The course has established a strong link with the industry mainly through:
- Live industrial projects which convey the needs of the industry to the course.
- Final dissertations which frequently provide solutions to industrial problems.

The following list shows those firms which have participated in running the course:

Bucknall Austin
John Laing PLC
Alfred McAlpines
Training Providers
Property Tectonics
Bramall Construction
Horrocks Construction
Fearnleys Construction
Flood & Wilson Chartered Surveyors
UNISYS
Barbour Index
British Telecom
Taylor Woodrow
McLean Homes
Tarmac Construction
CfBT Education Services
Building Design Partnership