[hardware] Clyde's Ace Hardware opens new lumber shed

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CLYDE — Wouldn’t you know it: Based on growing demand, Great Lakes Ace Hardware needs to expand.

The Clyde-based company recently opened a new lumber yard filled with plywood, drywall and dimensional lumber, “just what the home-handy person needs to build a deck or renovate a room,” according to a company statement.

Caleb Wynbissinger, the store’s manager, explained the reason for an upcoming expansion.

“We heard from customers that they were looking for a convenient place to quickly and easily get the building supplies they needed for home improvement projects,” Wynbissinger said. “Customers were already visiting the store to pick up the tools and hardware they needed so adding building materials seemed like the helpful thing to do.”

History lesson

Company representatives provided some background on Great Lakes Ace Hardware:

Great Lakes Ace Hardware began operations in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1946 and has a history steeped in the traditional American tale of hard work and reinvention.

The company provides local neighborhoods with access to national brands — such as Craftsman, Scotts, Benjamin Moore, EGO, Traeger and others — while providing customers with a localized product mix and a friendly neighborhood hardware store experience.

The chain operates 58 stores serving neighborhoods in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. It has been part of the Ace Hardware Cooperative since 2014.