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Why We are the Best?

We offer lower prices than the big box stores

Are you military?

We pay special attention to our military customers, come see what we can do for you!

We work with a variety of customers and projects

We work with a broad range of clients from residential homes to builders on commercial projects such as nursing homes.

We provide a 100% satisfaction guarantee

We service most major brands

We strive to provide repair service within a 24-hour turnaround. Our repair technicians are required to be GE certified.

Ard’s Appliance is a full service, one stop shop!

We offer delivery service with all of our products including providing local certified specialists to set up your new product in your home. We deliver your purchased appliance within 24 hours and even remove your old appliances!

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The Ard’s Appliance Team

C.W. ARD

C.W. ARD

C.W. Ard is the founder of Ard’s Appliance. Graduating from a business school in Sumter, SC he was recruited to work at a GE retailer, the local Appliance and TV Store. C.W. worked at the store beginning in 1961 for 17 years before opening Ard’s Appliance in 1978.

With GE behind him, C.W. took a leap of faith and opened Ard’s Appliance at the local shopping center. After four years, he purchased a piece of property and built the store that remains a local staple in the community today. C.W. and Peggy have built Ard’s Appliance based on honesty, friendship and a commitment to customer service.

PEGGY ARD

PEGGY ARD

Peggy works alongside husband C.W. and son Mark at Ard’s Appliance. Together C.W. and Peggy have two children, Mark and Mike Ard and eight grandchildren. Their son, Mike Ard, lives in Sumter with his wife Becki and their three children.

Peggy is from Manning, SC and attended Winthrop University before returning to Sumter and marrying C.W. Ard.

MARK ARD

MARK ARD

Mark began working at Ard’s Appliance as a child. He has literally worked his way up from sweeping the floors and serving as a delivery boy at 15. Mark is a graduate of the University of South Carolina, class of 1991. He has worked for nearly 35 years in the family business.

Mark and his family are active members of the Sumter community. Mark attended high school at Sumter High. He is married to Ronda Ard and together they have five children. Their children attend Brenau University, the Medical University of South Carolina, Johnson and Wales Culinary University and the University of South Carolina. Ronda works as a pharmacist at CVS.

BRIAN BROADWAY

BRIAN BROADWAY

Brian is from Manning, SC and attended the University of South Carolina. He has lived in Sumter since 1995 and worked as a general manager in car sales since 1998. Friends with Mark Ard for years, Brian decided to leave the dealership behind and join the Ard family business.

Brian and his wife Hope live in Sumter and have an adult son who graduated from The Citadel. They also are the proud grandparents of their grandson Jackson, and the entire family lives in Sumter as well.

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Ard’s Appliance is engraved into the community.

We are a proud sponsor of multiple high school football teams including: Sumter High, Wilson Hall, Laurence Manning, Thomas Sumter, Crestwood High and Lakewood High. The Ard family is members of First Baptist Church. C.W. Ard serves as a deacon while Mark Ard works on the insurance and collections committee. Brian Broadway is a member of Christ Community Church.