Joe Semaan, president of Mohawk’s residential carpet business, and Kemp Harr discuss the recent uptick in carpet demand and Mohawk’s Pur-Ease carpet technology, which has Asthma and Allergy Friendly Certification.

David Sheehan, CEO of Schattdecor North America, and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions in the decorative paper, film and foil business and highlights of the International Woodworking Fair (IWF) show held this week in Atlanta. Listen to the interview for more details including the fact that the show attendance was down due to a Canadian boycott of the show.

Bruce Zwicker, CEO with Zwicker Advisory, and Kemp Harr discuss the current state of the flooring business. Listen to the interview to hear what’s impacting demand and what types of businesses are taking share during this prolonged downturn in the residential sector.

Marcos Eloi Lima (CEO of Vilas Partners), and Derick Johnson (GM of Wades Interiors), discuss Vilas Partners’ acquisition of Wades Interiors. Listen to the interview to hear more details of Vilas Partners’ source for funding and its strategy of buying independent flooring retailers on the west coast of Florida. This is Vilas Partners third acquisition. It previously acquired Floorcrafters in Ft. Myers and Creative Tile and Hardwood in Naples.

Geoff Gordon, executive director at the Fuse Commercial Flooring Alliance, and Kemp Harr discuss the group’s continued growth and the recent announcement that Matt Cooper is stepping in to take Jerry Kenney’s role a Executive VP as Jerry retires.

Norman Freebeck, president of Roppe Holding Company, and Kemp Harr discuss the firm’s shift to 100% employee ownership. Listen to the interview to hear more about business conditions, what drove this decision, and a brief overview of how the family structured the change for the benefit of the employees.

Nicole Bivens Collinson, a tariff expert at Sandler, Travis and Rosenberg in Washington, D.C., and Kemp Harr discuss the current tariff situation for imported flooring and the reasons why they vary by country.

Russ Delozier, resident of the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI), and Kemp Harr discuss recent positive news on the consumption of carpet in the second quarter of 2026, and also discuss the status of the New York state Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation that could potentially raise the price of carpet sold in the state of New York.

Piet Dossche and Don Roberts, CEO of Dossche Holdings, and Central Alabama Flooring, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss the progress that the Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) is making to recruit and train new floorcovering installers but only 30 dealers are supporting this initiative.

Scott Humphrey, CEO of the World Floor Covering Association, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of his organization’s Step Up Tour of flooring retailers. Listen to the interview to learn more about where the group traveled and what they learned about what makes some flooring retailers more successful than others.