July 23, 2008—Vinnie Virga and Kemp Harr discuss the key highlights from this weeks Flooring America convention in Nashville, TN. Listen to the interview to hear how the membership is doing in this economy and what some are doing to grow despite the current slump on the residential side of the business.
July 17, 2008—Roger Farabee and Kemp Harr discuss the many facets of the Columbia brand relaunch. Listen to the interview for details around Columbia's fit in the marketplace and the market strategy for Mohawk's distributor line of hardwood products.
July 14, 2008—Wendy McIlguham and Kemp Harr discuss ArborCraft's recent design council initiative where the company brought in customers from around the the country for input on new product development. Listen to the interview to hear more about Arborcraft's brand and channel strategy and get an update on their current business situation.
July 11, 2008—Jennifer Holzinger and Kemp Harr discuss the latest changes at Dow--including their pending acquisition of Rohm and Haas and their Lomax technology which replaces fossil fuel with methane from a local landfill. Listen to the interview to hear more about Dow's focus on the flooring and synthetic turf business.
July 7, 2008—Scott Sandlin and Kemp Harr discuss Shaw's acquisition of Zickgraf Hardwood Flooring Company. Listen to the interview to hear how Shaw plans to integrate Zickgraf into Shaw's Hard Surface business and to hear more about Shaw's expectations for the Hardwood business in the long-term.
July 2, 2008—Jenny Cross and Kemp Harr discuss Mohawk's GreenWorks program and the GreenWorks Collection Center in Chatsworth, Georgia. Listen to the interview to hear how Mohawk is educating consumers about "green products" and their long-term plans for more collection centers.
June 30, 2008—Tom Davis and Kemp Harr discuss last week's announcement that Mannington acquired Burke. Listen to the interview to hear details about their integration plans and Burke's fit within the organization.
June 27, 2008—Mark Falanga and Kemp Harr discuss this year's NeoCon attendance and the vertical diversification of the design community and flooring manufacturers.
June 26, 2008—Catherine Minervini and Kemp Harr discuss Bentley Prince Street's Silver Best of Neocon Award for a new carpet collection called Concrete, their collaboration with Clodagh, and their ReEntry 2.0 program. If you listen to the interview you will also hear more about their showroom theme and their adhesive free backing system.
June 25, 2008—Laurie Lyza and Kemp Harr discuss Crossville's Silver Best of Neocon Award for their Building Blox Tile collection - developed in collaboration with architect Robert A.M. Stern. Listen to the interview to hear more about Crossville's latest acquisition In Florida, their historic glass plant in Illinois and details about their sustainability accomplishments (12 min).