August 13, 2024—Chris Ramey, a brand strategist with The Home Trust, and Kemp Harr discuss LL Flooring’s recent bankruptcy protection filing and business stability in the luxury market. Listen to the interview for more details.
August 9, 2024—Derrick Daye, managing partner with The Blake Project, and Kemp Harr discuss the firm’s recent brand project developing and launching the UCX brand and what flooring professionals should be thinking about their brands while market demand is soft. Listen to the interview for more insight on branding.
August 8, 2024—Benjamin Liebert and David Morgan, EVP of Residential and EVP of Operations, respectively, with Shaw Industries, and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions, and Shaw’s recent $500 million expansion at its carpet yarn mill in Aiken, South Carolina. Listen to the interview for more details.
August 6, 2024—Benjamin Bachman, CEO of Gerflor USA, and Kemp Harr Discuss Gerflor’s contribution to the Olympics with sports flooring. Listen to the interview to learn more about the playing surfaces at the Olympics that were enhances with their products.
August 2, 2024—Kent Beightler, SVP of Continental Floors, and Kemp Harr discuss Diverzify’s acquisition of Continental Floors and its business focus in Ohio as one of the largest commercial flooring contractors in the area. Listen to the interview for more details.
August 1, 2024—Shane Totten, Vice President of Sustainability with Mannington Commercial, and Kemp Harr discuss Shane's background and focus as Mannington’s head of sustainability. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 31, 2024—Dan Abernathy, President and CFO of Big D Floor Covering Supplies, and Kemp Harr discuss the firm’s acquisition of Diamond W from Tarkett. Listen to the interview for more details on this shift in distribution in the southwestern U.S.
July 26, 2024—Ray Mancini, CEO with UCX, and Kemp Harr discuss the strategy behind merging Belknap White, JJ Haines and Swiff-Train into one unified brand. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 25, 2024—Robert Varden, Owner of Advanced Flooring Technology, and Kemp Harr discuss the current state of the flooring installation business and Robert's upcoming training class focused on installing woven and natural fiber carpet. The class is scheduled for Wichita, Kansas on August 13 to 15. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 19, 2024—Michael Martin, CEO of the NWFA, and Kemp Harr discuss the impact of wood flooring on the environment and the group’s decision to sponsor the Flooring Sustainability Summit held this week in Washington, D.C. Listen to the podcast to learn more about the recently released hardwood flooring EPD’s.