April 4, 2012—Bart Bettiga, Executive Director with the National Tile Contractors Association, and Kemp Harr discuss the key education and training sessions that have been added to the Coverings Expo and agenda this year. Listen to the interview to learn more about how to optimize your time at Coverings in Orlando starting on April 17th.
April 3, 2012—Mike Gorey, CEO with Propex, and Kemp Harr discuss Propex's growth strategy in the carpet backing business. Listen to the interview to hear Mike talk about innovation as the key driver as Propex attempts to take marketshare in the backing business.
April 2, 2012—Aaron Pirner, Owner of Cap Carpets in Wichita and a WFCA Board Member, discusses Chris Davis' memorial gathering in Anaheim last week. Listen to the interview to hear a few of the highlights and also hear Aaron talk about where the board stands on finding a new leader for the WFCA. Chris Davis was the President and CEO of the World Floor Covering Association for 18 years. He passed away in late February.
March 30, 2012—Bob Plann, Sr. Partner with ReSource Arizona, and Kemp Harr talk about market conditions for this successful commercial flooring contractor and about the highlights of last week's Fuse Alliance meeting in Stone Mountain, Georgia.
March 29, 2012—Dave Gheesling, CEO of the FEI Group; Allison Rea, Director of FEI's Marketing; and Kemp Harr discuss the latest housing statistics and FEI's upcoming performance summit. Listen to the interview to hear more details about how FEI—a membership organization of flooring and cabinet contractors focused on the housing market—is preparing their members for success as the market improves.
March 27, 2012—Jack Raidy, President of W.F. Taylor, and Kemp Harr discuss the EPA's recent action plan which puts scrutiny on the use of polyurethane flooring adhesives. Listen to the interview to hear Jack explain the background on this issue and the alternative Modified Silane (MS) products that are safer to use.
March 23, 2012—Ron Lee, Executive Director with Fuse Alliance, and kemp Harr discuss the highlights of the organization's annual meeting. Listen to the interview to hear how Ron's membership of 70+ commercial flooring contractors are seeing business conditions and what their expectations are for the remainder of the year.
March 22, 2012—Darrell Paulson, Chairman of the IICRC Board, and Kemp Harr discuss the organization's decision to change its name back from The Clean Trust to the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration. Listen to the interview to hear Darrell talk about how the organization will use both names: IICRC as the name for the institute of inspectors, cleaners and restorers and The Clean Trust as the service mark.
March 21, 2012—Kermit Baker, Chief Economist with AIA, and Kemp Harr discuss the February architecture billings index released today which shows a fourth month of positive activity with architects. Listen to the interview to hear Kermit say that he feels that the economic recovery finally has some traction.
March 16, 2012—Dan Frierson, Chairman of The Dixie Group, and Kemp Harr discuss Dixie's fourth quarter and the year end results for 2011. Listen to the interview to hear Dan talk about how his product-driven company achieved profitability last year, in spite of the difficult economy.