Highfields Industrial Estate is located in Ferndale, which is approximately 18 miles north west of Cardiff, 36miles east of Swansea and 15 miles north of Bridgend.The estate is situated next to the A4233, providing access to the A470 dual carriageway and subsequently J32 of the M4 motorway. Ystrad Rhondda Railway Station is within close proximity. The area has seen significant inward-investment to support growth and the focus of the strategy has been on local economic regeneration. This is supported by the Rhondda Cynon Taf Local Development Plan which identified Ferndale as one of a number of a key settlements integral to the Northern Strategy Area to act as a focal point for growth.