September 12, 2012—Zack Zehner, who was just promoted to Senior VP of Distribution Network and Customer Service, and Kemp Harr talk about Zack's new role and current business conditions at Mannington Mills. Listen to the interview to hear Zack talk about how LVT is taking share from other flooring surface categories.
September 10, 2012—James Hogg and Don Raymond, CEO and VP of Sales and Marketing (respectively) with Uniboard Canada, and Kemp Harr discuss last week's news that Pfleiderer is in the process of selling Uniboard Canada to Kaycan. Listen to the interview to hear more details about Uniboard's history with Pfleiderer and how this will impact the laminate and engineered hardwood flooring market both in Canada and the U.S.
September 4, 2012—Ron Dunn, Co-CEO with Alliance Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of Ron's second summer long road trip to visit some of his retail members. Listen to the interview to hear more about how Alliance Flooring retailers are growing despite the continued flat demand in the floorcovering business.
August 29, 2012—Marc Ammen (CEO) and Bill Goodman (VP of Sales and Marketing) with Universal Fibers, and Kemp Harr discuss the innovations that have led to the company's ongoing success in the commercial carpet market. Listen to the interview to hear about Universal's Revolve product that won a Best of NeoCon Gold award in June and the company's outlook for growth.
August 28, 2012—Paul Friederichsen, industry branding consultant, and Kemp Harr discuss the 2nd annual Future Focus Awards. These awards were created to identify and give recognition to the future leaders of the floor covering industry. Listen to the interview to hear more details about this years awards.
August 27, 2012—David Pennington, Mayor of Dalton, GA, and Kemp Harr discuss a recent NY Times' article written by Kim Severson that inaccurately portrayed the Dalton area stating, "Things in Dalton are so desperate that some people feel a little hopeful when they hear news about wildfires or floods or tornadoes." Listen to the interview for more details.
August 22, 2012—David Williams, VP of Horizon Forest Products; Joe Reddington, Division Manager with BPI; and Kemp Harr discuss the decision to change the format of the tradeshow element at the annual NAFCD meeting. Listen to the interview to hear David and Joe, both serving on the NAFCD board, talk about the strategy behind this decision and other highlights of the meeting.
August 21, 2012—Doreen Becker, Color Expert with Americhem, and Kemp Harr discuss her annual color trend seminar planned for September 20 at the Dalton Convention Center. Listen to the interview to hear more details. Also hear how the economy affects color and dress length.
August 17, 2012—Bethany Richmond, Director of Communications with CRI, and Kemp Harr discuss the improved access to the Carpet and Rug Institutes continuing education courses on the Hanley Wood University website. Listen to the interview for more details on this initiative plus a summary of the other CRI communications activities.
August 16, 2012—Bob Peoples, returning Executive Director with CARE, and Kemp Harr discuss his decision to return to this leadership role to direct the diversion of post-consumer carpet from the nation's landfills. Listen to the interview for more details.