February 5, 2015—Piet Dossche, President and CEO of US Floors, discusses his pursuit of patent protection for the CoreTec product line as well as upgrades that the firm has made in its existing displays and product lines. This interview was recorded at Surfaces 2015 in Las Vegas and the firm was granted a patent for CoreTec last week.
January 4, 2015—Roger Farabee, SVP of Marketing for Quick-Step, and Kemp Harr, discuss the firm's new laminate products introduced at Surfaces 2015. Watch the video to see the new products inspired by the consumer's desire for furniture grade visuals. Also hear Roger talk about laminate's fit within the residential flooring market.
February 3, 2015—Kaye Gosline, Director of Design for Tarkett's residential business, and Kemp Harr, discuss Tarkett's new product introductions in LVT, laminate and sheet vinyl. Watch the interview to see more details on the I-Select program plus updates in the Permastone LVT collection.
February 2, 2015—Jonathan Train, President and CEO with EarthWerks, and Kemp Harr, discuss the firm's latest product introductions in the LVT category. Watch the video to see the visuals in the Cocktail and Regalia collections.
January 30, 2015—From Surfaces 2015, John Wu, CEO of Chinese LVT maker Novalis, and Kemp Harr, discuss the industry and how increasing domestic capacity will affect the company. Watch the interview to find out more about this large producer of LVT, its product assortment, its growth projections, and how it will continue to compete in the U.S. market.
January 29, 2015—From the Surfaces trade show, James Lesslie, Assistant to the Chairman for Engineered Floors, and Kemp Harr, discuss the company's Dream Weaver division and the debut of its first soft nylon carpet products. Watch the interview to find out more information about the company's new Pet Perfect backing system, as well as the company's plans for the new year.
January 28, 2015—From the Surfaces trade show, Jack Raidy Jr., President of adhesives maker W.F. Taylor, and Kemp Harr, discuss the company's new products that include sound reducing properties. Listen to the interview to find out about Taylor's new liquid underlayment for floating floor systems that levels floors and deadens sound, as well as other new products on tap for this year.
January 27, 2015—From the Surfaces trade show, Lindsey-Ann Waldrep, VP of Marketing for tile maker Crossville, and Kemp Harr, discuss how Geography, Geology and Geometry play into Crossville's new messaging for 2015. Also, watch the interview to find out more about Crossville's new products that were on display at the show and why the firm continues to win awards for design.
January 26, 2015—Recorded at Surfaces 2015: Ed Duncan, President, and Joe Amato, VP of Residential Styling, for Mannington Mills, and Kemp Harr, discuss Mannington's 2014 as well as new products the firm had on display at the show. Listen to the interview to find out how Mannington sees 2015, as well as information about product design Trends.
January 22, 2015—Alex Jauregui, Senior VP of Carpet Business with Mannington Commercial, and Kemp Harr, Publisher of Floor Focus Magazine, discuss Mannington Commercial's international sales success using Domotex Germany as a meeting place for its global partners. Listen to the interview to hear more details including a few of the international projects where Mannington's products have been installed.