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).
June 24, 2008—Reesie Duncan and Kemp Harr discuss Shaw Contract's Neocon experience and their Silver award for Graphic Nature. Listen to the interview to hear more about their show traffic, their Essay of Clues collection, their EcoWorx broadloom backing and their design lab.
June 20, 2008—Kemp Harr and Allen Parker discuss the recent changes within Mohawk's contract division and the resulting unity within the organization. Listen to the interview to hear about their Neocon award and their new showroom space.
June 19, 2008—Kemp Harr and Melissa Noebes discuss Antron's redesigned Neocon Showroom, their Best of Neocon Silver award, their product changes for 2008, their record number of product placements and their recent EPP re-certification.