Industry Partners

Howard Civil Engineering is a family-owned business and one of the North's leading civil engineering companies. We are a client focussed organisation who prides itself on building strong, trustworthy relationships that are made to last. We listen to our customers’ needs and endeavour to deliver a bespoke package to ensure outstanding results.

Escape Technology are working with us to explore a variety of different curriculum developments across a range our of Digital Industries and Computing courses. Additionally, students are currently working on a project set by the College and Escape Technologies to design a vinyl wall graphic to go up in the studio to celebrate the work we are doing together.

SCP is an independent Director owned, transportation planning and highway infrastructure consultancy, which has been successfully delivering transport solutions to both private and public sector clients for over 30 years. With offices in Leeds, Chelmsford and Manchester, our team provides the full range of services to clients throughout the United Kingdom.

Established in 2001, Winvic Construction Ltd is a leading main contractor specialising in turnkey solutions for industrial, build to rent, student accommodation and civil engineering and infrastructure projects. Whilst delivering sustainable buildings and assets for their clients, they are leaving a lasting positive, social, environmental, and economic legacy.

We work on construction projects that include refurbishments, design and new build, especially in the healthcare, education and food sectors. Since joining the Sewell Group in 2017, we continue to be specialists in multi-million pound complex construction projects that others would think twice about tackling, such as complex acute care ward refurbishments and working in live food production environments. 

Their purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for their people to learn, grow and progress, working with their supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which they work.

Kier are a strategic supplier to the UK Government with key strengths in education, healthcare, custodial, transport and defence. From modern and purpose-built educational and healthcare projects to delivering and maintaining roads, rail, water, energy and telecommunications networks, Kier's talented teams work to support their purpose.

With over 20 years’ experience, Sigma’s end-to-end services include construction and consolidation to fixture procurement and mechanical & electrical installation as well as delivering bespoke client projects. Sigma has enabled the efficient and cost-effective delivery of thousands of new and refurbished environments worldwide.

Since WDH was established in 2005, they have gone from strength to strength. WDH are now one of the UK’s largest social housing providers, with over 32,000 homes across the Wakefield district and the wider operating area across the north of England. Their vision is to create confident communities. This is underpinned by their mission which is to inspire, transform and promote excellence and their values - to be creative, inclusive and work with integrity.

 As one of the largest service and maintenance contractors in the UK with over 35 years of uninterrupted growth, Bell Goup provide services to over 350,000 properties each year across the UK. They are agile to provide rapid learning to drive, and contribute to each of their client’s needs. Their 37 branches directly employ 2500 local staff and operatives across the length and breadth of the UK.

Heat Exchange Group is the leading UK and worldwide supplier of the widest range of heat exchanger and industrial/marine boiler products and services. They design, manufacture, install, service and repair economisers, waste heat boilers, land and marine boilers, steam air heaters and other pressure parts. They service and repair all makes of plate heat exchangers, shell and tube heat exchangers and other industrial related heat exchange equipment, as well as repair or manufacture of replacement rail heat exchangers.

Established in 1977 – their aim is simple – to enable the voluntary and community sector to grow and flourish, whilst at the same time supporting an inclusive community for everyone. They deliver a diverse combination of services and projects across the County. Continually striving to support the development of new and established organisations, opportunities, and partnerships, they aim to address the needs of the community and to help fill gaps in service provision.

 We Are Wakefield Ltd is a not-for-profit organisation run for the benefit of the members. They provide opportunities for you to connect with other local businesses and organisations from a wide variety of sectors including education, local authority, culture, and charitable/community organisations. By looking at how they can work together, thay are strengthening our local economy and safeguarding our futures.  

Spawforths are an award winning and innovative multidisciplinary team of architects, planners and master planners who are passionate about creating beautiful places which will stand the test of time. Their team are currently promoting over £12 billion worth of development through the planning system. Of these their architects are delivering 1 million sq ft of commercial floor space worth £145 million and 650 new homes worth £140 million throughout the North of England and the Midlands.

Caddick Construction Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Caddick Group Plc. Caddick Group offers a wide range of services which include Design, Construction, Civil Engineering, Property Development, Property Management, Leisure and Event Management. They have expertise across all property sectors and provide in-house design and technical expertise, design and build specialists and a supply chain that prides itself on delivering on budget and on time.

We work to inform and inspire young people to explore a career in creativity. We provide free learning materials including KS3/4 lesson plans and support schools in providing an arts education. Through our design services we work with graduates, providing paid work placements, funded by real clients, to help bridge the gap between education and industry.