Light industry now predominates, but traditional trades including
peat extraction,
willow crafts and
cider making may still be found, in addition to livestock farming. The
River Parrett provides a source of eels (
anguilla anguilla) and elvers from January through to May. Also notable is the new Isleport trading estate at Highbridge, which houses many global businesses such as Geest (Isleport Foods) who make yoghurt under franchise to Ski & Muller, Brake Brothers who supply the catering trade, BFP wholesale who supply dry goods to bakeries etc., Woodbury & Haines who supply furniture globally, Polybeam Limited who supply GRP radio masts to customers such as Marconi, and also AT&T whose centre there controls all internet cable traffic to and from the US. Industry in Bridgwater has also seen major growth recently with the opening of "Express Park" which houses Gerber Foods (a global fruit juice supplier),
NHS Logistics depot and
Eddie Stobart depot. ==Governance==