CMME Awards 2025: Winners announced

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Machinery CMME Awards 2025: Winners announced
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With over 140 nominations submitted across more than 30 categories, the 2025 edition marked the biggest and most competitive CMME Awards yet
The construction equipment industry's leading lights gathered at the Ritz-Carlton JBR last night for the fourth annual Construction Machinery Middle East Awards, as the sector's top innovators, rental partners, and manufacturers were honoured for their achievements over the past 12 months.
Hosted by CMME magazine and CPI Trade Media, the sold-out gala brought together more than 200 senior professionals from across the region's construction, infrastructure, and heavy machinery sectors. With over 140 nominations submitted across more than 30 categories, the 2025 edition marked the biggest and most competitive CMME Awards yet.
Speaking during the opening address, Stephen White, Head of Content at Construction Machinery ME, said the awards served as a critical platform for recognising the region's ongoing transformation.
'This industry continues to prove it's not just keeping pace — it's setting the pace. Behind every innovation and successful project are the people, teams, and companies driving real progress in how the Middle East builds. Tonight is about them.'
Highlights from the evening included multiple wins for established industry names JLG Industries, Johnson Arabia, and Al Marwan Machinery, with joint awards issued in several categories to reflect the depth of competition.
And there was also success for newer innovators in the market such as Sinoboom, winner of the Newcomer of the Year award, and SpiderPlus which was recognised for its technological prowess.
In the Rental categories, Dayim Equipment Rental was named Access Rental Company of the Year, while Al Marwan Machinery took home the Heavy and Medium Rental Company of the Year award. Johnson Arabia, meanwhile, earned two major honours — Lifting Champion of the Year and Safety Champion of the Year — for its standout performance in high-stakes lift planning and safety culture.
Innovation was front and centre, with Dingli receiving the Manufacturer Innovation of the Year award for its AWP Innovation Programme, and Al Marwan Machinery and MYCRANE jointly recognised for Local Innovation of the Year. Judges praised the former's amphibious excavators, engineered in the UAE, and the latter's digital crane rental platform — both described as 'regionally rooted and globally relevant.'
In the machinery categories, Volvo's A40 Articulated Hauler and DEVELON's DX1000LC-7 Crawler Excavator shared Earth Moving Machinery of the Year, while Komatsu's D155-6R Bulldozer won Bulldozer of the Year. The title of Outstanding Manufacturer of the Year went to Bobcat, recognised for its commitment to electrification, local adaptation, and aftermarket support.
The evening also saw a growing emphasis on sustainability and electric equipment. Dingli's BA44ERT won Electric Access Machine of the Year as the tallest electric articulated boom lift in the world, while the Electric Machinery of the Year award was jointly given to Hangcha's 48T Lithium Battery Forklift and SpiderPlus' Multi-Loader platforms.
One of the most anticipated moments of the night was the announcement of the Special Contribution Award, which went to Al Shirawi Enterprises Group. The company was commended for its successful internal paperless transformation strategy, which has reduced its carbon footprint while boosting efficiency and employee engagement.
Other winners included:
Putzmeister's BSF 42 HLS for Concrete Pump of the Year
Liebherr's HTM 1304 Mixer for Concrete Mixer of the Year
Tadano's GR-1000EX-4 for Rough Terrain Crane of the Year
JCB's 540-170 for Telehandler of the Year
Toyota's BT Vector 1.5t for Material Handling Machine of the Year – Logistics
Manitou's MX50-4 for Material Handling Machine of the Year – Construction/Heavy
As the region enters a new phase of megaprojects, sustainability initiatives, and digital transformation, the CMME Awards have solidified their role as a touchstone for excellence and forward-thinking leadership in the heavy machinery and equipment ecosystem.
The Construction Machinery Middle East (CMME) Awards 2025 are supported by:
GOLD SPONSOR
JLG
SILVER SPONSOR
Al Marwan Machinery
SILVER SPONSOR
Dayim Equipment Rental
SILVER SPONSOR
NAZ Industries
SILVER SPONSOR
ZF
SUPPORT SPONSOR
Dingli
SUPPORT SPONSOR
Johnson Arabia
SUPPORT SPONSOR
Kanoo Cranes
ENDOSRED BY
Heavy Equipment and Truck Show
Winners list
Road Making Machinery of the Year
SD2500C Paver, Dynapac
Access Machinery of the Year
EC450AJ Compact Electric Articulated Boom Lift – JLG Industries
All Terrain Crane of the Year
GMK6450-1 – Grove
Tower Crane of the Year
J638PA Tower Crane – Jaso
MCT2205 Tower Crane – Potain
Lifting Champion of the Year
Johnson Arabia
After Sales Initiative of the Year
German Gulf Enterprises
Compact Machine of the Year
Power Tower CS – JLG
Newcomer of the Year
Sinoboom
Innovation of the Year – Manufacturers
AWP Innovation Programme – Dingli
Innovation (Local) of the Year
Al Marwan Machinery (Joint Winner)
MYCRANE (Joint Winner)
Equipment Rental Company of the Year – Access Machines
Dayim Equipment Rental
Safety Champion of the Year
Johnson Arabia
Equipment Rental Company of the Year – Heavy and Medium
Al Marwan Machinery
Bulldozer of the Year
D155-6R Bulldozer, Komatsu
Electric Access Machine of the Year
BA44ERT Electric Articulated Boom Lift – Dingli
Electric Material Handling Machine of the Year
48T Lithium Battery Forklift – Hangcha
Electric Machinery of the Year
Multi-Loader – Spiderplus
Material Handling Machine of the Year (For construction/heavy ops)
MX50-4 4×4 Rough Terrain Forklift – Manitou
Material Handling Machine of the Year (Logistics)
BT Vector 1.5t with Articulated Steering – Toyota Material Handling
Concrete Pump of the Year
BSF 42 HLS Concrete Pump – PUTZMEISTER
Concrete Mixer of the Year
HTM 1304 Mixer – LIEBHERR
Skid Steer of the Year
S450 Skid Steer Loader – Bobcat
Earth Moving Machinery of the Year
A40 Articulated Hauler – Volvo CE
DX1000LC-7 Crawler Excavat
Excavator of the Year
CX220C LC HD Excavator – CASE Construction
EC210 Excavator – Volvo CE
Mining Machine of the Year
HX800UL Ultra Large Excavator – HD Hyundai
Rough Terrain Crane of the Year
GR-1000EX-4 Rough Terrain Crane – Tadano
Telehandler (Construction) of the Year
JCB 540-170 Telehandler – JCB
Distributor of the Year (UAE)
Al Shirawi Enterprises Group
Distributor of the Year – GCC
FAMCO (Al-Futtaim Auto & Machinery Company)
Outstanding Manufacturer of the Year
Bobcat Company
Special Contribution Award
Al Shirawi Enterprises – Sustainability Programme