November 7, 2023—Keith Campbell, Chairman of Mannington Mills and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of Keith's 46 years at Mannington Mills and his plans moving forward. Listen to the interview for more details.
November 6, 2023—Amie Foster and Max Holland, VP of Flooring and EVP, respectively, with the FEI Group, and Kemp Harr discuss the current housing and apartment market and the highlights of the group’s 25th anniversary annual conference held in San Antonio, Texas in late October. Listen to the interview for more details.
November 3, 2023—Seth Arnold, VP of Hard Surface for Mohawk, and Kemp Harr discusses Mohawk’s Signature innovation launch for LVT in 2024. Listen to the interview for more details.
November 2, 2023—John MacLellan, President of Broadway Flooring in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Kemp Harr talk about business and Broadway's recent recognition as the best flooring store in Knoxville. Listen to the interview for more information.
October 30, 2023—Russ Rogg, President of Metroflor and Chairman of the Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI), and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights and issues that were addressed as last week’s RFCI Fall meeting held in Sarasota. Listen to the interview for more details.
October 27, 2023—Shane Totten, Director of Sustainability for Mannington, and Kemp Harr discuss the state of sustainability within the interior finishes business and Mannington’s decision to join the United Nations Global Compact. Listen to the interview for more details.
October 26, 2023—Kermit Baker, Chief Economist with the American Institute of Architecture (AIA), and Kemp Harr discuss the economic outlook for both housing and the commercial market segments as well as the recent dip in the AIA billing index. Listen to the interview for more details.
October 25, 2023—Brian Carson and Greg Mather, President and CEO of AHF Products and President of Crossville, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss the strategy and motivation behind AHF Products’ acquisition of Crossville. Listen to the interview for more details.
October 24, 2023—Steve Cloud, Chairman of Starnet and Co-owner of M. Frank Higgins, and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions for Steve’s commercial contracting business in Connecticut and a few key takeaways from Starnet’s fall meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. Listen to the interview for more details.
October 19, 2023—Carole Cross, Founder and CEO of Mobile Marketing, and Kemp Harr discuss the strategy behind her decision to sell her company to Cyncly, who, in the last 15 months, has also bought RFMS and Pacific Solutions. Listen to the interview for more details on what these bundled companies plan to offer floorcovering dealers.