July 14, 2023—Dave Meberg, CEO with Consolidated Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss the increasing level of influence the commercial flooring contractors have with designers on the selection of which brand of flooring gets specified for a given project. Listen to the interview for more details from one of the largest flooring contractors in the U.S.
July 13, 2023—Natalie Jones, Director of Marketing with Shaw Contract, and Kemp Harr discuss Shaw Contract's StudioOne service and its FloorDash 2 hour delivery offering. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 10, 2023—Thomas Holland, President of the Apex Group, and Kemp Harr discuss Thomas' decision to merge his floor care, product and Installation company with Diverzify. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 6, 2023—Adam McCombs, the new CEO of Somerset, and Kemp Harr discuss Adam’s background and focus as he steps in to lead Bauwerk’s hardwood business here in the U.S. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 3, 2023—Geoff Gordon, Executive Director with the Fuse Commercial Flooring Alliance, and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions, observations from NeoCon and Fuse’s strategic focus for the second half of the year. Listen to the interview for more details.
June 30, 2023—Scott Sandlin, EVP of Shaw Industries’ residential business, and Kemp Harr discuss the strategy behind the decision to close the firm's twisting and heat setting yarn plant in Decatur, Tennessee. Listen to the interview for more details.
June 28, 2023—Matt Saltzman, CEO with Louisville Tile, and Kemp Harr discuss the firm’s acquisition of American Olean’s midwest distribution business. Listen to the interview to hear more about this expansion and Louisville Tile’s growth strategy.
June 23, 2023—Aida Cuko, International Business Director with VNU Exhibitions, and Kemp Harr discuss the Domotex Asia show scheduled for July 26 - 28 in Shanghai, China. Listen to the interview to hear more about the significance of this show as the largest flooring show in Asia.
June 22, 2023—Santo Torcivia, an economist focused on the floorcovering industry, and Kemp Harr discuss a few of the highlights from Market Insights' U.S. FlooReport. Listen to the interview to hear more about his firm’s projections for growth within different segments.
June 21, 2023—Penny Carnino, Director of Operations at Grigsby’s Carpet, Tile & Hardwood in Tulsa Oklahoma, and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions and the highlights of last week’s Daltile Statements meeting in Cabo San Lucas last week. Listen to the interview for more details.