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    <h1>About Commercial Design Reps</h1>

    <p>Commercial Design Reps is a free, curated directory of independent sales-rep agencies serving the U.S. commercial design industry. The directory exists because specifiers, A&amp;D firms, contract dealers, and purchasing teams routinely struggle to figure out <em>who carries what, where</em> — especially in the contract, hospitality, healthcare, and commercial interiors space, where representation maps shift constantly and brand-by-brand "find a rep" pages are out of date or hard to reach.</p>

    <h2>What's in the directory</h2>
    <p>Each listing includes the agency principal, the agency name, the territories the rep covers, the manufacturer and mill lines they carry, the verticals they actively service (residential, contract, hospitality, healthcare, education, retail, F&amp;B, resort, office), the city the rep is based in, and a direct contact path. Filters above the directory let you narrow by territory, by vertical, and by line.</p>

    <h2>Who maintains it</h2>
    <p>The directory is operated by <a href="https://designerwallcoverings.com">Designer Wallcoverings</a> as a free industry resource. We are a wallcovering distributor, so we have a vested interest in keeping rep-territory maps accurate — and we're publishing this index in the hope that it's useful well beyond our own product line. Listings are not pay-to-play and there is no advertising on the site.</p>

    <h2>How to list your agency</h2>
    <p>If you run a rep agency and would like to be added — or if you are listed and need to update territories, lines, or contact info — email <a href="mailto:<%= site.email %>"><%= site.email %></a> with the details. We typically update the directory weekly.</p>

    <h2>How to flag a correction</h2>
    <p>If a listing is wrong or out of date, email <a href="mailto:<%= site.email %>"><%= site.email %></a> with the rep name, agency, and the correction. We act on corrections promptly.</p>
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