September 21, 2012—Jay Smith, President of Floor Expo (FEI Group) and Kemp Harr discuss the current market conditions in the housing market. Floor Expo is the leading group of flooring contractors in the residential building sector. Listen to the interview to hear more details about what type of flooring is being used today and about Floor Expo's upcoming annual meeting scheduled in October.
September 20, 2012—Howard Brodsky, Co-Founder and Chairman of CCA Global, and Kemp Harr discuss last week's 10th Annual Alan Greenberg Charity Golf Tournament, which raised $140,000 for the Floor Covering Industry Foundation. Listen to the interview to hear more details about this event plus hear his outlook on current business conditions.
September 17, 2012—Sean Cilona, Director of Marketing with Florida Tile, and Kemp Harr discuss Florida Tile's efforts to grow its marketshare in the commercial market. Listen to the interview to hear more details about what makes this market attractive to Florida Tile.
September 14, 2012—Paul Comiskey, President of Dixie's residential business, and Kemp Harr discuss Dixie's recent news of their intent to buy Milliken's continuous dye plant in Calhoun, Georgia. Listen to the interview to hear more about this facility and its fit in Dixie's carpet operation.
September 13, 2012—Susanne Klaproth, Director of Domotex, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights for Domotex Germany held every year in Hannover, Germany in January. Listen to the interview to hear about the changes Domotex is making to the show to continue to build on the success of the largest floorcovering show in the world. Last year, this show drew 46,000 visitors making it the second most successful Domotex in its history.
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.