Dave’s Appliance and Home wins HBA member choice awards for third straight cycle

Dave’s Appliance and Home earned Home Builders Association of the Greater Aiken-Augusta Region Member Choice honors for Best Appliances Indoor/Outdoor in 2023 and 2024, then Best Appliances in 2025. The three-year run underscores the Martinez, Georgia retailer’s role with builders, designers and homeowners across the Augusta-Aiken market.

Why it matters: - The awards signal steady recognition from local home-building professionals across three consecutive cycles. - The win may strengthen Dave’s Appliance and Home’s standing with builders, designers and homeowners shopping for luxury kitchen appliances in the Augusta-Aiken / CSRA market. - The company’s award run spans both retail sales and builder-focused relationships, which can matter in a market where referrals and trade partnerships drive appliance purchases.

What happened: - Dave’s Appliance and Home received the Home Builders Association of the Greater Aiken-Augusta Region Member Choice Award for Best Appliances Indoor/Outdoor for 2023 and 2024. - The retailer also won the Member Choice Award for Best Appliances for 2025. - The awards came through the association’s Stellar Awards program, presented with the Sales and Marketing Council. - The Martinez showroom is at 368 Furys Ferry Road and serves the Augusta-Aiken / CSRA market.

The details: - Builders, designers and homeowners can see working Sub-Zero and Wolf displays and other luxury kitchen appliances at the Martinez showroom. - Dave’s Appliance and Home is an authorized Sub-Zero and Wolf dealer. - The company maintains a factory-trained Sub-Zero and Wolf installation team. - Dave’s Appliance and Home also operates a second Georgia showroom in Statham at 1946 Railroad Street. - The Statham location pairs appliance shopping with custom woodworking through 1 of 1 Woodworker. - The Home Builders Association of the Greater Aiken-Augusta Region is a nonprofit trade organization for the local home-building industry. - The Stellar Awards Member Choice categories are selected by association members. - Dave’s Appliance and Home is an association member. - The company works with builders and trade professionals through its builder program in addition to retail customers at both showrooms. - Owner David Barrett said the recognition is especially meaningful because his mother worked in the same building when it was EarthFare, and he grew up there and attended Riverside Middle School and Greenbrier High School. - Barrett also said his father was stationed at Fort Gordon. - Barrett said he hopes the company can continue to provide a great customer experience.

Between the lines: - The repeat wins suggest the award is reflecting more than one strong year; it points to sustained local market approval. - The combination of brand-authorized displays, installation expertise and builder relationships gives Dave’s Appliance and Home a differentiated position versus a standard appliance retailer. - The personal connection Barrett described may help reinforce the company’s local identity in a community-facing business.

What’s next: - Dave’s Appliance and Home will likely continue using its Martinez and Statham showrooms to serve both trade and retail customers. - The company’s builder program and showroom model position it to compete for future Stellar Awards cycles. - Consumers can visit the Martinez showroom Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the Statham showroom Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. - More information is available at the company’s website.