Brings More Than 400 Jobs to Visalia Area
-March 2,2023-
Under construction for 16 months, the new 1.1 million square feet Ace Hardware logistics center on Plaza Drive in the Visalia Industrial Park will open in the next few days. Mayor Brian Poochigian will cut the ribbon at the grand opening ceremony March 2.
“We are really excited to have Ace invest in our community providing good jobs to the residents of Visalia” says Poochigian, who was recently named mayor.
Ace Hardware Corporation, the world’s largest hardware cooperative, announced plans in August 2021 to open a new Retail Support Center in Visalia, California. The plant is bringing more than 400 jobs to the region.
The new facility augments the company’s Rocklin, California (Greater Sacramento Area) and Prescott Valley, Arizona distribution centers and will be centrally located in California, between Sacramento and Los Angeles.
The company was brought to Visalia by Arizona-based developer Seefried Industries. They are leasing the building to Ace. Seefried is developing two more spec projects in Visalia including a 553,500sf facility next door to the new Ace complex.They also have a contract to develop a huge 280-acre industrial park north of Rggin and just west of Shirk.
The Ace building is located at 2045 N. Plaza Drive, on an 81-acre site just over 2 miles north of the interchange of state routes 99 and 198. It features a cross-dock configuration, offering 155 dock-high and four grade-level loading doors, 40-foot clear height and 140-foot-deep truck court. An approximately 20,000-square-foot office is part of the development as well as a 348,528-square-foot potential future expansion.Contractor on the big project was Clayco.
Ace officials are proud of their new California facility.
“Ace Hardware continuously evaluates distribution capabilities to ensure we meet our growing business demands and offer the best support and service to Ace retailers and our wholesale customers,” said Jeff Gooding, Corporate Vice President of Marketing, Ace Hardware. “Opening this new facility is essential for Ace to keep up with our historic growth and better serve our network of retailers, and ultimately, our Ace customers.”
The Visalia facility features new technology, a climate-controlled environment, and improved automation to help streamline and enhance operations—and importantly includes room to expand.
Ace has recently built or is in the process of building several new facilities around the country as the company continues to grow. Ace’s network of distribution facilities, strategically located around the world, serve more than 5,500 retail locations. The new Visalia distribution center will serve more than 300 Ace affiliated stores servicing multiple states.
