March 9, 2026—Mike Hayes, co-owner of David’s Abbey Carpet & Floors, a three-store retailer based in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Kemp Harr discuss recent growth and the benefit of being part of the Abbey group. Listen to the interview, taped at the Abbey winter convention in Fort Lauderdale, for more details. For more on David's Abbey Carpet & Floors, see the March 2026 Best Practices article in Floor Focus.
March 6, 2026—Todd van der Kruik and Christina Bowlby, Founder of Neutral Haus and Sr Director of Design for Bentley Mills, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss how the two designers are collaborating on differentiating new products that will be launched at NeoCon/Design Days this June in Chicago. Listen to the interview to learn more about the brand and design promise moving forward.
March 5, 2026—Geoff Gordon, executive director of the Fuse Commercial Flooring Alliance, and Kemp Harr discuss highlights of this week’s meeting held in San Diego. Listen to the interview for more details.
March 4, 2026—David Hardy, EVP, Keith Johnson, VP of Merchandising, and Bill Wilson, COO with Abbey flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of Abbey's winter convention in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Listen to the interview, taped at the meeting, for more details.
March 3, 2026—Ralph Grogan, GM with Taylor Adhesives, and Ravi Mehra, VP Corporate Development/Strategy with Avery Dennison, and Kemp Harr discuss why Taylor is a key part of their growth strategy and the unique scale and expertise the brand has as a leader in the flooring adhesive business. Watch the video, taped at Surfaces, to learn more about Taylor’s products and expertise.
March 2, 2026—Marlene Morin, Sr Director Floor Covering with Sika, and Kemp Harr discuss Sika’s integration of the Schönox brand and growth plans for 2026. Watch the video, recorded at Surfaces, for more details.
February 27, 2026—John Rietveldt, CEO of I4F, and Kemp Harr showcase the Intellectual Property Firm’s newest technology and how the company is using AI technology for global growth. Watch the video, taped at Surfaces 2026, to learn more about its patented locking system, stair tread and Ceragrout enhancements.
February 26, 2026—Julian Dossche and Greg Wrenn, President and VP of Product, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss IFC’s unique and limited go to market strategy and unique upper-end WPC, SPC and loose lay resilient flooring. Watch the video, taped at Surfaces, to learn more about the new products being added to the Canopy brand for 2026.
February 25, 2026—Harlan Stone, Executive Chairman of HMTX, and Kemp Harr discuss the current tariff rates for flooring in light of last Friday’s supreme court ruling that President Trump cannot use the IEEPA tariffs. Listen to the interview for more details.
February 24, 2026—Lauren Schnakenberg and Jason Surratt, Sr Director Marketing and Design and President with Tarkett, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss Tarkett’s new products in both hard and soft surface for the residential market, new distribution relationships and their optimism for 2026. Watch the video, recorded at Surfaces, for more details.