March 17, 2020—Jeff Macco, co-owner of Macco Floors in Wisconsin and Hadinger Floors in Ft. Myers, Florida, and Kemp Harr discuss how Jeff's chain of seven flooring stores are reacting to the current fears related to the Coronavirus. Listen to the interview to hear the protocols that his team has put into place to keep workers busy, but safe.
March 4, 2020—Geoff Gordon, Executive Director of the Fuse Alliance, and Kemp Harr discuss the growth and size of this group of commercial flooring contractors as well as the highlights of their annual meeting in Palm Springs, California.
March 3, 2020—Jerry Kenney, COO with One Source Commercial Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss his family-owned commercial flooring business based in Plano, Texas. Listen to the interview, recorded at the Fuse Alliance annual meeting, for more details.
March 2, 2020—Todd Bircher, EVP with Floors Inc—a commercial flooring contractor based in Nebraska, and Kemp Harr discuss the firm’s business, its growth and scale and the benefit it gets from being part of the Fuse Alliance. Listen to the interview, recorded at Fuse’s annual meeting in Palm Desert, California for more details.
February 27, 2020—Scott Sandlin, EVP of Sales for Shaw Residential, and Kemp Harr discuss Shaw’s winter market momentum, preparation for potential supply chain interruption from Chinese suppliers and carpet momentum. Listen to the interview for more details.
February 26, 2020—Thomas Baert, CEO with CFL/Firmfit, and Kemp Harr discuss the new dates and venue for the 2020 Domotex Asia/China Floor Expo and the probable impact of the Coronavirus on flooring imports from China. Listen to the interview for more details.
February 25, 2020—Jennifer Farrell, an interior designer and celebrity TV host, and Kemp Harr discuss the four flooring vignettes that were on display at the TISE show in Las Vegas. Listen to the interview to hear the role flooring plays in her designs, as well as what she thinks the future will bring—especially with carpet.
February 24, 2020—Phil Gutierrez, Chairman and CEO of Abbey Carpet and Floor, and Kemp Harr discuss the programs that both Abbey and Floors to Go are focused on for 2020. Listen to the interview for more details plus a little history on the organization.
February 21, 2020—Renee Tester, VP of Marketing with the Harris Flooring Group, and Kemp Harr discuss the group’s expanded list of product categories that include Harris, Kraus and Naturally Aged Flooring. Listen to the interview for more details and a few of the highlight products introduced at TISE in Las Vegas.
February 20, 2020—Brian Carson, CEO of AHF Products, and Kemp Harr discuss the latest strategy and new products for 2020. Listen to the interview, recorded at Surfaces, for more details including the firm’s manufacturing investments and focus on real wood products.