May 4, 2012—Jack Thomasson, Builder and Project Manager for HGTV and Kemp Harr discuss the 2012 HGTV Green Home just outside of metro Atlanta in Palmetto, GA. Listen to the interview to hear about the Shaw Industries' hardwood, tile and rugs used in this project. Also learn specifics about how this home earns its "green" rating. For photos of the home and the event go to Floordaily.net Recent Industry Events.
May 3, 2012—Jim Walters, Chairman of the Board for WFCA and Partner with Macco's Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss the recent National Floorcovering Alliance (NFA) meeting in Tucson and this week's WFCA board meeting. Listen to the interview to hear Jim talk about the WFCA's key initiatives and the search process for finding a new president and CEO. Jim also discusses the recent uptick in business with his flooring retail stores operation in Wisconsin.
May 2, 2012—Brendan McSheehy, Vice-Chair with the Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of CARE's annual meeting held last week in San Diego. Listen to the interview to hear more details of CARE's annual report and their timing on replacing their Executive Director, Georgina Sikorski, who is retiring soon.
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.