Exhibitors: Get Recognized at CONEXPO-CON/AGG
Whether you're pushing the boundaries with innovative construction products or showcasing exceptional booth designs, CONEXPO-CON/AGG offers two exciting opportunities to gain recognition and generate more exposure for your exhibiting company.
Are your innovative construction products taking the industry to the next level?
To highlight and celebrate companies who are transforming the construction industry, CONEXPO-CON/AGG is bringing back the CONEXPO-CON/AGG Next Level Awards in 2026.
The CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026 Next Level Awards will showcase exhibiting companies that are pushing the boundaries and developing next-level products, technologies, and services designed to advance the industry.
NEW THIS YEAR! The Next Level Awards will be separated into two categories: Equipment and Technology.
Finalists will be highlighted at CONEXPO-CON/AGG March 3-7, 2026, in Las Vegas, with show attendees voting on-site to determine the winners.
Generate extra exposure for your products by submitting your application before November 28, 2025.
*Application Opens August 19, 2025*
How does it work?
- Identify your product or service and how it fits in either of the two categories.
- Equipment: Equipment, Product, Component, Attachment, etc.
- Technology: Software, Technology, A.I., Apps, etc.
- A company can submit the same product for both categories but would need to submit separate payments and applications, one for each category.
- If you have a product or service that meets the eligibility requirements, submit your application along with the $295 application fee before November 28, 2025.
- A diverse panel of judges from industry association partners will review all applications between December 1, 2025, to January 31, 2026.
- Ten finalists will be selected for each category.
- During the show, all finalists will receive recognition at their assigned booth. In addition, finalists will be recognized in CONEXPO-CON/AGG press releases, social media, and other applicable channels—encouraging attendees to visit the exhibition.
- On-site at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026, attendees will be encouraged to visit the finalists’ booths and vote for their favorite products or services.
- One winner will be selected from each category and announced at the event, as well as in follow-up CONEXPO-CON/AGG press releases, social media, and other applicable channels.
Next Level Awards FAQ
Discover details about the application process, check your eligibility, and understand how the judging is conducted.
Open to all CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026 exhibitors in good standing.
Applicants should be able to explain their innovative product or service that meets one or more of the following characteristics.
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Addresses a common industry need in a unique and innovative way
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Benefits the industry across multiple applications for industry wide adoption
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Positively impacts the safety, sustainability, and workforce of the industry
The application must describe the entrant’s existing product or service available to the construction industry. Ideas or concepts are not eligible.
A $295 application fee is required with submission.
Applications will be judged based on the following criteria:
- Innovation – addresses an industry need in a unique and innovative way
- Application – designed to benefit the industry across multiple applications
- Engineering – rooted in sound logic and engineering principals
- Scalability – well positioned for growth and industry wide adoption
- Impact – positively impacts industry issues including but not limited to safety, sustainability, and workforce.
The submission should be clear and concise, presented in a creative format, and submitted via the online platform.
Grammar, spelling, and completeness of the application will be a factor in judging.
The online application portal will open on August 19, 2025. Submissions will be due on November 28, 2025.
Applications may be saved within the portal and edited before they are submitted.
There is a $295 application fee per submission. Invoices will be sent after submission, with a payment deadline of November 28, 2025. Applications failing to meet the payment deadline will not be considered.
Ready For Some Booth Recognition?
Offering far more than big machinery, CONEXPO-CON/AGG dazzles with its amazing exhibit designs. For the 2026 iteration, we’re teaming up with EXHIBITOR magazine to offer the CONEXPO/CON-AGG 2026 Exhibit Design Awards, managed by EXHIBITOR Magazine.
Designed to honor CONEXPO-CON/AGG exhibitors and their booth-design efforts, the program is managed solely by EXHIBITOR magazine, an award-winning print and online magazine featuring best practices for trade show marketing.
How it Works
All exhibits will be automatically entered into the competition, placed in one of four size-based categories, and judged during the show. EXHIBITOR staff will complete the first round of impartial judging and will then hand off up to 10 finalists in each category to a group of highly esteemed designers and marketers, who will view and score the finalists on site.
What You Win
The exhibit with the highest score in each category will be named the winner. In addition, EXHIBITOR staff will select one Editor’s Choice Award winner. All winners will be announced on site during a formal awards ceremony, where they will receive a trophy as well as a free scholarship to EXHIBITORLIVE 2026.
To foster ongoing learning among exhibitors — and to provide a special perk for participation — EXHIBITOR will also offer all exhibitors a free one-year subscription to the digital magazine as well as a 15% discount off any pass to EXHIBITORLIVE 2026.