May 7, 2009—
Jeff Macco, President of the National Floorcovering Alliance, and Kemp Harr provide details about this powerful group of retailers and discuss why its members and vendors enjoy being part of the organization.
May 6, 2009—Dan Frierson, Chairman and CEO of The Dixie Group, and Kemp Harr discuss the details around Dixie's first quarter results and improving market conditions. Listen to the interview to hear more about this and about Bob Shaw's recent purchase of Dixie's stock, which makes him a 12% owner.
May 5, 2009—Tom Mee, VP of Customer Relations at Bentley Prince Street, and Kemp Harr discuss how the company's modular tile business has evolved since the mid '80's, how it makes tile today and where most of its business is. Listen to the interview to hear more about the BPS backing system, its price points and how design trends have evolved.
May 4, 2009—Ron Lee, Executive Director of Resource Commercial Flooring Network, and Kemp Harr talk about Resource Commercial Flooring Network's annual meeting in Phoenix and what it is doing in this economy to stay healthy. Listen to the interview to hear their discussion on how effective the stimulus package will be and when things might begin to turn around.
May 1, 2009—Frank Douglas, VP of Business Development at tile maker Crossville, and Kemp Harr discuss Crossville's expansion and its latest product introductions. Listen to the interview to learn about Crossville's top commercial sectors.
April 30, 2009—Jeanne Matson, President of StarNet, and Kemp Harr provide an update on StarNet, the largest commercial flooring contractor network in the U.S. Listen to the interview to hear details about the organization's annual meeting and how the membership is doing during these soft economic conditions.
April 29, 2009—Mike Hammond, Director of North American Sales for Inalco (a Spanish producer of ceramic tile) and Kemp Harr discuss this small company's leadership in innovation and design texture. Listen to the interview to hear about Inalco's commercial product introductions for 2009.
April 28, 2009—Massimo Ballucchi, Director of Marketing for Vitromex, and Kemp Harr discuss the company's brand strategy, its new upper end designer brand, and its new product introductions for 2009. Listen to the interview to hear more about this Mexican company's marketing strategy for 2009.
April 27, 2009—Noah Chitty, Technical Director at Stonepeak, explains the company's new anti-bacterial, anti-smog tile technology, which was announced last week at Coverings 2009 in Chicago. Listen to the interview to hear about this titanium dioxide technology as well as other new product introductions for this USA division of Italian based GranitiFiandre.
April 24, 2009—Massimo Barbari, VP of Sales and Marketing for Florida Tile, and Kemp Harr discuss Florida Tile's extensive investment in inkjet printing technology. This technology enables the company to more accurately emulate natural stone with random, non-repeating porcelain tile looks. Listen to the interview to hear more about Florida Tile's recent investments, Italian ownership (Paneria Group), and its outlook on market conditions.