It is important to note that there are major employment and residential sites immediately adjacent to the county borough in RCT and NPT which would account for a large number of trips. “commuting” Bridgend County Borough benefits from excellent communications and The M4 has three interchanges in the county borough (numbers 35 to 37), and the main rail link to London runs through the area with most trains stopping at Bridgend. Cardiff is only 20 minutes away by train. Further statistics on the area are set out below. Earnings by workplace 2016 Bridgend CB Wales Great Britain (pounds) (pounds) (pounds) Gross weekly pay Full-time workers 538.60 492.40 540.20 Male full-time 587.00 525.00 580.60 workers Female full-time 463.60 448.50 480.80 workers Hourly pay Full-time workers 13.44 13.64 Male full-time 14.39 12.86 14.24 workers Female full-time 12.52 11.90 12.83 workers Source: ONS annual survey of hours and earnings workplace analysis – Note: median earnings in pounds for employees working in the area. Comment People working in Bridgend County Borough earn on average more than Wales as a whole but slightly less than Britain. Key companies in Bridgend County Borough In addition to public sector employers such as hospitals and Bridgend County Borough Council these are the area’s most significant employers (alphabetically): Airborne Systems, Llangeinor, Garw Valley. Design & manufacture of parachutes. AMSS, Village Farm Industrial Estate, Pyle. Manufacture of ground support equipment for the aerospace sector. Astra Games Ltd, Bridgend Industrial Estate. Gaming equipment. Biomet Europe, Waterton Industrial Estate, Bridgend. Manufacture of orthopaedic implants and instruments. Buy as you View, Bridgend Industrial Estate. Retailing electrical goods linked to financing. CGI sites at Bridgend Science Park, Waterton Cross roundabout, Waterton –
It is important to note that there are major employment and residential sites immediately adjacent to the county borough in RCT and NPT which would account for a large number of “commuting” trips. Bridgend County Borough benefits from excellent communications and The M4 has three interchanges in the county borough (numbers 35 to 37), and the main rail link to London runs through the area with most trains stopping at Bridgend. Cardiff is only 20 minutes away by train. Further statistics on the area are set out below. Earnings by workplace 2016 Bridgend CB (pounds) Wales (pounds) Great Britain (pounds) Gross weekly pay Full-time workers 538.60 492.40 540.20 Male full-time workers 587.00 525.00 580.60 Female full-time workers 463.60 448.50 480.80 Hourly pay Full-time workers 13.44 13.64 Male full-time workers 14.39 12.86 14.24 Female full-time workers 12.52 11.90 12.83 Source: ONS annual survey of hours and earnings – workplace analysis Note: median earnings in pounds for employees working in the area. Comment People working in Bridgend County Borough earn on average more than Wales as a whole but slightly less than Britain. Key companies in Bridgend County Borough In addition to public sector employers such as hospitals and Bridgend County Borough Council these are the area’s most significant employers (alphabetically): Airborne Systems, Llangeinor, Garw Valley. Design & manufacture of parachutes. AMSS, Village Farm Industrial Estate, Pyle. Manufacture of ground support equipment for the aerospace sector. Astra Games Ltd, Bridgend Industrial Estate. Gaming equipment. Biomet Europe, Waterton Industrial Estate, Bridgend. Manufacture of orthopaedic implants and instruments. Buy as you View, Bridgend Industrial Estate. Retailing electrical goods linked to financing. CGI – sites at Bridgend Science Park, Waterton Cross roundabout, Waterton
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