Impact of covid won’t be as bad as 2008 financial crash, listed architect predicts

By Dave Rogers2020-06-25T05:55:00

Aukett Swanke chief says despite problems caused by pandemic, plenty of funding remains for projects

The chief executive of listed architect Aukett Swanke has said the impact of the covid-19 pandemic will not be as bad as the financial crash more than a decade ago.

Nicholas Thompson has been in charge of the country’s only listed architect for 15 years and said: “The financial crash was pretty awful immediately. Work stopped straightaway. Here, it’s a temporary suspension of weeks, a maximum of months.”

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