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The C group

Premium Service for the Decorative Plumbing and Harware Industry

The C group, Inc. is an independent manufacturers’ representative agency that has proudly covered the Southern California and Hawaii decorative plumbing and hardware industry since 1993. For over 30 years, we have strived to represent high quality lines with an exceptional level of service working with kitchen and bath showrooms, interior designers, builders, architects and specifiers, wholesale and plumbing counters. The products we represent cover a wide range of styles and function for the expansive needs of all end users. Our sales representatives have many years of experience and knowledge in the new construction and remodel business. We continue to learn and help spread the knowledge of the rapidly changing industry by attending trade shows and webinars, hosting CEU trainings and lunch and learn opportunities.

Our goal at The C group is to be recognized by all our customers as an excellent provider of professional, honest and skilled support.

Our Mission

We are committed to providing superior service, integrity and commitment to our vendors and dealers. Our goal at The C group is to be recognized by all our customers as an excellent provider of professional, honest and skilled support.

Coby McInnes

Coby has been in the decorative plumbing and hardware business for over 30 years. He enjoys the industry and working with K&B dealers, vendors and The C group team and can’t imagine anything better. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with family & friends, watching his sons play volleyball, surfing, martial arts, working out and mountain bike riding.

South Orange County
and Admin

EMAIL Coby

Mark Ruiz

Mark Ruiz has been in the industry for 46 years. At the early age of 14 he started working at his parents hardware store. He went on to manage a hardware store and a plumbing showroom. He has been an outside sales representative for the last 7 years and enjoys educating new associates and keeping up to date on the latest products and technology.

San Diego and
Hawaii

EMAIL Mark

Kathy Morelli

Kathy is a Native Southern Californian. She has been in sales in the Los Angeles/Orange County area for 18 years. She enjoys spending time with family, friends and traveling. Her love of travel began when she was a Flight Attendant, prior to going into sales. Some of her most memorable places she has traveled has been, Europe, Mexico and Hawaii. 

Coastal LA area and
North Orange County

EMAIL Kathy

Stuart Klein

Stuart has been in the industry for 40 years from management to sales where he has developed some long term business relationships. He has been married for almost 30 years with three outstanding adult kids. He is originally from Pittsburgh, PA and has resided in Southern California for most of his life and still maintain loyal ties to my hometown sports teams. He enjoys playing various sports, hiking with my wife and friends, and recently walked 150 miles in ten days on the Camino De Santiago in Spain.

Central Coast, LA,
and the Valley

EMAIL Stuart

Theresa Arnel

Theresa has over 25 years in the Decorative Plumbing Industry as an outside sales representative specializing in product training, customer relationships, and marketing. She enjoys working with showrooms, designers, and the wholesale industry. Theresa enjoys spending time with family and friends. She also loves a good glass of wine, great food, spending time at the beach, and weekend get-aways with the girls! In her spare time Theresa enjoys reading, going on hikes, and loves a good spa day.

Orange County, Inland Empire,
and the Desert

EMAIL Theresa

Nicholas McInnes

Nicholas is a California native who recently graduated from Cal State Fullerton. He has customer service and hospitality experience. He is ambitious and ready to learn everything there is to know about, and has great desire to jump into, the kitchen and bath industry. He enjoys learning new things and is driven to succeed in the business. In his free time Nicholas plays in a men’s basketball league, is an avid LA Rams and Angels fan, and enjoys working out, traveling, and spending time with his family. 

Orange County and
San Diego

EMAIL Nicholas

Briana Sanserino

Briana has 20 years in the industry of helping people create their dream homes through decorative plumbing, appliances, lighting and hardware. Experience from manufacture to contractor, from production to installation, from design to conception and taking care of all the obstacles that occur along the way. In her spare time as a boy mom, Briana enjoys cheering for her boys on the football fields and basketball courts, dirt bike rides with the family, reading lots of books and she can frequently be spotted riding and eating her way through Disneyland and World as often as possible.

Inside Sales Support
and Admin

EMAIL Briana

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