Flooring Podcast

Jackie Dettmar Discusses the Mohawk Group's Savor Meetings with IIDA and Interior Designers

October 21, 2016—Jackie Dettmar, VP of Product Development and Design for the Mohawk Group, and Kemp Harr talk about the six Savor events that Mohawk hosted this summer in conjunction with the IIDA where interior designers were invited to dinner for an interactive conversation. The overriding theme at these events is how cell phones and the current pace of business has encumbered open communications sharing of ideas. Listen to the interview for more details.

Willem Biesheuvel Discusses Sencorables' Floor Sensing Technology Unveiled at FloorTek

October 20, 2016—Willem Biesheuvel, CEO with Sencorables, and Kemp Har discuss Sencorables' underfloor sensing technology developed in conjunction with Microsoft that enables building owners to monitor the footsteps within their buildings. Listen to the interview, recorded at FloorTek in Dalton, to hear just a few of the countless applications where this technology could prove resourceful in retail, healthcare or simple office environments.

Piet Dossche Discusses His Decision to Sell US Floors to Shaw Industries

October 19, 2016—Piet Dossche, CEO of US Floors, and Kemp Harr discuss Piet's decision to sell his company to Shaw Industries. Listen to the interview to hear Piet talk about why he chose this option to ensure the success of the business he started in 2001. US Floors is the market share leader in the WPC flooring category, and is also strong in the cork and bamboo flooring business.

Santo Torcivia Discusses His Economic Outlook for Flooring Sales in Q3 and Q4 2016

October 17, 2016—Santo Torcivai, An Economist with market Insights, and Kemp Harr discuss the outlook for floorcovering sales between now and the end of the year. Listen to the interview to hear more details.

Bruno Ameline Recaps the French Textile Machinery Conference Held in Dalton

October 13, 2016—Bruno Ameline, President of NSC Groupe and the French Textile Machinery Manufacturing Association (UCMTF), and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of the Dalton Carpet Conference held at the end of September. Listen to the interview for more details.

Anthony Minite Discusses His New Role with Fletco Carpets

October 12, 2016—Anthony Minite, an industry veteran and recently announced North American Managing Director with Denmark based Fletco Carpets, and Kemp Harr, discuss his new role and the unique products that he is ramping up to bring into the U.S. and Canadian carpet markets. Listen to the interview for more details.

Anne-Christine Ayed Summarizes Tarkett's Greenbuild Panel on Responsible Use of PVC

October 11, 2016—Anne-Christine Ayed, EVP Research, Innovation and Environment with Tarkett, and Kemp Harr, discuss last week's Greenbuild panel discussion titled, "Let's talk about PVC." Listen to the interview to hear more details and why Tarkett continues to create a forum for healthy debate on this topic.

Erin Meezan Discusses Interface's Sustainability Message at Greenbuild 2016

October 10, 2016—Erin Meezan, VP of Sustainability with Interface, and Kemp Harr discuss Interface's new product "nutrition" labels developed in partnership with GreenCircle as part of Interface's transparency initiative. Listen to the interview for more details on this and Interface's Carbon take-back initiative, rolled out during NeoCon in June.

John Cantrell Discusses Shaw Contract's Sustainability Message at Greenbuild in L.A.

October 7, 2016—John Cantrell, Director of Marketing for Shaw Contract, and Kemp Har discuss Shaw's core sustainability message at this year's Greenbuild Expo in Los Angeles. Listen to the interview to hear about Shaw's continued focus on cradle to cradle, assisting designers in navigating USGBC's LEED V4 standards as well as John's empathetic view on the specifier.

George Bandy Discusses Mohawk's New Sustainability Message at Greenbuild

October 6, 2016 — George Bandy, VP of Sustainability with the Mohawk Group, and Kemp Harr discuss Mohawk's top sponsorship of the Greenbuild Expo in Los Angeles and Mohawk's new "Believe in Better" sustainability message. Listen to the interview to hear more about the show and Mohawk's heightened commitment to sustainability.