December 21, 2011—Michael Martin, CEO with the National Wood Flooring Association, and Kemp Harr discuss the new standard for factory finished solid wood flooring. Listen to the interview for more details.
December 16, 2011—Keith Campbell, Chairman of Mannington Mills, and Kemp Harr talk about Mannington's solid growth in the last year, and its continuing prospects for growth next year, even in this down economy. Listen as Campbell talks about the various product categories and how he's optimistic that pent up demand will help drive sales next year. He also talks about the pending change at CEO.
December 14, 2011—December 13, 2011--Scott Sandlin, VP of Shaw's hard surfaces business, and Kemp Harr discuss Anderson's recent decision to focus on two core brands. Listen to the interview to hear Scott talk about Anderson's continued focus on their distribution partners and their new retail Preferred Partner program.
December 13, 2011—John Wells, President of Interface Americas, and Kemp Harr discuss Floor Focus' December article on Ray Anderson and some of his character traits that led to his visionary achievements. In addition, John and Kemp discuss carpet tile's marketshare growth, which has recently taken a leadership position versus broadloom in a few of the commercial vertical sectors. Listen to the interview for more details.
To read the article about Ray Anderson from the December issue of Floor Focus click here.
December 12, 2011—Onuora Ogbukagu, Spokesperson for Domotex Germany, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights for Domotex 2012--the largest flooring expo in the world. Listen to the interview to hear details about the wood flooring summit, the changes in the exhibit hall layout, and a few of the featured exhibitors for this annual show which is scheduled for January 14 to 17 in Hannover, Germany.
December 8, 2011—Amie Gilmore, Show Manager with Hanley Wood's Surfaces Expo, and Kemp Harr discuss the key exhibitors and anticipated attendance for Surfaces, which is scheduled for January 24-26 in Las Vegas. Listen to the interview to hear more details about the show overall, Designer Day, and the education classes that are being offered.
December 7, 2011—Joe Tuttolomondo, General Manager with XL Brands, and Kemp Harr discuss XL Brands' headquarter expansion in Dalton, Georgia. Listen to the interview to hear Joe talk about XL's growth, adhesive trends, and concrete moisture issues in the commercial flooring market.
December 6, 2011—Kent Clauson, VP of Brands with Mohawk, and Kemp Harr discuss several of the research projects that he has conducted to streamline Mohawk's brand message. Listen to the interview to hear about the Smartstrand consumer satisfaction research and about Mohawk's new market optimization tool for dealers.
December 5, 2011—Tom Lape, President of Mohawk's Residential and Commercial Carpet Business, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of Mohawk's Floorscapes and Colorcenter aligned dealer convention held last week in Nashville. Listen to the interview to hear Tom talk about some of the new products and programs as well as the business outlook for 2012.
December 2, 2011—Greg Waleke, CEO of Redi Carpet, the largest multi-family flooring contractor in the country, and Kemp Harr, discuss the 30th anniversary of the firm and what has enabled the company to become so successful. Listen to the interview to learn why the firm has focused on the replacement business and intentionally avoided the builder market.