February 12, 2014--(Recorded at Surfaces 2014 from the Trends Hub), Victoria Redshaw, Trend Forecaster for Scarlet Opus, and Kemp Harr, discuss some of the trends affecting floorcovering buying decisions in today's market. Watch the video to hear more about the Trends Hub and Victoria's trend predictions.
February 11, 2014—Jonathan Train, Vice President of Earthwerks, and Kemp Harr, discuss the LVT market and what Earthwerks is doing to set itself apart as a long standing global supplier of LVT. Recorded at Surfaces 2014 in Las Vegas, watch the video to hear more about Earthwerks' 2014 product offerings.
February 10, 2014—(Recorded at Surfaces 2014), Rex Revard, Western Regional Business Manager with HPS Schönox, and Kemp Harr, Publisher of Floor Focus Magazine, discuss some of the new products for floor preparation that are being shown at Surfaces. Watch the video to learn more about what is new in this category of the flooring business.
February 7, 2014—Piet Dossche, Owner and CEO with USFloors, and Kemp Harr, discuss enhancements to its CoreTec flooring as well as additional new cork, bamboo and engineered hardwood products. Watch the video recorded at Surfaces 2014 to learn more about these new products.
February 6, 2014—(Filmed at Surfaces 2014), Kim Holm, President of Mannington's Residential Business; Ed Duncan, VP of Marketing; and Joe Amato, VP of Design, discuss Mannington Mill's continued growth and the company's newest products for 2014. Watch the video to see the highlights of these new products and programs.
February 5, 2014—John Wu, CEO with Novalis (one of the top 5 LVT producers in the world), and Kemp Harr, discuss changes that Novalis is making in its go to market strategy. Listen to the interview to hear how this 30 year old LVT producer plans to grow its marketshare in the U.S. Also learn that Novalis has the license to use the Stainmaster brand for LVT.
February 4, 2014—Bruce Ziegler and Laurey Banker, Directors of Product Development for the residential and commercial sectors of Tarkett (respectively), and Kemp Harr, discuss the new products and programs that Tarkett is launching for 2014. Watch the video filmed at Surfaces in Las Vegas for more details.
February 3, 2014—Andrea Greenleaf and Jeff Hudson, CEO and VP Sales and Marketing at Royalty Carpet Mills (respectively), and Kemp Harr, discuss the investments and new product introductions that Royalty has placed its focus on in the past 6 months. Watch the video to see more details. Video was taped at Surfaces 2014.
January 31, 2014—Tom Mangas and Kevin Biederman, CEO of Armstrong Flooring Worldwide and Sr VP of Armstrong's Residential Flooring Business (respectively), and Kemp Harr, discuss the highlights of Armstrong's Surfaces experience in Las Vegas. Listen to the interview to hear more about Tom's background and current initiatives as well as Armstrong's latest product initiatives.
January 30, 2014—Gary Cissell, Director of Operations with Bob's Carpet and Flooring Mart (a 15-store flooring retailer on the west coast of Florida), and Kemp Harr, discuss Gary's new role and his focus for growth for 2014. Listen to the interview to hear more.