01 May 2021

Leading construction industry event Big 5 said its digital festival, which made its debut last November, has won top honours at the Middle East Event Awards 2021.

Held virtually in 2020 as a special edition, The Big 5 Digital Festival was the first digital event in the 40+ years’ history of The Big 5.

The Middle East Event Awards 2021 recognises companies and individuals from the events industry for their exemplary efforts, said its organisers.

The ‘Best Digital Event’ award was one of the newly introduced award categories with the aim to honour the contributions and strategies developed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

On the win, Josine Heijmans, VP (Construction) at dmg events, said: “We are delighted to win the ‘Best Digital Event’ at the Middle East Event Awards, it is a fantastic recognition for the teams that worked so hard to deliver a great event for our exhibitors and visitors despite the circumstances.”

With over 61,000 live chats and calls having taken place over the four days, the event connected global construction players from 127 countries on a purpose-built platform powered by an AI-based matchmaking software.

The Big 5 will return from September 12 to 15 at the Dubai World Trade Centre and will be the only in-person global construction event this year. It will run alongside nine events including The Big 5 Heavy, Middle East Concrete, Windows, Doors & Facades Event, Gulf Glass, HVAC R Expo, The Big 5 Solar, Middle East Stone, Urban Design & Landscape Expo and FM Expo. 

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