Flooring Podcast

Jack Raidy Discusses W.F. Taylor's New Floor Installation Film

July 26, 2011—Jack Raidy, President and owner of W.F. Taylor, and Kemp Harr discuss Taylor's new pressure sensitive flooring installation film that has been developed as an alternative to troweled-on flooring adhesive. This innovative new film can be used on install carpet tile, luxury vinyl tile, VCT, Sheet flooring and even wall base. Listen to the interview with Jack to hear more about this product and current business conditions.

Georgina Sikorski Talks About the Implementation of California AB2398 and Other Care News

July 22, 2011—Georgina Sikorski, Executive Director with CARE, and Kemp Harr discuss the smooth implementation of California AB 2398, a new state law that requires consumers to pay a $.05 per square yard recycling fee on all new carpet purchased in California. Listen to the interview to also hear more about CARE's 2 Billion yard milestone and where most recycled carpet is used today.

Santo Torcivia Discusses a Few Highlights from the Latest U.S. FLOOReport

July 20, 2011—Santo Torcivia, the leading economist who focuses on the Flooring Industry, and Kemp Harr discuss the latest edition of the U.S. FLOOReport. Listen to the interview to hear Santo talk about his economic outlook, anticipated increases in exports with reductions in imports, continued shifts in where consumers buy flooring and which product categories will grow in the coming years.

Tom Levi Discusses His Growth Strategy as a Major Retailer in Central Ohio

July 19, 2011—Tom Levi, President and Co-owner of Levi's for Floors, and Kemp Harr discuss Tom's growth and continued success as an independent flooring retailer in central Ohio. Listen to the interview to hear more about his successful strategy.

Chad Moutray Discusses His Outlook for the Economy for The Second Half of 2011

July 18, 2011—Dr. Chad Moutray, Chief Economist with the National Association of Manufacturers, and Kemp Harr discuss Chad's outlook for economic growth for the second half of 2011. Listen to the interview to hear Chad discuss why he has a positive outlook for the second half of the year.

Manufacturers Chemicals Discusses Its Environmentally Friendly Carpet Processing Chemicals

July 12, 2011—Ron Braam and Mike Junkins with Manufacturers Chemicals, and Kemp Harr, discuss the company's success at moving away from petroleum based chemicals to chemicals made from plants or waste stream by-products. Manufacturers Chemicals produces yarn processing lubricants, specialty dyes, levelers and dispersants. Now owned by publicly traded Synalloy, Manufacturers Chemicals is one of the original core chemical suppliers to the carpet industry.

Kermit Baker Gives an Update on the Current Housing & Commercial Building Market

July 11, 2011—Kermit Baker, a Harvard Economist with the Joint Center of Housing Studies and the American Institute of Architecture and Kemp Harr discuss both the residential and commercial markets. Listen to the interview for an update on residential housing and commercial architectural projects.

 

Phil Koufidakis Discusses the Dust Storm and Retail Flooring Business Conditions in Phoenix

July 7, 2011—Phil Koufidakis, President of Baker Brothers (an 8 store retail flooring chain in Phoenix) and Kemp Harr discuss this week's unprecedented dust storm and current sales conditions in the greater Phoenix area. Phil also discusses changes he is making to his internet marketing tools to increase store traffic.

 

Gary Cissell Discusses Consumer Demand Trends at Nebraska Furniture Mart

July 6, 2011—Gary Cissell, Director of Flooring at Nebraska Furniture Mart, and Kemp Harr discuss his year over year sales trends and how retail flooring is trending in the Midwest. Listen to the interview to hear Gary talk about how creativity and promotion are key components in today's retail flooring market.

Scott Perron Discusses the Highlights from Big Bob's Annual Meeting

June 29, 2011—Scott Perron, President of Big Bob's Flooring Outlet--a 37-store buying group, and Kemp Harr discuss how the highlights from their annual meeting held this past week in Kansas City. Listen to the interview to hear how their members are doing, how they position themselves to consumers and other highlights from the meeting.