Best Dave Lundgren Podcasts (2025)

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Beth Campbell discusses design trends at BDNY in New York 6:59

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Beth Campbell, an architect with Campbell House Collective, and Kemp Harr discuss the BDNY show and projects she came to the show to find finishes for.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Steve DeCarlo Discusses His Backgroud as CEO of Boen Somerset 5:02

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Steve DeCarlo, CEO of Boen/Somerset, and Kemp Harr discuss Steve’s background as he steps into his new role focused on the hardwood flooring category.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Jessica White Discusses Design Trends in Mohawks Builder Business 7:42

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Jessica White, director of design for Mohawk’s builder/multifamily business, and Kemp Harr discuss the latest consumer upgrades being requested by consumers who are buying new homes.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Joe Semaan Discusses Success of Mohawks Black Label Carpet Collection 6:05

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Joe Semaan, president of Mohawk’s residential soft surface business, and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions and the success of the firm’s Black Label carpet collection.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Episode 57 - Sunil Garg, CMT 1:13:35

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This episode of Fill the Gap features Sunil Garg, CMT, Chief Investment Officer at Lighthouse Canton in Dubai. Sunil discusses the integration of technical and fundamental analysis in global markets, with a particular focus on the current AI-driven bubble and the evolving financial landscape in the UAE and emerging markets. The conversation highlig…

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Mary Yocum Discusses Schluter Systems Message at TSP in Phoenix 4:44

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Mary Yocum, architectural manager for Schluter Systems in southern California, and Kemp Harr discuss Schluter’s message at the Tile Solutions Plus meeting in Phoenix.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Episode 56 - JC O'Hara, CMT 1:16:24

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In this episode of Fill the Gap, JC O'Hara, CMT shares his journey from college to becoming Chief Technical Strategist at Roth Capital Partners, emphasizing the importance of combining technical and fundamental analysis for effective market strategy. He discusses lessons learned from surviving major financial crises, the value of timing in investin…

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Rick Church Discusses Highlights of the TSP Meeting in Phoenix 6:24

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Rick Church, executive director of the Ceramic Tile Distributors Association, (CTDA), and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of this year’s Tile Solutions Plus (TSP) meeting in Phoenix Arizona.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Steve Cloud Discusses StarNets BOD Focus on Member and Vendor Relationships 7:25

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Steve Cloud, Chairman of Starnet and Co-owner of M. Frank Higgins, and Kemp Harr discuss Starnet’s Board initiatives for this year and the recent success he is having with his commercial flooring contracting business in Connecticut.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Lara Rassette Discusses Her Role at Circadia Flooring in Kansas City 6:38

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Lara Rassette, VP and GM at Circadia Flooring (formerly Image Flooring), discusses her commercial flooring contracting business based in Kansas City and the benefit of being part of Starnet.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Episode 55 - Bob Minter, CMT, CFA, CAIA 1:17:32

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This episode of Fill the Gap features Robert "Bob" Minter, CMT, CFA, CAIA, Director of Investment Strategy at Aberdeen Investments. Bob discusses his career path, the importance of combining technical and fundamental analysis in commodities investing, and his practical approach to market signals and risk management. Bob talks about how shifting glo…

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Episode 54 - Stephen Suttmeier, CMT, CFA 1:06:48

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This episode of Fill the Gap features Steve Suttmeier, CMT, CFA, Chief Equity Technical Strategist at Merrill Lynch. Steve shares his journey from aspiring medical student to technical strategist, discussing his experiences at major financial institutions and the evolution of his technical analysis approach. We explore current market dynamics, incl…

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Tracy Daves Discusses Latest Flooring Trends in Builder Market 8:21

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Tracy Daves, regional manager with Shaw Industries’ builder division, and Kemp Harr discuss the latest flooring trends in the builder segment based on a national meeting she attended with interior designers focused on that market. Listen to the interview to hear what’s trending in flooring in the builder segment.…

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Joe Lundgren Discusses Shifts in Tile Demand and Tariffs 8:23

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Joe Lundgren, a tile industry expert, discusses current demand trends, share shift by country and the latest strategy by importers to deflect potential tariff risks.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Keith Christman Discusses DHAs Request to have Wood Floor Products added to Section 232 Tariffs 7:09

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Keith Christman, president of the Decorative Hardwoods Association, and Kemp Harr discuss the difference between the reciprocal IEEPA tariffs and the Section 232 tariffs and what Keith’s trade association is doing to protect domestic producers of hardwood products, including flooring.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Drew Hash Discusses Southwind Floors and the FEI Group Meeting in San Diego 5:06

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Drew Hash, CEO with Southwind Floors, and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions and a few highlights from this weekend’s FEI Group annual meeting in San Diego.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Armando Cafiero Discusses This Weeks Cersaie Show and Business Conditions 8:39

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Armando Cafiero, managing director of Ceramics of Italy, and Kemp Harr discuss highlights of this week’s Cersaie show in Bologna, Italy and business conditions impacting the tile market worldwide.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Eric Foley Discusses Happy Floors Joining the NFA as Core Vendor 6:25

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Eric Foley, VP of business development with Happy Floors, and Kemp Harr discuss Happy Floors' new status as a core vendor to the NFA.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Ian Newton Discusses NFA Fall Meeting in Anchorage Alaska 6:43

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Ian Newton, general manager of Flooring 101 and president of the National Floorcovering Alliance (NFA), and Kemp Harr discuss the buying group's fall meeting in Anchorage, Alaska.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Santo Torcivia Summarizes His Economic Forecast for Future Growth in the Flooring Business 5:58

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Santo Torcivia, an economist focused on the flooring business, and Kemp Harr summarize a few highlights from Santo’s Market Monitor quarterly report.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Dave Triepke Discusses Business Conditions and Outlook with Universal Metro 6:36

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Dave Triepke, CEO with Universal Metro, and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions and outlook for growth for Dave's commercial flooring contracting business based in Los Angeles.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Amie Gilmore Discusses Preperations for the SurfacesTISE Expo in January 2026 7:10

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Amie Gilmore, Show Director for Informa’s Surfaces/TISE expo, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights for next year as the show opens registration for the Las Vegas residential flooring show scheduled for January 27 - 29, 2026.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Bruce Zwicker Discusses Flooring Demand for First Half of 2025 8:50

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Bruce Zwicker, a flooring industry consultant, and Kemp Harr discuss the segment performance within the flooring industry for the first half of the year and the outlook for the remainder of the year.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Gary Scheidker and Anthony Roopnauth Discuss Taylor Adhesives' Dynamic and PCR Packaging 7:03

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Gary Scheidker and Anthony Roopnauth, director of technical services and technical sales manager, respectively, with Taylor Adhesives, and Kemp Harr discuss Taylor’s Dynamic product and the firm’s shift to recycled packaging.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Christine Zampaglione Discusses Stantons Focus on Interior Decorators with Kravet License 8:13

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Christine Zampaglione, VP of Marketing at Stanton, and Kemp Harr discuss current business conditions and the firm’s focus on building more interior decorator relationships with its new license with the Kravet brand.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Scott Levy Discusses the Business Strategy for Arley Wholesale and Changes in Ownership 6:52

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Scott Levy, the new sole owner of Arley Wholesale, Inc., and Kemp Harr discuss Arley’s fit as a specialized East Coast distributor that’s primarily focused on tile and stone and sundries but also offers some unique resilient products.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Alex Roberts Discusses Recent Success at the Helm of Roberts Carpet and Fine Floors in Houston 7:04

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Alex Roberts, CEO of Roberts Carpet and Fine Floors, and Kemp Harr discuss the strategy behind her recent growth at the firm’s 9-location independent flooring retail chain in Houston, Texas. Listen to the interview for more details.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Episode 53: Rich Ross, CMT 1:17:36

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This episode of Fill the Gap features Rich Ross, CMT, Senior Managing Director and Head of Technical Analysis at Evercore ISI. We discuss Rich's career path from Nasdaq market maker to award-winning technician, highlighting his philosophy of making complex concepts simple and practical for investors. Rich Ross, CMT emphasizes that markets operate o…

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Kevin OMeara Discusses Shaws Support of Homes For Our Troops 6:07

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Kevin O’Meara, a veteran and SVP of supply chain and enterprise strategy for Shaw Industries, talks about the importance of the Homes For Our Troops organization for veterans, including one who was paralyzed in Afghanistan. With the help of HFOV, she was able to move into a more accessible home and grow her family.…

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Stephanie Owen Discusses Her Role as Leader of Wood Flooring Trade Association 5:25

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Stephanie Owen, president and CEO of the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA), and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions and challenges for the wood flooring business and her new role as permanent head of the trade association.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Malisa Maynard Discusses Mohawk's Sustainability Initiatives 8:15

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Malisa Maynard, chief sustainability officer for Mohawk, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of last week’s flooring sustainability summit and Mohawk’s recently released 2025 Impact Report.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Sunil Palakodati Discusses Artivo Surfaces Acquisition of the Walker Zanger Anthology Brands 5:52

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Sunil Palakodati, CEO with Artivo Surfaces, and Kemp Harr discuss the recent news that the firm was acquiring the Walker Zanger and Anthology brands from Mosaic.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Jim Lloyd Discusses Cornerstones Acquisition of Craft Croswell 8:48

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Jim Lloyd, president of Cornerstone Commercial Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss the firm’s acquisition of Craft Croswell. Listen to the interview for more details about these two Starnet members coming together.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Miller McNamara Discusses Growth at Jimmy Lyles Flooring Gallery 6:06

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Miller McNamara, owner of Jimmy Lyle's Flooring Gallery, and Kemp Harr discuss this Mississippi-based flooring dealer’s recent growth and diversity into fabrication.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Scott Banda Ali Cheloei Discuss Use of Climit Site Monitoring for Commercial Flooring Projects 6:28

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Scott Banda, co-founder of Climit, and Ali Cheloei, president of Abbey Commercial Flooring, a commercial flooring contractor in the Washington, D.C. area, discuss the benefit of using Climit site monitoring on job sites to ensure site conditions are within spec before the flooring is installed.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Eric Astrachan Discusses Latest News on India Tile Antidumping Iniative and New Abrasion Test 9:29

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Eric Astrachan, executive director of the Tile Council of North America (TCNA), and Kemp Harr discuss the recent challenge to the Department of Commerce’s ruling that India was not selling tile under fair market value.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Cathy Buchanan Discusses Her Retail Flooring Business and CCA Regional Summer Meetings 6:44

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Cathy Buchanan, owner of Independent Carpet One in Westland, Michigan, and Kemp Harr discuss the pace of sales for 2025 in Cathy's store and CCA Global’s summer regional meetings.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Episode 52: Vincent Randazzo, CMT 1:14:01

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In this episode of Fill the Gap, we are joined by Vince Randazzo, CMT. Vincent emphasizes the importance of systematic risk management and the use of breadth indicators to improve upon traditional buy-and-hold strategies by spotting market deterioration, even if an index is making new all time highs. He also highlights the need for financial adviso…

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Ryan Dunn Discusses Alliance Flooring Annual Meeting 7:15

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Ryan Dunn, co-president and CEO of Alliance Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss the buying group's recent in Park City, Utah. Listen to the interview to learn more about the timing of the meeting and the awards that were given out to both the members and the suppliers.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Julian Dossche Discusses Market Penetration with Canopy Branded LVT 6:41

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Julian Dossche, president of International Flooring Company (IFC), and Kemp Harr discuss market conditions and the penetration of the firm’s Canopy LVT brand in the market place.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Santo Torcivia Discusses the 2026 Edition of the US Floor Report 7:31

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Santo Torcivia, an economist focused on the flooring business and a partner with Floor Focus Magazine, and Kemp Harr discuss the 2026 edition of the U.S. FlooReport that has just been published.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Bruce Zwicker Compares European Hardwood Flooring Business to the US Business 8:50

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Bruce Zwicker, a flooring industry consultant, and Kemp Harr discuss Bruce’s recent keynote speech to the European Parquet Federation, which allowed him to compare and contrast the E.U’s consumption of hardwood flooring to ours here in the U.S.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Sarah Napoli Discusses her NeoCon Experience as an Interior Designer with Corgan 6:23

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Sarah Napoli, an Interior Designer with Corgan in Phoenix, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of Sarah's NeoCon/Design Days experience in Chicago last week.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Jackie Dettmar Discusses Mohawk Group's Core Message and Awards at NeoCon 2025 8:39

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Jackie Dettmar, VP of Marketing, product development and design for The Mohawk Group, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of Mohawk’s showroom experience at Chicago’s Design Days/NeoCon event for 2025.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Erin Jende Discusses Interfaces Core Message and Awards at NeoCon 2025 7:41

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Erin Jende, Director of Marketing with Interface, and Kemp Harr discuss Interface’s recent growth, awards and brand positioning at NeoCon 2025.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Dr Richard Taylor Discusses the Stress Reduction of Fractal Patterns 6:14

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Dr. Richard Taylor, professor of physics and psychology, and Kemp Harr discuss the award-winning visual designs that Mohawk and Momentum are integrating into their products that reduce stress.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Shannon Cochran Discusses Patcrafts Product Awards at NeoCon 2025 6:41

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Shannon Cochran, Co-leader at Patcraft, and Kemp Harr discuss Patcraft’s Best of NeoCon and Hip awards and the brand’s 80-year anniversary.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Reesie Duncan Discusses Shaw Contracts Awards and Message at NeoCon 2025 7:13

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Reesie Duncan, VP of Global Design for Shaw Contract, and Kemp Harr discuss Shaw Contract’s award-winning products and the brand's core message for NeoCon 2025 in Chicago.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Robert Tivadar Discusses Fulton Market Design Days in Chicago 2025 7:16

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Robert Tivadar, the founder of Oetee—the agency in charge of promoting Fulton Market Design Days in Chicago, and Kemp Harr discuss this week's activities and tie-ins with NeoCon for showrooms.By Floor Focus Magazine

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Kent Clauson Discusses Patcrafts Message at NeoCon 5:25

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Kent Clausen, co-leader at Patcraft, and Kemp Harr discuss Kent’s expanded role and Patcraft’s core message as it celebrates 80 years at NeoCon next week in Chicago. Hear how Shaw is focusing its two commercial brands and why they are still in The Mart.By Floor Focus Magazine