August 2, 2023—Matthieu Dekens, president of I4F USA, and Kemp Harr discuss last week’s Domotex Asia show in Shanghai and the new technology that I4F presented at the show. Listen to the interview for more details.
August 1, 2023—Jim McCallum, President of Milliken’s Flooring Business, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of Jim’s 33 years in the Flooring business as prepares to retire in early September. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 31, 2023—Bob Noe, President and founder of Pacific Solutions, and Kemp Harr discuss Cyncly’s acquisition of Pacific Solutions, an ERP software provider focused on the Commercial and Multifamiy sectors of the flooring business. Listen to the interview to learn more about Cyncly and Pacific Solutions. Cyncly, owned by PE Firm T.A. Associates, was formed with the merger of Compusoft and 2020 and the firm acquired RFMS just over a year ago.
July 28, 2023—John Gilbert, President of Carpet One, and Kemp Harr discuss highlights of the co-op's regional meetings being held this summer, current sales trends and the ongoing roll out of Retail 2.0. Listen to the interview for more details.
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July 27, 2023—John McGill, SVP of Sales and Customer Service for Xpress Global Systems (XGS), and Kemp Harr discuss the current state of domestic floorcovering supply chain - post covid, the Yellow Freight Lines pending bankruptcy and XGS integration of the Delta Distribution acquisition. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 26, 2023—Josh McGrane, managing partner with ONIT Worldwide, and Kemp Harr discuss ONIT’s partnership with 4Ocean to remove 1 pound of plastic waste from the nation’s waterways for every 100 feet of True Touch branded flooring sold. ONIT is a family owned supplier of hard surface flooring based in New Smyrna Beach that sells hardwood, laminate and LVT through distribution. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 24, 2023—Graham Howerton, Max Holland and Amie Foster, President, EVP and VP of Flooring, respectively, with the FEI Group, and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions in the single family builder and multifamily sectors of the flooring market, a new division they are adding, new staff members and planning for this fall’s 25th anniversary meeting in San Antonio, Texas. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 20, 2023—Russ Delozier, President of the CRI (Carpet and Rug Institute), and Kemp Harr discuss Russ’ background and the organization’s focus under his leadership. Russ took this role June 1. Listen to the interview for more information.
July 19, 2023—Cathy Buchanan, a family owner of Independent Carpet One in Westland, Michigan and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions, Carpet One’s Retail 2.0 and the success of the regional meeting concept. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 17, 2023—Roby Isaac, VP of Design for Mannington Commercial, and Kemp Harr discuss Roby’s NeoCon HIP award and a few of the design trends that are prominent for the contract commercial market in 2023. Listen to the interview for more details.