February 3, 2011—Scott Humphrey, Director of Shaw's Flooring Network, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of Shaw's Aligned Dealer Conference held in Orlando this week. Listen to the interview to hear about the attendance, key speakers and Shaw's focus for this meeting.
February 2, 2011—Recorded live from Surfaces 2011, Gary Finseth, VP of Marketing with Tarkett, and Kemp Harr discuss Tarkett's leadership in the global hard surface category, current market conditions and Tarkett's new product introductions. Watch the video to see detailed footage of Tarkett's new product assortment for 2011.
February 1, 2011—Recorded live from Surfaces 2011, Neil Poland, President of Mullican Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss Mullican's market focus, current market conditions and Mullican's new product introductions. Watch the video to see shots from the Mullican booth at this years' show at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
January 28, 2011—Chris Davis, President of the World Floor Covering Association, and Kemp Harr, discuss today's flooring retail environment and the characteristics of retailers that have thrived during the recession. Also listen as Davis talks about the WFCA membership and how the organization is trying to reposition itself by working more closely with other flooring associations.
January 25, 2011—Gary Cissell, Director of Flooring for Nebraska Furniture Mart, and Kemp Harr talk about the profile of today's consumer from Cissell's perspective, and the trend Cissell is seeing toward more wood and luxury vinyl tile sales. Cissell also discusses his "crazy promotions" to drive shoppers into his store.
January 24, 2011—Franco Rossi, President of Aquafil, and Kemp Harr discuss Aquafil's new $21 million facility in Slovenia to produce caprolactam from recycled nylon 6 for its Econyl polymer. The caprolactam produced is as good as virgin material. Econyl, which contains 100% recycled content, and is produced in a nearby polymerization plant, is used in its Alto Chroma BCF carpet fiber. Also hear more details about the Aquafil business.
January 21, 2011—Bill McWhirter and David Smith with BMW and Associates, and Kemp Harr discuss the drivers behind the rapid growth of the modular carpet tile market. Listen to the interview to hear details on the market size, growth and key share holders. BMW has been publishing a bi-annual report on this market for 14 years.
January 20, 2011—Joe Williams, Vice President of International Sales for Beaulieu of America, and Kemp Harr discuss the strategy behind Beaulieu's consistent presence at Domotex in Hannover, Germany. Listen to the interview to hear more about Beaulieu's popularity in international markets.
January 19, 2011—Don Finkell, CEO of Shaw's Hardwood Business, and Kemp Harr discuss the hardwood trends and innovations revealed at this year's Domotex Show in Hannover, Germany. Listen to the interview to hear Don (who is an expert in the hardwood field) discuss his perspective on what he saw at the show.
January 18, 2011—Stephan Kuhne, board member of Deutsche Messe, and Kemp Harr, discuss this year's Domotex Hannover show, the largest professional floorcovering show in the world. Listen to the interview to find out how the floorcovering market is doing in different parts of the world, as well as how Domotex continually tries to add new features, such as the first Wood Flooring Summit next year.