Going local: Ace and ServiceMaster make a deal

ServiceMaster franchise owners can buy supplies from locally owned Ace Hardware stores.

HBSDealer Staff

2/28/2024

“The footprint of both companies across the country, coupled with their unwavering commitment to other independent, locally owned businesses is unparalleled,” said Kiko Garcia, corporate VP, business to business for Ace. Photo by Tim Burke.

Ace Hardware has entered into a multi-year agreement with ServiceMaster Brands, a franchise provider of residential and commercial services such as restoration, cleaning, moving and bioremediation.

The new partnership, said Ace, will enable local franchise owners within the ServiceMaster organization the ability to buy business supplies with exclusive benefits from locally owned Ace Hardware stores.

The key element that distinguishes this collaboration, “is its emphasis on fostering local connections – uniting ServiceMaster Brands franchise owners with Ace Hardware local store owners,” said Ace.

“The entrepreneurial spirit of local Ace Hardware owners and ServiceMaster Brands franchise owners create a perfect energy for independent, local-to-local partnerships to thrive,” said Kiko Garcia, corporate vice president, business to business at Ace Hardware.

With both entities dedicated to serving their respective communities, this alliance cultivates a powerful synergy grounded in localized engagement, said the hardware company.

ServiceMaster of Kalamazoo “has found immense value in our partnership with our local Ace Hardware,” said Tom Little, local owner of ServiceMaster in this Michigan town.

“Ace has not only supplied us with top-quality tools and supplies, but they’ve streamlined our operations by offering many of the non-ServiceMaster products through one vendor for both restore and clean,” said Little.

Ace said the relationship is the newest addition to its national accounts program, which, it described, “ensures that business customers with nationwide locations receive a seamless shopping experience, whether online or at their local Ace Hardware store.”