About Us
History
Named after a
two-story hardware chain that was to Happy Days’
Howard Cunningham’s hardware store (that never
opened because its comptroller absconded with
the company’s money and ran off to the
Bahamas!), Hardware Village opened in September
1978. Owners Michele and Pete Peterson and
Edward and Lucille Lopes opened a small
independent hardware store that had three
employees and 4,200’ to serve the western Glen
Burnie, Severn and Millersville area of Anne
Arundel county. The store started off quickly,
sales grew and it became apparent that there was
a dire need for a better source of supply and
support. The owners affiliated with Ace Hardware
in 1980. The second store was conceived and
opened in Lake Shore Plaza in Pasadena in 1983,
as Ace Hardware & Home Center. In 2003, both
store’s names were changed to become the same –
Ace Hardware & Hearth, reflecting the more
descriptive name of its function and direction.
Ace Hardware Village became nationally known to many because it
was through the persistent efforts of co-owner
Pete Peterson that kerosene heaters became legal
in Maryland. With help from Kero-Suns’ legal
team, Pete was the key figure in getting the
Maryland state fire code overturned and
Senate Bill 598
passed to allow citizens of Maryland to legally
use kerosene heaters in their homes.
With now nearly 100 employees, Ace Hardware &
Hearth is poised for growth through expansion.
Ace thanks it’s loyal customers for their
faithful support that has made Ace the place
where “Helpful” can be found.
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Company Profile
Ace Hardware & Hearth and Ace Home & Leisure
are now owned solely by
Pete and Michele Peterson. Presently, the
Petersons have three store locations and three
spa showroom locations in Maryland and supply seasonal products such as fireplaces, stoves,
venting, wood, pellets, water-conditioning salt,
bird food, spa chemicals, fertilizers and other
commodities to the stores.
While many hardware stores are now gone, Ace
continues to flourish thanks to its hardworking
associates and loyal customers. Notable
accomplishments are:
> One of the
biggest fireplace dealers in America
> The
largest independent Scotts Fertilizer dealer in
Maryland
> The
largest solar salt dealer
> The
largest retailer of 4” geraniums
in America
>
Maryland's largest Sundance dealer
>
A Top 5 Ace Dealer in the region
Ace proudly supports many local youth
activities, community events and projects such
as the Tate Cancer Center and the North Arundel
Hospital Emergency Department. Ace loves to
support the communities that support them. Ace
is also involved in donations to many local,
regional, national and international charities.
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The Ace Mission
Statement
“The mission of the
Ace team is to satisfy the customer.” When
something goes other than the way it was
planned, we do everything in our power to make
it right. You have the Ace promise on that!
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Diversification
Ace believes in
being to the community what it wants Ace to be.
Ace provides many niche products not typically
found in hardware stores including, fireplaces,
stoves, pool supplies, water conditioning
chemicals, bird food, special lawn and garden
offerings and now spas and hot tubs.
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Innovation
Ace Hardware & Hearth and Ace Home & Leisure is on the leading edge of
today’s technology. Affiliated with Ace Hardware
and, a dealer owned co-op, we have the ability
to make available many cutting edge programs.
Helpful Hardware Club – An Ace customer loyalty
program that rewards purchases at our stores
with quarterly rebate checks, super coupons, in
store specials, special sale offerings, and
timely information on current home products.
Sign up on-line today,
click here to apply.
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