Flooring Podcast

Sean Ragiel Discusses Carpet Cycle's Business and Expansion into Toronto

October 7, 2011—Sean Ragiel, President and Owner of Carpet Cycle, and Kemp Harr talk about Carpet Cycle's business as the leading recycler of post consumer carpet in the Northeast. Based in New Jersey and recently expanded into Toronto, Carpet Cycle has built a successful business around removing old carpet, separating it into components and selling those components into new end-use markets. Listen to this brief interview to hear more details.

Peter Greene Discusses Interface's Sustainability Message at Greenbuild 2011 in Toronto

October 6, 2011—Peter Greene, Vice President of Marketing at Interface, and Kemp Harr, discuss Interface's commitment to Environmental Product Declarations and how it fits into the company's Mission Zero effort. Interface is the first North American carpet company to have EPDs, which it first received two years ago. Listen to the interview to find out how EPDs figure into the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED program.

Paul Murray Discusses Shaw's Greenbuild Message in Toronto Canada

October 5, 2011—Paul Murray, Vice President of Sustainability for Shaw Industries, and Kemp Harr, discuss Shaw's presence at the annual Greenbuild show in Toronto. Listen to the interview to find out more about Shaw's cradle-to-cradle philosophy for product development, its takeback program, and how it's soliciting sustainability ideas from show attendees.

Paul Murfin Discusses His Strategic Plans as President of IVC-US

October 4, 2011—Paul Murfin, President of IVC-US, and Kemp Harr discuss IVC's aggressive growth plans, channel strategy and product fit. Listen to the interview to hear Paul talk about his plans now that he's been in this position for four weeks.

Nate Kredich Discusses LEED for Home and This Week's Greenbuild Show

October 3, 2011—Nate Kredich, VP of Residential Market Development with the U.S. Green Building Council, and Kemp Harr discuss how sustainability initiatives are giving new homes a competitive edge over existing homes. Nate also discusses this week's Greenbuild Show in Toronto and the best way to navigate and prioritize where attendees should spend their time.

Darrel Collier Discusses Year to Date Carpet Polymer Price Increases

September 30, 2011—Darrel Collier, Synthetic Fibers Analyst with Tecnon Orbichem, and Kemp Harr discuss the increase in polymer prices since the beginning of 2011 for Polyester, Polypropylene, Nylon 6 and Nylon 6,6. Listen to the interview to hear Darrel talk about each polymer that's used to make carpet, how much it's gone up since the beginning of the year and why.

Howard Brodsky Discusses Last Week's FCIF Golf Event and Current Market Conditions

September 28, 2011—Howard Brodsky, Co-CEO of CCA Global, and Kemp Harr discuss last week's Alan Greenberg Charity Golf Event that was held at Barnsley Gardens in Georgia and raised $160,000 for the Floor Covering Industry Foundation (FCIF). Listen to the interview to hear more about this event, the FCIF and about current market conditions with CCA's members.

Ryan Fason Discusses Tile Trends from Cersaie and Gives Tips on Selling Tile

September 23, 2011—Ryan Fason, a ceramic tile consultant with p.a.t.t.i., and Kemp Harr discuss tile trend observations from this year's Cersaie show in Bologna, Italy. Listen to the interview to hear Ryan talk about the show and what it takes to be successful at selling as a retailer.

Armando Cafiero Discusses Cersaie and Global Sales of Italian Tile

September 22, 2011—Armando Cafiero, managing director of the Italian Ceramic Tile Association, and Kemp Harr, from the Cersaie show in Bologna, Italy, discuss the growth of Cersaie, the largest ceramic tile show in the world. Listen to the interview to hear Armando talk about Italian tile, where use is growing, and how his association plans to increase its tile sales in the U.S.

Hector Narvaez Discusses Tile Trends from the Showfloor of Cersaie 2011

September 21, 2011—Hector Narvaez, head of marketing and sales for Marazzi USA, and Kemp Harr discuss activity at the Cersaie show in Bologna, Italy, where the interview was recorded. Listen to the interview to learn who attends the world's largest tile show and why. Find out how the show is similar in some respects to the North American Auto Show, as well trends Narvaez is seeing this year.