Flooring Podcast

Yuri Beghi Discusses Atlas Concorde USA's Strategy with its new USA Production

August 30, 2016—Yuri Beghi, CEO with Atlas Concorde USA, and Kemp Harr discuss the business strategy for growth with the new domestic production that the brand can now offer from the new Concord Group plant which just opened in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee. Listen to the interview to learn more about its plans to grow both its U.S. and Italian made business through the same group of distributors that it's been using for the last 25 to 30 years.

Thomas Trissl Discusses the Strategy for Growing Schönox's Market Share in the U.S.

Thomas Trissl, President and CEO of TMT America, and Kemp Harr discuss the strategy behind Schönox's continued expansion in the U.S. market as one of the fastest growing brands in the sub-floor prep sector. Listen to the interview for more details and also to hear Thomas talk about his departure from the commercial LVT business.

Robert Dietz with the NAHB Discusses Growth Trends in the Housing Market

August 25, 2016—Robert Dietz, Chief Economist with the NAHB, and Kemp Harr discuss factors affecting the pace of growth on the housing market. Listen to the interview to hear more about Rob's forecast for the housing market over the next couple of years.

Jim Young Discusses Stainmaster's 30th Anniversary Sales Promotion

August 24, 2016—Jim Young, the B2B Learning and Engagement Manager for Invista, and Kemp Harr discuss the core components of the Stainmaster 30th anniversary promotion. Listen to the interview to hear more details about the retailer contest, the sales training and consumer advertising components of this three month even which runs from August to the end of October.

John Baugh Discusses 2nd Quarter Results for the Publically Traded Flooring Producers

August 23, 2016—John Baugh, Managing Director with Stifel Nicolaus, and Kemp Harr discuss market dynamics affecting the performance of the publicly traded floorcovering producers. Listen to the interview for more details on Mohawk, Armstrong and Interface as well as John's view on Home Depot and Lowe's.

Santo Torcivia Discusses Home Center Flooring Sales and Robust Import Statistics

August 17, 2016—Santo Torcivia, an economist with Market Insights, LLC, and Kemp Harr discuss the balance of flooring business between the independent retailers and the home centers. Listen to the interview to hear more about this, plus some interesting statistics about import levels in certain flooring segments.

Brad Harvey Discusses the Overtime Pay Changes Related to Salaried Employees

August 12, 2016—Brad Harvey, a labor attorney with Miller & Martin, and Kemp Harr discuss the overtime pay changes for salaried employees that go into effect December 1, 2016. Listen to the interview to hear more about the changes by the Department of Labor to the Fair Labor Standards Act which doubles the threshold of pay for exempt employees who can be classified as Executive, Administrative or Professional.

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Scott Humphrey Discusses the Installation Summit Meeting Held in Dallas

August 9, 2016—Scott Humphrey, CEO with the WFCA, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of last week's flooring installation summit held in Dallas just prior to the annual CFI convention. Listen to the interview for more details and to hear who is charged with following up on the ideas generated at the meeting.

John Rietveldt Discusses Innovations 4 Flooring's TripleLock Patent Victory Against Unilin

August 8, 2016—John Rietveldt, CEO with Innovations 4 Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss the firm's recent court case victory in defending its TripleLock patent in the Netherlands. Listen to the interview to hear more about the company, the patent and what effect this decision will have on the U.S. flooring market.

Neil Poland Discusses Mullican Flooring's Five Year Growth Announcement

August 4, 2016—Neil Poland, President of Mullican Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss Mullican's five year growth plans which include a $15 million investment to expand their Johnson City production and create 200 more jobs. Listen to the interview to hear more about this and current conditions in the hardwood flooring business.