Flooring Podcast

Bill Gregory With Milliken Discusses Greenbuild 2008

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.

Henning Bloech With Antron Discusses Greenbuild 2008 Show in Boston

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.

Jeff West Discusses Shaw's Greenbuild Message

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.

Laurie Lyza, Director of Marketing, Crossville

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.

John Baugh on the Publicly Traded Flooring Companies Q3 2008 Results

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. 

Mohawk Announces GreenWorks Dealer of the Year

November 21, 2008—Jenny Cross, Sustainability Manager at Mohawk, and Kemp Harr discuss last night's awards dinner where Mohawk named their first GreenWorks Dealer of the Year. Listen to the interview to hear the criteria they used to select the winner which was Kelly's Carpet in Omaha, Nebraska.

John Bradford, Interface, Discusses Greenbuild 2008

November 20, 2008—John Bradford, VP of Research and Operations, Interface USA, and Kemp Harr discuss Interface's new web based social network on sustainability at www.missionzero.org. Listen to the interview to hear Interface and Bentley Prince Street's business plan around this "facebook" type website for sustainable minded people.

Santo Torcivia, Market Insights Talks About The Flooring Outlook For 2009

November 14, 2008—Santo Torcivia and Kemp Harr discuss Santo's outlook for flooring sales in 2009. Listen to the interview to hear which market and product sectors he thinks will remain constant and which will decline.

Jeanne Matson at Starnet Fall Meeting

November 10, 2008—Recorded Last Friday night at Starnet's Fall Membership Meeting in Kansas City, Jeanne Matson and Kemp Harr discuss the health of the flooring contract dealer market.  Listen to interview to hear the highlights of the meeting and what Starnet's members are doing to continue their success in 2009.

Michael Vogel, CEO of DCS Partnership, From Their Annual Meeting

November 6, 2008—Recorded at the DCS Annual Meeting at Sonoma, California, Michael Vogel and Kemp Harr talk about DCS Partnership's three core brands and the services they offer the flooring market. Listen to the interview to hear how DCS Partnership uses Internet technology to improve their clients processes.