February 18, 2009—Kemp Harr and Kim Holm, President of Mannington's residential business, discuss the agreement signed last week with Elegant Living to sell Mannington branded product in China. Listen to the interview to hear why this is such big news and is a bit of an about face from the flow of goods we've seen over the past decade. (8 min.)
February 18, 2009—In an interview with Kemp Harr, Jack Raidy, President of W.F.Taylor, provides a quick background of the company's business model and its leadership in environmental certification. Jack also discusses his company's new M.S. Plus wood flooring adhesive, and the value of attending this year's Surfaces expo.
February 17, 2009—Clint Hubbard, CEO of Home Legend, discusses its debut this year of a direct retail program. Watch the interview to hear more about the company's background, its new website and the products it brings to the market. Home Legends offers engineered wood, bamboo, cork, laminate and area rug flooring products. The new website is www.homelegend.com.
February 16, 2009—Kim Matsoukas, Director of Sustainability for Bentley Prince Street, discusses why BPS recently won California's highest environmental award. Listen to the interview to hear details about how California's largest carpet manufacturer achieved this award and to hear more details about what the company is working on for 2009.
February 13, 2009—Recorded last week at Surfaces 2009, Frank Douglas, VP of Business Development, and Kemp Harr discuss Crossville's phenomenal growth in 2008, their new Ultima line of metal faces porcelain tiles and their new natural stone line. Frank also breaks the news that the company will doube the size of their Crossville manufacturing facility in 2009.
February 12, 2009—Listen as Kim Holm of Mannington discusses the launch of the company's new LVT tile look Adura, as well as the warm reception Mannington's new space at Surfaces received from retailers and distributors.
February 11, 2009—Recorded last week at Surfaces, Thomas Trissl, Centiva's President and Owner, discusses the company's new World Options vinyl products, Centiva's sustainability focus, and the quality of the attendee response he saw at the show.
February 10, 2009—Recorded last week at Surfaces, listen to Brian Greenwell, VP of Sales and Marketing, discuss Mullican's new GreenHaven FSC Certified solid wood flooring, the quality of the Surfaces traffic, and other programs for 2009.
February 9, 2009—In an interview conducted at Surfaces 2009, Tom Lape, President of Mohawk's Residential business, and Kemp Harr discuss the details and strategies behind Mohawk's acquisition of the Wear-Dated brand from Solutia.
February 6, 2009—Recorded last week, Scott Wheeler, co-founder of Wheeler Distributing (a division of JJ Haines) discusses his retirement announcement.