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.
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.
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.
August 3, 2016—Celia Lehrman, deputy content director for Consumer Reports, and Kemp Harr discuss Consumer Reports' process for selecting and testing the flooring products that the magazine rates on an annual basis. Listen to the interview to hear more about how they select and source the products and how they come up with their ratings.
July 29, 2016—Brandon Kersey and Gary Hollowell, brand manger and VP of sales and marketing (respectively), and Kemp Harr discuss the strategy and products behind Engineered Floors' foray into the mainstreet commercial carpet market. Listen to the interview to hear more about how this move is a natural next step as part of the integration of Engineered Floors and J+J Flooring Group.
July 27, 2016—Lee Tucker, Founder of the Floor Educational Guild, and Kemp Harr discuss the educational curriculum Lee is pulling together to augment the FloorTek show in October. Listen to the interview for more details. Go to www.flooringinspectorsguild.org for more specifics on the classes and times offered.
July 25, 2016— Dave Munson, owner of Floor to Ceiling in Mankato, MN and Chairman of the Board of Preferred Brands, and Kemp Harr, discuss Dave's background as a second generation flooring dealer and the decision that Preferred Brands made to transition the Floor To Ceiling franchise business over to the Floors & More umbrella. Listen to the interview for more details plus hear more about the inaugural Floors & More meeting held last week in Minneapolis, MN.
July 22, 2016—Cathy Buchanan, Co-owner of Independent Carpet One in Westland, Michigan, and Kemp Harr discuss her retail flooring business performance this year and the highlights of the Carpet One summer convention held last week in Michigan. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 20, 2016—Vinnie Virga, CEO of Floors and More, and Kemp Harr discuss the strategy and growth plans for the new Floors and More buying group which held its inaugural meeting this week in Minneapolis. Listen to the interview to hear more about what sets them apart from other groups. Floors and More is the umbrella for Big Bob's Flooring Outlets and Floor to Ceiling full service retail design centers.
July 13, 2016—Eric Demaree, President of Carpet One Floor and Home, and Kemp Harr discuss highlights from this week's Carpet One summer convention held in Dallas. Listen to the interview to hear more about the meeting and also hear Eric talk about business conditions, share shift and buying local.