TÅ· Gwyrddfai is a collaborative project between Adra, ¾«¶«´«Ã½ and Busnes@LlandrilloMenai and has transformed the former Northwood Hygiene Products site into a decarbonisation hub, ensuring that north Wales is at the forefront of the decarbonisation agenda, by continuing to work with communities.
TÅ· Gwyrddfai has also attracted notable sponsors for the private sector that support the site and offer training courses from there.
Tŷ Gwyrddfai already accommodates the head office for Trwsio, Adra’s in-house contractor which employs over 150 staff. Travis Perkins have also set up a depot on site to provide Adra and its contractors with materials and supplies. 
Members of the Senedd heard about the bespoke training facilities on site, managed by Busnes@LlandrilloMenai, the commercial arm of Grŵp Llandrillo Menai. They deliver tailored decarbonisation and construction skills to young people and existing members of the construction workforce, especially in areas such as exterior wall insulation, installation and servicing of solar panels, air source heat pumps and battery storage.
The session also showcased ¾«¶«´«Ã½â€™s innovative, state of the art research and development facility dedicated to testing and trialling new technology and materials that align with the decarbonisation agenda. This facility boasts two chambers designed to replicate the inside and outside of a house for climate testing.
The hub has received funding from both the Welsh and UK Governments, with the Shared Prosperity Funding investment used for a number of projects and initiatives associated with TÅ· Gwyrddfai.
I’m very pleased to bring this innovative decarbonisation hub to the attention of the Senedd today. It’s a privilege to represent an area where ambitious initiatives like Tŷ Gwyrddfai are taking practical and pioneering steps to tackle the climate crisis. This is an excellent model of local collaboration that combines research, training, and economic regeneration — and it’s certainly a project that could be replicated across Wales.
¾«¶«´«Ã½â€™s research facility at TÅ· Gwyrddfai offers a clear demonstration of how academic research can directly address the challenges that affect our everyday lives. Working together with industry and communities, we are increasing our understanding of climate change’s impact on the construction sector and the materials it depends on.
Through this collaboration, we’re able to harness academic excellence to support sustainable communities, develop green skills, and drive the transition to a low-carbon future.
We were delighted to speak with members of the Senedd and other partners about our ground – breaking facility.
We’re extremely proud of what we’ve achieved to date. It’s been a real partnership approach – all working towards the common goal of working towards net zero targets, whilst focussing on training and innovation.
The development will lead to a more qualified and skilled workforce through courses such as Academi Adra to support the local construction sector and ensure that any value generated through decarbonisation and related capital investment will be retained locally. It will also contribute towards reducing carbon emissions in our homes, which in turn will reduce the impact of increasing fuel and energy costs by making our homes more energy efficient and improve the quality of life for our tenants.
TÅ· Gwyrddfai is pioneering new approaches to delivering professional skills and training that are equipping people and businesses in north west Wales to unlock the potential of net zero. We are immensely proud to be working in partnership with Adra and ¾«¶«´«Ã½ on this project.
TÅ· Gwyrddfai has been a huge success and we firmly believe it represents a model of working that can be built upon and developed in order to unlock growth, attract talent and enable our businesses and communities to thrive in the green economy. For TÅ· Gwyrddfai to realise its full potential it is key that sustained funding and support is made available to invest for the long term in low carbon and green skills. This was our key message as a partnership today in the Senedd.
