December 9, 2008—Manny Llerena, VP of Retail Marketing at Mohawk, and Kemp Harr discuss the 10th anniversary celebration at this year's Floorscapes convention. Listen to the interview to hear more about Jeff Lorberbaum's opening remarks on the economy, this year's Solutions theme, the unveiling of the Customweave brand and their other guest speakers.
December 8, 2008—Taniya Nayak, from HGTV's Designed To Sell, and Kemp Harr discuss her role as spokesperson for Mohawk's new CustomWeave collection. Listen to the interview to hear about Mohawk's target audience and more details about the collection.
December 5, 2008—Recorded in Boston at Greenbuild 2008, Mark Clayton, VP of Marketing for J&J/Invision talks to Kemp Harr about "Echo," J&J/Invision's new PVC free backing being launched in a couple of months. Listen to the interview to hear more about this and other Greenbuild initiatives by J&J/Invision.
December 4, 2008—Recorded at Greenbuild 2008, Catherine Minervini, VP of Marketing for Bentley Prince Street, discusses Zip Stitch--their recently developed cradle to cradle carpet, their NSF 140 certification achievements and their missionzero.org sustainable social network website. Listen to the interview to hear more about these topics and details on their partnership with ANEW.
December 3, 2008—Recorded at Greenbuild in Mannington's first combined booth representing both their commercial and residential businesses, Natalie Jones, VP of Marketing for Mannington Commercial, and Kemp Harr discuss Mannington's sustainability message and booth theme. Listen to the interview to hear more.
December 2, 2008—Bill Gregory, Milliken's Director of Sustainability, and Kemp Harr discuss how this year's show compares to previous Greenbuild shows. Listen to the interview to hear about Milliken's third party certification for being a carbon negative company, their policy against buying or selling carbon credits and their recent achievement of having all their commercial products certified to the NSF 140 sustainable carpet assessment standard.
December 1, 2008—Henning Bloech, Invista's Sustainability Director, and Kemp Harr discuss the type of attendees that attend the annual Greenbuild Show. Listen to the interview to hear more about the show and Antron's efforts to minimize waste with their exhibit.
November 26, 2008—Taped from the show floor at Greenbuild last week, Jeff West, Shaw's Director of Environmental Affairs, and Kemp Harr discuss Shaw's latest sustainability and environmental message. Listen to the interview to hear how Shaw has expanded their 1-800 take back program and to hear more about the show in general.
November 25, 2008—Laurie Lyza, Director of Marketing for Tennessee tile maker Crossville, talks about her company's experience at Greenbuild and how sustainability is a core characteristic of the company's business practices.
November 24, 2008—John Baugh, Managing Director with Stifel Nicolaus, and Kemp Harr discuss the 3rd Quarter highlights of several of the Flooring Industry's publicly traded companies. Listen to the interview to hear John and Kemp bat around what has to happen for the market to see a recovery, how long this might last and where the values are from an investment standpoint.