November 17, 2020--Kevin Gammonley, EVP with the National Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD), and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of last week's virtual trade show and the health of the floorcovering distribution business. Listen to the interview for more details including plans for the meeting next year.
November 13, 2020--Piet Dossche, Founder of USFloors and EVP with Shaw Industries, and Kemp Harr discuss Piet's decision to step down from his current role at Shaw at the end of the year and the role he will play as a board member. Listen to the interview for more details.
November 11, 2020--Julian Dossche, President of Huali USA, and Kemp Harr discuss Julian’s new role, the background on the firm and the progress they are making to open a USA factory for rigid LVT. Listen to the interview for more information.
November 10, 2020--Bart Bettiga, Executive Director of the National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA), and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions in the ceramic tile market during 2020 and the recent virtual Total Solutions Plus (TSP) meeting that took place two weeks ago.
November 9, 2020--Dave Gheesling and John Wisenbaker, CEO of the FEI Group and Owner of Wisenbaker Builder Services, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss how a Joe Biden presidency with a GOP majority Senate might impact the builder market in the future. Listen to the interview for more details.
November 5, 2020--Dan Frierson, Chairman of The Dixie Group, and Kemp Harr discuss Dixie’s positive earnings in the third quarter, it’s clean balance sheet, mix of business and continuity of supply. Listen to the interview for more details.
Santo Tocivia, an economist with Market Insights, and Kemp Harr discuss the outlook for continued economic recovery and shifts in where flooring products are made. Listen to the interview for more information as well as a few remarks about yesterday’s election.
November 2, 2020--Sherida Sessa, brand director with Greenbuild, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of next week's virtual Greenbuild Expo running from November 10th to the 12th. Listen to the interview to hear how to navigate the sessions and also learn more about this year’s expo.
October 29, 2020—Michael Longwill, President of Airbase Carpet and Tile Mart - a 13 store chain of flooring stores in Delaware and Pennsylvania - and Kemp Harr, discuss the firm's decision to buy four closed Toys R Us storefronts and convert them into 45,000 square foot flooring stores. Listen to the interview for more details on merchandising and building store traffic.
October 28, 2020--Ralph Boe, president of Arrowstar, and Kemp Harr discuss significance of olefin (polypropylene) as a synthetic carpet fiber in the carpet industry. Listen to the interview to get an historic perspective on the use of this carpet fiber and also learn more about Arrowstar and the latest developments for its polyol product.