July 14, 2021—Michael Martin, CEO of the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA), and Kemp Harr talk about Michael's trade show last week in Orlando and the health of the wood flooring business. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 13, 2021—Jenn Hoff, CEO with Taffy Events, and Kemp Harr discuss the mid-show results of last week’s Coverings Expo in Orlando and how it compares with a normal Coverings, which has routinely been the largest North American flooring trade show. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 12, 2021—Joe Lundgren, a tile industry consultant, and Kemp Harr discuss the latest growth statistics, acquisitions and country of origin trends within the tile industry. Listen to the interview for more details, as well as a quick review of the Coverings expo in Orlando.
July 8, 2021—Bruce Zwicker, Industry Consultant, and Kemp Harr discuss the Coverings and NWFA show, recent acquisition activity, and how German consumer flooring trends compare to those in the U.S. Listen to the interview for more information.
July 7, 2021—Mark Shannon, EVP of Sales for Crossville, and Kemp Harr discuss Mark’s tenure at Crossville, business conditions and Mark’s retirement plans at the end of the year. Listen to the interview, recorded at Coverings in Orlando, for more details.
July 2, 2021—Richard Friedman, CEO with DFS Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions as the largest commercial flooring contractor in California and the strategy behind Richard's expansion into Salt Lake City with the acquisition of Diversified Flooring. Listen to the interview for more details.
June 30, 2021—Tom Pendley, president of Mannington Commercial, and Kemp Harr discuss the strategy behind Mannington buying The Dixie Group’s commercial flooring business. Listen to the interview for more details on what Mannington hopes to gain through this acquisition.
June 29, 2021—Curt Hutchins, President of Mohawk’s residential carpet business, and Kemp Harr discuss Curt's engineering background, his role at Mohawk and the challenges and opportunities that he’s been working on since he took this role over a year ago. Listen to the interview for more details.
June 28, 2021—Thomas Baert, President of CFL, and Kemp Harr discuss CFL's brand-new U.S. rigid core factory in Adairsville, Georgia that will be operational in a couple months. Listen to the interview to hear more about the size and scope of this facility.
June 25, 2021—Kelley Fain and Jason Thiry, EVP and VP of Sales, respectively, of Shaw’s commercial business, and Kemp Harr discuss their background and new roles, plus business conditions within the commercial flooring sector. Listen to interview for more details.