May 5, 2023—Bruce Zwicker, Flooring industry consultant, and Kemp Harr discuss current demand trends within flooring business and the Q1 results for publicly traded flooring companies. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 4, 2023—Mark Bischoff and Geoff Gordon, CEO of Starnet and Executive Director of Fuse, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss current business conditions in the commercial flooring sector and the Schönox Porsche customer event held in Birmingham this week. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 3, 2023—Michael Martin, CEO of the National Wood Flooring Association, (NWFA), and Kemp Harr discuss the health of the hardwood flooring business and highlights of the annual expo being held in Milwaukee this week. Listen to the interview for more details.
April 28, 2023—Bob Peoples, executive director of the Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of this weeks' meeting in Orlando and an update on the California and New York extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs. Listen to the interview for more details.
April 25, 2023—Hector Narvaez, EVP of Sales, Marketing and Operations with Iris Ceramica Group (better known by Stonepeak here in the U.S), and Kemp Harr discuss Hector's recent career change. Listen to the interview to hear more about this career change, his new responsibilities and where he plans to live.
April 24, 2023—Jacky Huang, CEO of Wonder Porcelain, and Kemp Harr discuss Marco Polo’s market strategy and capability with its USA factory in Lebanon, Tennessee. Listen to the interview, taped at Coverings, for more details.
April 21, 2023—Jed Durbin, VP of Manufacturing with Portobello, and Kemp Harr discuss the opening of this Brazilian based tile company’s new factory in Baxter, Tennessee. Listen to the interview for more details on the size and capability of this operation which opens next month.
April 20, 2023—Lindsey Waldrep, VP of Marketing with Crossville, and Kemp Harr discuss Crossville’s new products at Coverings as well as the company’s shift in balance between the commercial and residential sectors. Listen to the interview for more details.
April 19, 2023—Joe Lundgren, with Joe Lundgren Consulting, and Kemp Harr discuss growth statistics and trends from the Coverings Expo in Orlando. Listen to the interview for more details.
April 18, 2023—Jeff Meadows, President of Sales for Mohawk’s residential business, and Kemp Harr discuss last week’s Rhinory event in Austin, Texas and the outlook for growth for the remainder of 2023. Listen to the interview for more details.