April 30, 2012—Ralph Boe, CEO with Beaulieu of America, and Kemp Harr briefly discuss business conditions for the first four months of 2012 and details around Beaulieu's recent restructuring news. Listen to the interview to hear more about the key leadership changes at Beaulieu.
April 27, 2012—Sam Roberts, a leading flooring retailer in Houston (owner of Roberts' Fine Floors) and Kemp Harr discuss current business conditions in Houston and the highlights from this week's National Floorcovering Alliance meeting held this week in Tucson, Arizona. Listen to the interview to hear more details.
April 25, 2012—Eva Perez de Vega and Ian Gordon, two designers with E+I Studio in New York, and Kemp Harr discuss the concept and theme behind the Ceramic Tiles of Italy hospitality booth at Coverings 2012. This year, the Italian trade association did a contest and E+I won. Listen to the interview to hear more about their design and why it won first place.
April 24, 2012—Mara Villanueva Heras, VP of Residential Marketing with Armstrong, and Kemp Harr, discuss the company's role in the new Vision House at Disney's Epcot theme park. Listen to the interview to hear more about this 3-year exhibit, which opened on Earth Day, and the sustainability message behind this sponsorship.
April 23, 2012—Jeanne Matson, President and CEO of Starnet, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of Starnet's annual meeting held last week in Puerto Rico. Listen to the interview to hear details about the meeting, Starnet's relevance in the marketplace and about its new Chairman of the Board - Bill Croswell with CraftCroswell.
April 20, 2012—Recorded at Coverings 2012 in Orlando, FL, Svend Hovmand, Chairman Emeritus of Crossville Tile and Member of the Board of Directors of Coverings, TCNA and CTEF and Kemp Harr discuss current initiatives in the tile industry. Listen to the interview to hear more about the certified installers program, the new standard of coefficient of friction and more on the happenings in the ceramic tile industry.
April 19, 2012—Lindsey-Ann Waldrep, VP of Marketing with Crossville, and Kemp Harr discuss the latest products and programs introduced at Coverings 2012 this week in Orlando. Listen to the interview to hear about the new Shades collection and Crossville's early adoption of the Green Squared Sustainability initiative rolled out by the Tile Council of North America.
April 18, 2012—Recorded on the opening day of Coverings 2012 in Orlando, FL, Donato Grosser, D. Grosser & Associates, and Kemp Harr talk about how the Italian Tile Association is faring in the U.S. market overall and during this economic recession. Listen to the interview to hear more about what is going on in the Italian Tile Industry today.
April 17, 2012—John Wells, President of Interface Americas, and Kemp Harr, discuss year end results for Interface and global branding changes for the company. Listen to the interview to hear more about Interface and the philosophy behind its success.
April 13, 2012—Don Finkell, CEO of Shaw's hardwood business, and Kemp Harr, discuss trends in the hardwood industry and how business is improving in general. Listen to the interview as Don talks about the U.S. market and how it compares to markets overseas, design trends, opportunities for greater wood sales in the U.S., technical innovations, and demographic trends that could spur the industry.