Awards Categories – Construction Machinery ME Awards 2022

Excavator of the Year

This award celebrates what is undoubtedly a signature item of machinery, with its important and historic contribution to the regional construction industry. Important not only in the earthmoving sector but in the wider industry as a whole.
This category will be done on an open voting system where the industry will be able to assess the shortlists and make their vote. Voting is only open to industry professionals and all registered votes must be made using corporate email address.
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Earthmoving Machinery of the Year

This award recognises the growing importance of earthmoving machinery in the region and the range of light, medium and heavy-duty machinery that play a vital role in this process.
This category will be done on an open voting system where the industry will be able to assess the shortlists and make their vote. Voting is only open to industry professionals and all registered votes must be made using corporate email address.
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Access Machinery of the Year

This award recognises the growing scale and influence of the regional access and handling sector and the outstanding equipment now making its processes safer and more efficient.
This category will be done on an open voting system where the industry will be able to assess the shortlists and make their vote. Voting is only open to industry professionals and all registered votes must be made using corporate email address.
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Road Making Machinery of the Year

This award recognises the growing importance of road machinery in the region and the outstanding equipment that is used in the grading, compaction and paving process.
This category will be done on an open voting system where the industry will be able to assess the shortlists and make their vote. Voting is only open to industry professionals and all registered votes must be made using corporate email address.
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Electric Machinery of the Year

There is a growing appetite for electric machinery in the region’s construction industry. The award recognizes the vital contribution that this machinery is making towards less downtime, cost savings and zero-carbon construction.
This category will be done on an open voting system where the industry will be able to assess the shortlists and make their vote. Voting is only open to industry professionals and all registered votes must be made using corporate email address.
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Crane of the Year

Cranes are a standout piece of machinery in the Middle East and this award recognizes the importance of these machines to the region’s large infrastructure projects – among the most up-scale and innovative in the world.
This category will be done on an open voting system where the industry will be able to assess the shortlists and make their vote. Voting is only open to industry professionals and all registered votes must be made using corporate email address.
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Equipment Rental Company of the Year

This is a sector that continues to grow and this award recognizes the companies offering an outstanding service when it comes to equipment rental in the construction industry.
This category will be done on an open voting system where the industry will be able to assess the shortlists and make their vote. Voting is only open to industry professionals and all registered votes must be made using corporate email address.
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Outstanding Manufacturer of the Year

The OEMS and manufacturers are constantly pushing forward innovation in the market but who is doing the most to deliver products and machinery that can truly transition the industry in this region? This award recognises new technology, products and services to improve profitability, efficiency and safety in the market.
This category will be done on an open voting system where the industry will be able to assess the shortlists and make their vote. Voting is only open to industry professionals and all registered votes must be made using corporate email address.
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Distributor of the Year

Distributors and dealers are the vital link in the industry between manufacturers/OEMs and contractors. Which one has gone over and above expectations and helps contractors become uptime champions?
This category will be done on an open voting system where the industry will be able to assess the shortlists and make their vote. Voting is only open to industry professionals and all registered votes must be made using corporate email address.
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Lifting Achievement of the Year

Which project pushed the boundaries of what is possible in heavy lifting in the past 18 months?
- Can be any on-site heavy lifting equipment that completed a feat of excellence or any successful transportation of heavy equipment that was done in a safe, innovative or economical way.
- Criteria will include the submission of meaningful data that demonstrates how this heavy lifting equipment excelled in a particular project.
To enter your nomination in this category, click here.

Innovation of the Year

Which innovator and disrupter has made the biggest impact in bringing forward the construction machinery sector in the region in the past 18 months?
- Can be any system that used cloud-based or digital technology to improve fleet management, efficiency or profitability
- Criteria will include the submission of meaningful data that demonstrates improved fleet management or efficiency
- Can include telematics systems but extra weight will be given to genuinely innovative technology
- Can also include client-end digitalisation programmes and Customer Experience or User Experience technology that enables construction machinery companies to improve service or grow business.
To enter your nomination in this category, click here.

Safety Champion of the Year

A special award for any person that has committed to improving on-site safety in the region. The winner should be set a benchmark for others to follow. Examples could include dedicated operator safety programmes, operational initiatives, technology solutions, etc.
- Nominees must be able to demonstrate an initiative or programme that has helped to improve on-site safety
- Criteria will include the submission of meaningful data or case studies that prove effectiveness
- Can also be an initiative or programme by OEM or Distributor intended to improve safety
- Nominees may provide a case study or a report to support nomination.
To enter your nomination in this category, click here.

Editor’s Choice

An award recognising an outstanding achievement by an individual or company in the field of construction machinery.

Honouring the Machinery
at the heart of every project,
rewarding outstanding performance