November 4, 2021—Doug Davis, president of Artisan Design Group, and Kemp Harr discuss the health and growth of ADG’s business, which positions them as the 6th largest dealer on Floor Focus top 100 list, and the group’s latest acquisition of Accents and Interiors, a dealer in the Puget Sound area with approximately $30 million in annual flooring sales. This is the ADG’s 23rd acquisition since it was started in Texas in 2016.
November 3, 2021—Tim Hyland, owner of Bay View Flooring and Design Center in Traverse City, Michigan, and Kemp Harr discuss the trade school apprenticeship program that Tim helped nurture with the local trade school for floorcovering installers. Listen to the interview for more details.
The FEI Group released the following Dave Gheesling tribute video at last week’s annual meeting in Phoenix. It was the first face to face meeting for the group since Dave died last November. Dave Gheesling was the founder and CEO of the FEI Group.
2021 FEI National Conference: Dave Gheesling Tribute from Allison Rea on Vimeo.
October 29, 2021—Neil Daley, VP of merchandising for Broadlume, and Kemp Harr discuss the upcoming FloorCon meeting in Sarasota, Florida on November 17-18. Listen to the interview for more details and visit FloorCon.com.
October 28, 2021—Andy Hogan, Graham Howerton and Max Holland, CEO, President and COO of the FEI Group, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of their annual meeting this week in Phoenix. Listen to the interview for more details.
October 27, 2021—Herb Upton, VP of Residential Product for Shaw Industries and Chairman of the Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI), and Kemp Harr discuss the RFCI’s new officers and the trade association’s key initiatives for the coming year. Listen to the interview for more details.
October 26, 2021—Dean Thompson and Bill Blackstock, outgoing and incoming president and CEO of the Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI), respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss the planned transition of leadership within the trade association focused on the resilient flooring business. Listen to the interview for more details.
October 22, 2021—Sean Cilona, Director of Product and Marketing for Virginia Tile, and Kemp Harr discuss the grand opening of Virginia Tile’s Flagship showroom in Troy, Michigan. Listen to the interview for more details on this tile distributor's showroom strategy moving forward.
October 20, 2021—Blake Dennard, SVP of sales and marketing with Kaleen, and Kemp Harr discuss Kaleen’s rapid growth both in rugs and in their broadloom business and the highlights of this week's Highpoint market. Listen to the interview for more details.
October 15, 2021—Jonathan Cohen, CEO with Stanton Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss Stanton’s new PE ownership, entry into LVT, acquisition of Cavan Carpets, and new vendor partner relationship with the NFA. Listen to the interview for more details.