OXFORD – Dave’s Small Engine Repair in Oxford was one of three winners of the fifth annual Dealers in Excellence Awards announced last month in a ceremony at the GIE+EXPO in Louisville, Ky., the landscape industry’s premier event. The awards are sponsored by Yard & Garden Magazine, Ariens Company, STIHL Inc., the Equipment and Engine Training Council and GIE+EXPO. The other winners were from North Carolina and Washington.

The three winning dealers were selected by an independent panel of industry experts who judged each of the 15 finalists in areas of service and parts operations; sales, marketing and merchandising; professionalism and customer service; business planning and investments.

Dave’s Small Engine Repair is at 910 Main St. in Oxford.