Launch of public consultation on new Training and Development Centre-Hwb Awen
North Wales Fire and Rescue Authority is inviting the public to have their say on plans for Hwb Awen, a new Training and Development Centre at the former Pilkington’s glass factory site on St Asaph Business Park.
The public consultation runs from 29 June to midnight on 31 August. Further information and the online consultation can be found on the Hwb Awen Training and Development Centre Consultation website.
The site will provide a modern, centralised base in an area accessible to 89% of North Wales fire stations within 60 minutes. It will include training facilities, specialist operational areas, accommodation, operational stores and a new headquarters.
The project aims to address the challenges of ageing facilities that are increasingly costly to maintain and no longer meet modern operational, environmental and workforce requirements.
Key benefits include:
- Increasing firefighter training capacity by 60%
- Providing more realistic, scenario-based training
- Improving firefighter safety through modern training methods that reduce harmful exposure
- Strengthening operational readiness and emergency response
- Enhancing collaboration with partners
- Creating local jobs, apprenticeships and training opportunities, including targets for 580 weeks of placements, 2,500 training hours and a 60% Welsh workforce
- Supporting sustainability through energy-efficient buildings and design
- Reducing environmental impact through cleaner training methods and lower emissions
Consultation Events
- 28 July, 2pm-6pm, St Asaph Fire Station
- 4 August, 5pm-7pm, St Asaph Fire Station
- Anglesey County Show, August 11-12
- Denbigh and Flint County Show, August 20
- Meirioneth County Show, August 26
For further information
By phone: 01745 535250 or
