Greenville Leader

Ace Hardware in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, celebrated its grand opening event on Monday.

America’s most celebrated “helpful place” is opening a new location in Travelers Rest. Located at 6520 State Park Road, Ace Hardware brings the company’s unique blend of personal, knowledgeable and helpful service, paired with quality home maintenance expertise and products, to Travelers Rest residents.

Ace Hardware in Travelers Rest is owned by the Paul family, who also owns the location in Hendersonville.

“We’re thrilled to be local, to be right here in our hometown," said Greg Paul, owner of Ace Hardware in Travelers Rest.

Ace Hardware was designed to reflect the needs of the local community, in addition to offering products and services customers have come to expect from a full-service Ace store. This includes solutions to everyday home maintenance needs, as well as an extensive array of high-quality products in categories such as paint, lawn and garden, sporting goods, housewares, hand and power tools, plumbing, hardware, electrical, cleaning, automotive and outdoor living. Ace Hardware also focuses on providing expert specialty services in paint color matching, screen repair, STIHL power equipment repair and more.

The store is packed with thousands of essential products and supplies, including some of the most respected brand names and best-selling items to help people take care of their homes. Key store focuses and product offerings include niche products such as STIHL and many more.

Ace Hardware is the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world with more than 5,600 locally owned and operated hardware stores in approximately 70 countries. Headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, Ace and its subsidiaries operate an expansive network of distribution centers in the U.S. and have distribution capabilities in China, Panama and the United Arab Emirates.

Since 1924, Ace has become a part of local communities around the world and is known as "the place with the helpful hardware folks." For more information, visit AceHardware.com or Newsroom.AceHardware.com.