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Independent Financial Adviser Bridgwater

Independent Financial Advisers / IFA in Bridgwater

Invest Southwest have independent financial advisers based in Bridgwater and surrounding areas throughout the South West. Each financial adviser is highly qualified and vastly experienced and will be happy to meet with you in the comfort of your own home. 

We have built up an excellent reputation as an independent financial advisor Bridgwater. This can be evidenced on sites such as Google reviewsQype and Vouchedfor.

All of our financial advisors believe good quality advice is rarely transactional and success is evidenced by building long term relationships with our clients. Our professional advisers are authorized by the Financial Conduct Authority, and you can check this quickly and easily online through the search facility on the Financial Conduct Authority website.

We provide a fully independent service, which means our clients receive unbiased and unrestricted advice based on a comprehensive and fair analysis of the relevant market.

The following forms of advice are provided in your area:

  • Investment advice in Bridgwater such as ISAs, OEICs, Bonds and Investment Trusts, Onshore and Offshore
  • Pension advice in Bridgwater including Personal Pensions, Retirement Planning and Annuities
  • Savings advice in Bridgwater such as Regular Savings Plans, School Fees planning, National Savings and ISAs
  • Mortgage advice in Bridgwater including Remortgages and Equity Release
  • Personal Protection advice in Bridgwater such as Life Cover, Income Protection and Critical Illness

When providing advice, our fees are clearly explained at outset and all initial meetings are free and if you feel comfortable that we are the right advisers for you we will agree on how to pay for our service. More information on ways to pay can be found on the costs and services page.

Please call us on 01934 310653 or fill in our enquiry form to arrange your free initial meeting with our independent financial advisor Bridgwater.

Facts About Bridgwater

Bridgwater was the leading industrial town in Somerset and remains a major centre for manufacturing. A major manufacturing centre for clay tiles and bricks in the 19th century,including the famous "Bath brick", were exported through the port. Inthe 1890s there were a total of 16 brick and tile companies, and 24 million bricks per annum were exported during that decade alone. These industries are celebrated in the Somerset Brick and Tile Museum on East Quay.

These industries collapsed in the aftermath of World War II due to the failure to introduce mechanisation,although the automated Chilton Tile Factory, which produced up to 5 million tiles each year, lasted until 1968. The importance of the Bath Brick declinedwith the advent of detergents and other cleaning products. Dunware ponds used to make bricks and can still be found along the paths.

British Cellophane Ltd, a joint venture between La Cellophane SA and Courtaulds opened a major factory producing cellophane in Bridgwater 1937. The factory produced Bailey Bridges during World War II for the invasion of Europe. Bought by UCB Films in 1996,the town suffered a blow in 2005 when Innovia Films closed the cellophane factory. At one time the factory employed around 3,000 people, although at the time of closure this had been reduced to just 250. However recovery has begun with the establishment of new businesses on the Express Park business park including the relocation of Gerber Juice and new enterprises Tool station and Interpet as well as the Exel centre for the NHS Logistics Authority.

Bridgwater is now a major centre of industry in Somerset, with industries including the production of plastics, engine parts, industrial chemicals, and foods. Bowerings Animal Feed Mill is now the only industry still located at the docks. Being close to the M5motorway and half way between Bristol and Exeter, Bridgwater is also home to two major distribution centres, while retailer Argos has a regional distribution centre based at Huntworth. A new £100 m Regional Agricultural Business Centre opened in 2007, following construction which began in 2006.