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Ace Lock & Key Co. was founded by Rufus L. Hardeman Sr. in 1941. Born June
6th 1910 in Dallas, Texas. He left his home town in 1930 and traveled the
country for a time and ended up in Indianapolis about 1939. Mr. Hardeman was an
aggressive entrepreneur and he was involved in several exploits namely; Ace
Exterminating (1940), Ace Janitorial (1940), Ace Lock & Key Co. (1941),
Hardeman's Bargain House (Hardware Store 1941), Hardeman's Bar B Q (1954), Fall
Creek Inn Restaurant (1956), Fall Creek Bait and Tackle (1969), Ace Alarm
Systems (1969).
By the early sixties Mr. Hardeman began to concentrate the
majority of his efforts to the Security Profession. He found the Locksmith field
to be very technical and challenging. He was assisted in these endeavors by his
devoted wife Nona Hardeman along with their son and daughter. Mr. Hardeman
passed away in November of 1973. The business was then taken over by Nona
Hardeman. Mrs. Hardeman operated the business 10 years with great success until
she retired in 1983. Rufus Hardeman Jr. took over the business in 1984 and is
in-charge of the operation today. Rufus Hardeman Sr. like many men of his era
was a perfectionist. He instilled a level of integrity and professionalism in
his companies that still exists today, in-fact we have made it a tradition. He
had much respect for the Locksmith and Alarm profession and did what he could to
help establish high standards in the security industry. He was a charter member of the
Associated Locksmiths Of Greater Indianapolis today known as Associated
Locksmiths Of Indiana (A.L.O.I.) It was his desire and now ours to serve the
community providing the best security products sales and service that the
industry has to offer.
Rufus L. Hardeman Jr., CML
1/21/90
For More Information Contact:
Ace Security Center, Inc.
1905 N. College Ave.
Tel: 317-926-9871
FAX: 317-926-9873
Internet: info@acesec.com
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