen to the interview for more details.
September 10, 2024—Tom Sullivan and Jason Delves, chairman and CEO, respectively, of F9 Investments, and Kemp Harr discuss their plans to make Lumber Liquidators a successful retail flooring chain of 219 stores using the same strategy that made it successful in the beginning. Listen to the interview for more details. Tom Sullivan was the founder of Lumber Liquidators 30 years ago.