About us

Pace Products is a flooring agency representing an exciting, prestigious collection of commercial resilient and wood flooring and decorative products. We focus on products offering sustainable design and LEED point opportunity. We represent these products in Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming, providing training, sampling, interior design collaboration, pricing and purchasing. Customer service is our focus. We provide each client with varied options for healthcare, education, hospitality, multi-family, retail, government and commercial projects. It is our goal to provide the correct technical information as well as on time pricing and sampling. We are involved in industry organizations and community charitable projects. Keep an eye on our website for updated information regarding these opportunities. Pace Products is your choice for Quality Design Options.

Rise Pacacha

As the founder of Pace Products, Rise can share with you the advantage of her 25 plus years in the Commercial flooring industry. Rise’s experience ranges from ten years as a specifying project manager for commercial flooring contracting, thirteen years as a manufacturer representative for large commercial carpet manufacturers, and now the owner of Pace Products, an agency focusing on resilient and wood flooring.

Christine Bury

Christine’s degree in Communications and her years of sales and customer service experience offer her clients in Southern Colorado responsive and reliable consultation for commercial flooring applications. Christine also has experience with interior design sales which gives her exceptional design intuition and she actively engages in design assistance with her clients. Christine is this year’s co-chair for the Colorado Springs IIDA organization as well as being very involved with her community in other organizations.

Heidi Steele

Heidi brings vast experience to Pace Products. She is the principal at IDS Santa Fe, a full-service interior design firm, and has earned degrees in environmental design and architecture. Her work is visible around the world as well as her home state of New Mexico. She has completed designs for many prestigious resorts such as The Boulders Resort and Country Club in Arizona, Calistoga Ranch in Napa Valley, and several resorts in Peru owned by The Orient Express. Her professional experience also includes Native American-owned mixed-use developments, private colleges, healthcare facilities, and retail venues. Heidi shares her product and application knowledge with our clients by representing all of the Pace Product Manufacturers in New Mexico and West Texas.

Janae Branning

Extremely creative, Janae holds a degree in Interior Design with her focus on design and project management as well as visual arts. Her completed designs are showcased across the United States for clients such as Centex Homes in Arizona, Shea Resort Communities in Arizona & Colorado Willow Valley Retirement Communities in Pennsylvania, Esprit Homes in Colorado, Mandalay on the Hudson for Pinnacle Communities, New Jersey and many commercial projects in Colorado. Janae is the marketing and design developer for Pace Products, giving Pace its new identity and web site design, as well as representing all the Pace Product Manufacturers for part of Denver and Northern Colorado.

Recent News

Tara Gray, with Envi Design Studio and the Interior Design Program at Pikes Peak Community College - is excited to announce her article featured in the May issue of Colorado Homes and Lifestyles Magazine highlighting the Watermark #511 Residence from the 2008 Young Designer's Challenge. This project was completed during summer of 2008, in Denver, Colorado to raise money for The Kempe Foundation. You can also see a podcast of the project by Clicking Here
Episodes 1 and 2 are currently available for viewing. Episode 3 is due after this weekend. We also have exciting news that PBS is working on a deal with Property Podcasting to release the project video to the TV network! Thank you to everyone for your amazing support!!

Community News from Colorado Springs! - Pike Peaks Community College’s (PPCC) design department chair Tara Gray has put together a wonderful event that involves the design students of PPCC, The Design for Hope Gala and Silent Auction. The Design for Hope Gala will help raise money for Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA) of the Pike Peak Region. The design students have been put in teams for an interior design competition and will featuring their 10 innovative and unique designs for green living. Most of the design materials used are sustainable, enviro-friendly furniture and finishes. All the products used in the design competition will be auctioned off during the Gala and 100% of the proceeds will be giving to CASA of the Pike Peak Region. With a special guest appearance by Matt Locke of HGTV’s award winning show “Design Star,” this in an event you won't want to miss. Please come and join us in the festivities on June 19th.