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Kitchen & Bath Cabinet Reps for New England and New York

We love what we do.
It’s our passion.

Doug Brenner, Rave Reps

Founder

Doug Brenner CKD
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Ray Ducharme, Rave Reps

Founder

Ray Ducharme
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Jim Partsch, Rave Reps

upstate new york

Jim Partsch
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Dan Keirstead, Rave Reps

ny & new england

dan keirstead
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Jim McCarthy, Rave Reps

new england

jim mccarthy
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We Have Many Years of Experience in the Field

We built a successful kitchen and bath rep agency from scratch. The majority of lines we represent were pioneered in New England and upstate New York by us. We have over 150 loyal dealers and the list is growing.

We generate ideas that are dynamic, implementable, measurable and effective. We pursue unconventional methods and marketing techniques to create markets where none existed.

  • 1978
    Ray Ducharme began selling cabinetry and millwork to small builders in the Merrimack Valley region of Massachusetts.
  • 1982
    Doug Brenner began building his sales expertise in a few New England and New York niches. Ray moved into every aspect of the kitchen and bath industry from retail designer to Director of Marketing and Training for several U.S. manufacturers.
  • 1989
    Doug opened a retail kitchen and bath showroom that grew to a $3M dealership with 14 employees. His company was honored by two vendors as a “Top 25 Dealer” in the U.S.
  • 2008
    Rave Reps was born! Doug Brenner and Ray Ducharme joined forces to bring their first cabinet line to New England.
  • 2014
    Jim Partsch joined Rave Reps, bringing his 20+ years of experience in working closely with dealers, architects and designers in upstate NY.
  • 2015
    Rave partnered with Ripano Stoneworks in Nashua NH to create a state-of-the-art showroom and training center to showcase beautiful and creative kitchen and stonework designs. Training workshops for dealers and designers began.
  • 2020
    Ray presented as a Designated Speaker at 2020 NKBA KBIS event in Las Vegas. Presentation: "The 5P's" Approved for 0.1 CEU by NKBA
  • 2021
    Rave is proudly an $8M company servicing kitchen and bath dealers and designers in the 6 New England states and upstate New York. Beth Forbes joined Rave Reps in New England after 41 years as a designer and sales rep in the Kitchen & Bath Industry.
  • 2023
    Rave brings on Modern Closets to provide custom closets and storage systems to designers and customers all over New England. Jim McCarthy joined Rave Reps to bring his decades of experience to kitchen dealers and designers in southern New England.
  • 2024

    Dan Keirstead joined Rave Reps bringing his skills as a commercial and residential cabinetmaker, kitchen designer, and business project manager to showroom owners and kitchen designers in CT, Western MA, Vermont and Eastern upstate NY.

Quality runs through the entire shop, from every manufacturer to each Rave rep
RAVE Reps Team

We Deliver Quality

Our mission is simple and direct. The results are measurable.

  • Provide outstanding service
     
  • Make the word “partner” a reality, not a cliché
     
  • Believe in training as the path to success
     
  • Bring value to everything you do
     
  • Always follow through
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From our dealers

Thanks, Scott J., Compass Kitchens.
Compass Kitchens has had a working relationship with Rave Reps for the past 9 years. Rave has done a great job in training our staff on the Cabinetry & Products they represent . If our designers have any questions , Ray is always responsive, getting back - "Ray is our Rep!" The Cabinetry & Products they represent are superior quality. We greatly appreciate having Rave Reps as part of our Team!

Our Mission

01

Service

With our decades of experience as designers, dealers, manufacturers, installers, builders, marketers and business managers, we offer realistic representation and provide a liaison for the dealer and manufacturer. We are committed to your business. You'll have a dedicated rep and the power of the Rave Reps team behind you all the way.

02

commitment

We operate on the principle of true partnering, working as a team with dealers and manufacturers to spark dynamic business solutions. Our dealers work with the strength of our entire team behind them, not just one individual. The goal: generate sales.

03

training

We deliver the highest level of education available in the industry.

We train designers, sales managers, general managers and owners on how to work smarter, overcome objections, close more sales, maximaze product and profit, all based on our proprietary techniques and processes.

04

value

We represent kitchen and bath cabinetry for the home, and related products to a market of over 2200 dealers, lumber yards, and home centers in the six-state New England territory. We forge consumer-driven, push/pull marketing strategies to generate demand.

From our breadth of experience we extend unusual services to new clients: plan review, design services, installer training, display design, showroom layout and more.