January 6, 2021—Craig Phillips, president of Barrington Carpet, and Kemp Harr discuss the recent acquisition of Young's Carpet One in Port Clinton, Ohio. Listen to the interview to hear more about Barrington's existing business and how the firm plans to integrate all four of his locations and alignments. Barrington also owns Carpet Country in Twinsburg, Ohio.
January 5, 2021— Brett Marx, President of ACF-Gardner Distribution, and Kemp Harr discuss the firm's business strategy in the floorcovering distribution business. Listen to the interview for more information about this company that started focusing on flooring in April of 2018.
December 21, 2020--Greg Minano and Darby Frizzell, chief HR officer and global director of workplace strategy for Interface, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss changes at Interface’s Atlanta HQ office as a result of Covid. Listen to the interview to hear how Interface is positioning their Atlanta offices as a working lab for their clients.
December 18, 2020--Dan Hendrix, Chairman and CEO of Interface, and Kemp Harr discuss the Interface's diversification, segment focus, sustainability initiatives and outlook on the office market for the future. Listen to the interview for an update on where Interface is headed.
December 17, 2020--Jerry Hosko, President and COO of Redi Carpet, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of Jerry's career as he steps into retirement. Listen to the interview for more details of his 50 years in the flooring business and what Jerry plans to do starting January 2021.
December 16, 2020--Trey Thames, SVP of Residential Sales for Mohawk, and Kemp Harr discuss the revisions to Mohawk’s season one roadshow which kicks off at the end of January in Dallas. Listen to the interview for more details on this face-to-face event as well as a quick summary of the breadth of new introductions for Mohawk in 2021.
December 15, 2020--Dean Thompson, president of the Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI), and Kemp Harr discuss details about the web-based consumer promotion of resilient flooring called the Beautifully Responsible campaign. Listen to the interview for more details on the components of this campaign which includes the website beautifullyresponsible.com.
December 14, 2020--Andy Hogan and Graham Howerton, CEO and President, respectively, of the FEI Group, and Kemp Harr discuss their promotions, the health of the membership, and plans for the next meeting. Approximately 50% of the FEI group’s membership is comprised of flooring contractors focused on the single family builder and multifamily segments of the business.
December 11, 2020--Piet Dossche, EVP with Shaw Industries, and Kemp Harr discuss factors contributing to the price surge of flooring products imported from China. Listen to the interview for more details including why Chinese LVT prices are at an all time high.
December 9, 2020--Chris O’Connor, CEO of Congoleum, and Kemp Harr discuss the Congoleum's long history, it’s new clean balance sheet—post chapter 11 reorganization, its resilient—made in the USA focus, and its strategy moving forward. Listen to the interview for more details.