June 17, 2011—Terry Mowers, VP of Product Development for Tandus, and Kemp Harr discuss Tandus' Best of NeoCon awards and their new product design approach called Sero Design Technology. Listen to the interview to hear about Tandus' Editors Choice Award and their Silver Healthcare award. Terry also explains the expansion of scale that Tandus is now using in their Sero design approach.
June 16, 2011—Mark Brunelle, National Sales Manager with USF Contract, and Kemp Harr discuss their Best of NeoCon Gold award for Cork Decor - a new collection of cork tiles that is produced with a PVC wear layer for high traffic commercial applications. Listen to the interview to hear more details about this product and where these products are being used in the commercial market.
June 15, 2011—John Wells, President of Interface Americas, and Kemp Harr discuss Interface's NeoCon presentation in Chicago, the expansion of their Re-Entry program into Canada and their use of recycled nylon from Aquafil. Listen to the interview to hear about the offices of the future and how Interface's sustainability initiatives have evolved.
June 14, 2011—Valerie Ottaviano, Creative Director with Bentley Prince Street, and Kemp Harr discuss the collection that won Bentley Prince Street a Best of NeoCon Gold Award for broadloom carpet. Listen to the interview to hear more about The Silver Screen collection and other details around Bentley Prince Street's NeoCon presentation in Chicago.
June 13, 2011—David Vita, EVP with Beaulieu commercial, and Kemp Harr discuss Beaulieu's decision to consolidate their commercial business under the one Bolyu brand name. Listen to the interview to hear the strategy behind this decision and their contract commercial focus moving forward.
June 10, 2011—Mark Falanga, Sr VP with MMPI (the leading official for NeoCon), and Kemp Harr discuss the anticipated attendance for NeoCon, which starts next Monday morning in Chicago. Listen to the interview to hear Mark talk about the "don't miss" highlights for this year's annual commercial interior furnishings show.
June 9, 2011—Peter Conant, Principle with Conant Architects in New York, and Kemp Harr discuss Peter's core focus for the IIDA as he steps into the role as President for the coming year. Listen to the interview to hear more about this and about his expectations for NeoCon this year.
June 8, 2011—Jim Walters, upcoming Chairman for the World Floor Covering Association, and Kemp Harr discuss the role of the organization and its focus for the coming year. Listen to the interview to hear Jim talk about his background and how Macco's Flooring is currently doing at retail in Wisconsin.
June 7, 2011—Tracy Hammond, VP with Dutco Worldwide (the lobbying firm for the Carpet and Rug Institute), and Kemp Harr discuss the current partisan paralysis in Washington, DC. Listen to the interview to hear an insider's perspective on when we might start seeing any positive legislative movement that will allow our economy to start to move forward.
June 6, 2011—Greg Colando, President of InterfaceFlor, and Kemp Harr discuss where Interface's four urban retail stores fit into its consumer marketing strategy for the company's residential modular tile products. Listen to the interview to hear more about how it picks store locations, as well as information on product styling and future plans.