About CRA

We bind our
forces together.

Three decades of building a channel where manufacturers, dealers and end users each operate at the top of their craft, because they're matched to the work that fits them.

Charles Richer, Founder · President
Founder · President

Charles Richer

Charles founded CRA in 1992 with a simple thesis: a great manufacturer and a great dealer should never have to find each other by accident. Thirty-plus years later, that thesis has hardened into a system, seven complementary brands, a certified dealer network, and an operating platform that pays the right people, on the right cadence, for the right work.

Charles holds the line that every partnership is earned twice: first by the manufacturer who proves the product, and again by the dealer who proves they can sell it. The result is the channel CRA's customers know us for.

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Our Approach

Three principles
that drive every decision.

01

Structure over volume

We curate a small portfolio of manufacturers and a small network of dealers. Each pairing is intentional. We grow by deepening, not by adding noise.

02

Alignment is the product

Our job is to make sure every party, manufacturer, dealer, end user, operates with full visibility on what's being sold, certified, and paid. The platform is how we operationalize it.

03

Measurable growth

Every dealer relationship is tracked. Every commission is calculated by tier and settled on a known cadence. No back-channel deals, no surprise reconciliations.

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Start a conversation with CRA.

Whether you make the products or sell them on the ground, we'd like to hear what you're working on.