The grand opening events will be held December 1-3.

Farmington Hills, Mich. (November 27, 2023) — Great Lakes Ace Hardware, located at 902 North Main Street in Celina, Ohio, will host a grand re-opening celebration and sale December 1-3, 2023. The store sells lawn and garden supplies, fasteners, tools, plumbing, and electrical supplies, and offers services such as automotive key cutting and fob replacement and propane tank exchange. It also features several specialty departments and store-within-a-store concepts, selling such brands as:

  • Milwaukee, DeWalt, and Craftsman power tools
  • Benjamin Moore paint
  • Milwaukee, DeWalt, and EGO outdoor power equipment
  • Weber, Traeger, and Ooni grills and accessories
  • Scotts lawn care products
  • Solo Stove firepits
  • Yeti coolers and accessories
  • Carhartt workwear

Brian Nowlin, Great Lakes Ace store manager

“The Milwaukee tool department has long been a favorite with our neighbors in Celina and has expanded even more during the remodel.”

The representatives from Milwaukee will be holding a store demo on Friday introducing some of the newest tools and Accessories from Milwaukee. There will be plenty of savings on tools just in time to fulfill the Christmas list of the tool guy on your holiday checklist.”

Grand Re-Opening Event Schedule

Friday, Dec. 1

  • A ceremonial chain cutting by Great Lakes Ace leadership and representatives from the city of Celina and the Celina Chamber of Commerce will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday, December 1. Refreshments will be served. Cookies will be served all day (while supplies last) and the first 50 customers who enter the store after the chain cutting will receive a special goody bag.
  • A “Bucket Sale” will be held December 1-3 to benefit the C.A.L.L. Food Pantry. When customers donate $5.00 to the food pantry, they will receive 20 percent off all purchases that fit into a special Ace bucket.
  • Customers can enter The Daily Door Prize Drawing for a Milwaukee Tools cordless brushless two-tool combo kit.
  • An “Introducing Benjamin Moore” workshop will be held 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Customers will receive tips on refinishing kitchen cabinet doors and a free half pint of Benjamin Moore paint.
  • A BBQ grill demo will be held from 11:00 a.m. – 2 p.m., featuring some of the community favorites.
  • From 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., the Milwaukee Tool representatives will be holding a workshop letting everyone get a “hands-on” experience with the latest power and hand tools.

Saturday, Dec. 2 

  • From 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., the grand opening celebration continues with a grill demo featuring Traeger the original wood pellet grill.
  • Customers can enter The Daily Door Prize Drawing for a Traeger Pro Series 22 Wood Pellet Grill Bronze. 

Sunday, Dec. 3

  • BBQ Grill demonstrations will be held from noon – 2 p.m.
  • Customers can enter The Daily Door Prize Drawing for a Weber Spirit II Grill.

About Great Lakes Ace Hardware

Founded in 1946, Great Lakes Ace Hardware is driven by the belief that its neighborhood hardware stores should improve lives and communities. In addition to selling such premium brands as EGO, Milwaukee, Scotts, Toro, Weber, Stihl, Benjamin Moore, and Yeti, the company’s helpful neighborhood hardware stores live the Ace Helpful Promise every day by delivering reliable service, a localized product mix, and helpful advice.

Headquartered in Farmington Hills, Mich., Great Lakes Ace has been part of the Ace Hardware Cooperative since 2014. Along with Westlake Ace Hardware, Great Lakes Ace is a wholly–owned subsidiary of Ace Retail Holdings — a division of Ace Hardware Corporation.

Great Lakes Ace currently owns and operates more than 60 stores in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. For more information about Great Lakes Ace Hardware visit www.greatlakesace.com.