June 3, 2024—John Rietveldt, CEO with I4F, and Kemp Harr discuss attendance, innovation and trends that were presented at the Domotex Asia/China Floors expo held last week in Shanghai, China. Listen to the interview for more details as well as learn more about I4F’s Herringbone drop-lock system.
May 31, 2024—Byron Morton and Lisa Simonian, VP of Leasing and VP of Marketing, respectively, with the Merchandise Mart, and Kemp Harr discuss the anticipated attendance, keynotes, and other highlights for NeoCon 2024 in Chicago June 10-12. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 24, 2024—TM Nuckols, president of The Dixie Group, and Kemp Harr discuss Fabrica’s long term focus to made the best carpet and the resulting sales growth as the brand turns 50. Listen to the interview to learn more about why it is the leading brand in the upper end carpet market.
May 22, 2024—Josh Friedman, EVP with DFS Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions for his family’s west coast commercial contracting business, highlights of last week’s Starnet meeting, and Josh's Porsche driving experience. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 21, 2024—Dave Meburg, CEO with Consolidated Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss Dave's family-owned, New York-based, commercial flooring contractor’s expansion plans into Texas, Indianapolis and Florida. Listen to the interview to learn more about this, as well as Consolidated Flooring’s grand prize win at Starnet’s Design Award event.
May 20, 2024—Steve Cloud, CEO of M. Frank Higgins and Chairman of Starnet, and Kemp Harr discusses a few of Starnet’s key initiatives for 2024. This interview was taped at Starnet’s spring meeting in Amelia Island.
May 17, 2024—Kevin Croshal, owner of Next Generation Surfaces, a commercial flooring contractor based in Englewood, Colorado, and Kemp Harr discuss Kevin's path to success through technology enhancements and group affiliation. This interview was taped at the Spring Starnet meeting in Amelia Island.
May 16, 2024—Bob Peoples, executive director with the Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), and Kemp Harr discuss the latest post-consumer recycling statistics and the highlights of CARE’s annual meeting held last week in Indianapolis, Indiana.
May 15, 2024—Kermit Baker, Chief Economist with the American Institute of Architecture, and Kemp Harr discuss the current state to the economy as it relates to activity in the core flooring markets. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 14, 2024—Mark Bischoff, CEO with Starnet, and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions with this group of 171 commercial flooring contractors and the highlights of this week's spring meeting at the Omni in Amelia Island, Florida. Listen to the interview for more details.