March 23, 2011—Ron Dunn, Co-President with Alliance Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss the annual Alliance Flooring Convention held last week in Orlando. Listen to the interview to hear more about the tone of their members, the highlights of their meeting, details around their cleaning and maintenance program and their new website.
March 22, 2011—Sean Cilona, Director of Marketing with Florida Tile, and Kemp Harr discuss Florida Tile's new products introduced at Coverings 2011. Listen to the interview to hear more about how they achieve these new visuals and also learn more about Florida Tile's new programs for 2011.
March 21, 2011—Hector Narvaez, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing at American Marazzi, and Kemp Harr discuss Marazzi's new product introductions and growth strategy for 2011. Listen to the interview recorded at Coverings 2011 to hear more.
March 18, 2011—Michael Johnson, Professor with the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, and Kemp Harr discuss how he designs with tile, what it's like to be a recent graduate with a degree in architecture and why tile makes a great flooring surface.
March 17, 2011—Frank Douglas, Vice President of Business Development for Tennessee tile firm Crossville, and Kemp Harr, recorded at Coverings 2011, discuss Crossville's 25th anniversary in the industry and the firm's history of being the first domestic producer of large unit porcelain tile. Listen as Douglas talks about Crossville's new products, its business outlook, and some of the company's recent innovations.
March 16, 2011—Svend Hovmand, president of the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation, and Kemp Harr discuss from the Coverings 2011 show the most recent updates to the TCNA Handbook, the most comprehensive guide for tile contractors and tile specifiers. Listen to the interview to hear what's included in the new guide and how the organization hopes to have 1,000 certified installers by the end of the year.
March 15, 2011—Donato Grosser, a consultant with the Italian ceramic tile trade association, and Kemp Harr discuss the recovery of the U.S. consumption of tile following the recession. Listen to the interview to hear Donato give his prediction that the market may grow 15% this year.
March 14, 2011—John Baugh, Managing Director with Stifel Nicolaus, and Kemp Harr discuss the fourth quarter results for Mohawk, Armstrong and Interface. Listen to the interview to hear John's outlook on each company's performance and how it relates to current market conditions.
March 10, 2011—Frank Hurd, COO with the CRI, and Kemp Harr discuss the congressional meetings held this week to proactively address legislative issues that are important to the carpet industry. Listen to the interview to hear who attended these meetings and what was discussed. At the end of the interview we also discuss the progress that's been made to implement California AB 2398 on July 1st.
March 9, 2011—Gary Asbury, Co-President of Professional Testing, and Kemp Harr discuss a recent peer review validation of the XRF test method that CRI uses to test vacuum cleaners and hot water extraction equipment as part of its Seal of Approval process. Listen to the interview to hear Gary talk about X-ray fluorescence testing, where it is used, and what this peer review means to the industry.