Bridgend Industrial Estate
Encyclopedia
Bridgend Industrial Estate is a large industrial park
complex in Bridgend
, Wales
.
It is made up of three adjoining Industrial Estates, being Waterton, Bridgend, and North Road and incorporating a retail park
in Waterton.
, on which South Wales Police
Headquarters also stands.
Bridgend Industrial Estate is inhabited (amongst others) by such companies as Ford
, though other large companies such as Sony
have recently moved out of the estate. It is also occupied by a number of smaller firms.
Industrial park
An industrial park is an area zoned and planned for the purpose of industrial development...
complex in Bridgend
Bridgend
Bridgend is a town in the Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of the capital, Cardiff. The river crossed by the original bridge, which gave the town its name, is the River Ogmore but the River Ewenny also passes to the south of the town...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
.
It is made up of three adjoining Industrial Estates, being Waterton, Bridgend, and North Road and incorporating a retail park
Retail park
In the United Kingdom, a retail park is a grouping of many retail warehouses and superstores with associated car parking. Its North American equivalent is a power centre. Retail parks are found on the fringes of most large towns and cities in highly accessible locations and are aimed at households...
in Waterton.
History
It was built on the site of the former ROF BridgendROF Bridgend
ROF Bridgend, , located in Bridgend, South Wales, was one of the largest of sixteen World War II, UK government-owned, Royal Ordnance Factory munitions Filling Factories...
, on which South Wales Police
South Wales Police
South Wales Police is one of the four territorial police forces in Wales. Its headquarters are based in Bridgend.Covering Wales' capital city, Cardiff, as well as Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, Swansea, and the western South Wales Valleys, it is the largest police force in Wales in terms of population,...
Headquarters also stands.
Bridgend Industrial Estate is inhabited (amongst others) by such companies as Ford
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...
, though other large companies such as Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
have recently moved out of the estate. It is also occupied by a number of smaller firms.