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This prestigious award recognises outstanding innovation, performance, and reliability in earthmoving machinery across the region. Celebrating the vital role that light, medium, and heavy-duty equipment plays in infrastructure development, construction, mining, and landscaping projects, this category highlights machinery that significantly enhances efficiency, safety, and environmental sustainability on job sites. The winner will exemplify industry-leading technology, robust design, and exceptional impact in facilitating major regional developments and driving forward progress within the earthmoving sector.

This award recognises the most innovative and efficient electric-powered access equipment introduced in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Eligible entries should highlight advancements in battery technology, zero-emission operations, and suitability for indoor or environmentally sensitive applications.

Honoring excellence in all-terrain crane design and performance, this category is open to models that demonstrate superior mobility, lifting capacity, and adaptability across diverse terrains. Submissions should emphasise technological innovations and successful deployments in challenging environments.

This category celebrates outstanding rough terrain cranes that offer exceptional stability, manoeuvrability, and lifting performance in off-road conditions. Entries should showcase features that enhance safety, efficiency, and reliability in rugged job sites.

Recognising the most versatile and high-performing skid steer loaders, this award is open to models that excel in compact design, operator comfort, and multi-attachment compatibility. Submissions should highlight innovations that improve productivity and ease of use in confined spaces.

This award honours telehandlers that have significantly impacted construction operations through enhanced lifting capabilities, reach, and multifunctionality. Eligible entries should demonstrate advancements in safety features, fuel efficiency, and adaptability to various construction tasks.

Acknowledging excellence in material handling equipment tailored for logistics applications, this category is open to products that improve warehouse efficiency, load management, and automation. Submissions should focus on innovations that address the evolving needs of the logistics sector.

This award recognises the compressor equipment that has demonstrated superior performance, reliability, energy efficiency, and operational excellence in challenging environments. Judges will assess technical innovation, user-friendliness, impact on productivity, and tangible benefits delivered to operators across a range of applications.

Celebrating superior concrete mixing equipment, this award is open to mixers that offer enhanced mixing quality, durability, and operational efficiency. Submissions should demonstrate innovations that contribute to improved construction outcomes and reduced operational costs.

This award honours compact demolition machines that provide powerful performance in confined spaces. Eligible entries should showcase features that enhance precision, safety, and versatility, particularly in urban or restricted environments.

Recognising outstanding machinery designed for mining operations, this category is open to equipment that improves extraction efficiency, operator safety, and environmental sustainability. Submissions should highlight technological advancements that address the unique challenges of the mining industry

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 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.

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.

Equipment rental companies face demanding challenges in mobilisation and ensuring uptime. This award recognizes the companies offering an outstanding service when it comes to heavy equipment rental in the construction industry.

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.

The “Aftersales Initiative of the Year“ award is a coveted category within the Construction Machinery Middle East Awards, designed to recognize exceptional aftersales service and support in the construction machinery sector. This award celebrates the initiatives that have significantly enhanced customer satisfaction, equipment longevity, and operational efficiency post-purchase.

This accolade is open to manufacturers, dealers, and service providers who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to supporting their clients beyond the initial sale of construction machinery. Eligible initiatives may include innovative warranty programs, comprehensive maintenance and repair services, parts availability and logistics improvements, customer training programs, and digital support tools such as apps or online platforms.

This category is designed to recognize the outstanding achievements of manufacturers and their concrete pumps that have significantly contributed to enhancing construction efficiency, quality, and sustainability across the Middle East region.

A special award for any person or organisation 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.

Open to all distributors operating in the Middle East that operate up to a national scale this award acknowledges those who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to their clientele, offering comprehensive support that spans from the point of sale to post-purchase services including maintenance, parts supply, and technical assistance. The award criteria focus on several key areas, including but not limited to, sales performance, customer satisfaction, after-sales service quality, market growth, and the introduction of innovative solutions to meet the evolving needs of the construction sector.

The “GCC Distributor of the Year“ award is a prestigious recognition within the Construction Machinery Middle East Awards, aimed at honoring a top distributor operating across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region that has excelled in delivering outstanding service, support, and value to the construction machinery sector. This award acknowledges the pivotal role of distributors in ensuring the availability, efficiency, and operational readiness of construction machinery critical to the region’s rapidly evolving infrastructure and development projects.
Eligibility for this award spans all distributors of construction machinery and equipment within the GCC region, including those specializing in sales, rental, and both. The award criteria focus on the distributor’s ability to provide comprehensive solutions to their clients, including exceptional customer service, efficient logistics and delivery, comprehensive aftersales support, and effective marketing and sales strategies.

This award acknowledges rental companies that have demonstrated excellence in providing access equipment solutions. Eligible companies should showcase a diverse and well-maintained fleet, exceptional customer service, and contributions to safe and efficient project execution.

Celebrating local manufacturing excellence, this category is open to manufacturers based in the MENA region that have delivered high-quality machinery or components. Entries should highlight innovation, quality standards, and contributions to the local economy.

This award recognizes distributors operating within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) that have excelled in delivering machinery solutions. Eligible companies should demonstrate strong supplier relationships, customer satisfaction, and effective after-sales support.

Honouring exceptional after-sales programs, this category is open to companies that have implemented initiatives enhancing customer support, maintenance services, and overall client satisfaction. Submissions should provide evidence of improved service delivery and customer retention.

This award acknowledges sub-contractors who have played a pivotal role in successful project execution. Eligible entries should highlight technical expertise, adherence to timelines, and contributions to project quality and safety standards.

Recognising excellence in facilities management contracting, this category is open to companies that have delivered outstanding maintenance, operational efficiency, and client satisfaction. Submissions should demonstrate innovative approaches to facilities management challenges.

This category celebrates innovative solutions developed within the MENA region that have significantly impacted the construction machinery and equipment sector. Entries should showcase originality, problem-solving capabilities, and measurable benefits to the industry.

Honouring manufacturers who have introduced groundbreaking technologies or processes, this award is open to innovations that have advanced machinery performance, safety, or environmental sustainability. Submissions should provide evidence of the innovation’s impact on the market.

Honouring manufacturers who have introduced groundbreaking technologies or processes, this award is open to innovations that have advanced machinery performance, safety, or environmental sustainability. Submissions should provide evidence of the innovation’s impact on the market.

This award recognises an individual or organisation that has made a remarkable contribution to the industry, significantly influencing standards, safety practices, innovation, or collaboration. Their efforts have positively shaped projects, boosted industry performance, and delivered outstanding value to stakeholders and the wider community.

This award honours a project or organisation demonstrating exceptional planning, efficiency, and execution in the mobilisation phase of operations. Judges will be looking for examples of streamlined logistics, rapid and safe deployment of equipment or personnel, effective risk management, and the successful delivery of mobilisation objectives despite operational complexities.

This award celebrates outstanding achievement by an organisation or individual newly established or recently active in the industry. Nominees should demonstrate rapid growth, innovation, exceptional service delivery, or a significant contribution that sets a benchmark for excellence and promises continued success in the future.