Bisset Adams folds blaming ‘perfect storm’ of Brexit and pandemic

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Liquidator praises director for doing ‘everything she could’

Southmere Library, Thamesmead by Bisset Adams

成立27年的比塞特亚当斯已经破产，失去了大约20个工作岗位。

The practice, which had a string of civic buildings and offices to its name as well as an automotive and retail wing focused on Europe, called in the administrators last month.

But attempts to rescue the firm and find a buyer failed and Bisset Adams has now entered voluntary liquidation. All staff, believed to number between 15 and 20, have been made redundant.

The practice’s main live project was Southmere Library at Thamesmead for Peabody, which itwon in competitionin 2017 against Adam Khan and Architecture 00.

MHA麦金太尔·哈德森公司合伙人、清算人米克·桑德斯表示，皮博迪公司别无选择，只能寻找另一种安排来完成该项目，据悉该项目目前处于装修阶段。

该公司将其归咎于英国脱欧和商业环境的恶化，费用不断减少，桑德斯补充说，如果没有疫情，它可能能够经受住其他风暴。

Brexit and the pandemic were a “perfect storm”, he said.

Bisset Adams designed a £35m conference centre at Blackpool Winter Gardens which has just completed

It is not yet known how much debt Bisset Adams folded with but in its last accounts filed at Companies House in August for the year ending November 30, 2020, it reported a loss of £264,359 and net liabilities of £57,265. Director Sarah Godowski said in an accompanying “going concern” declaration that she was confident there were sufficient future trading prospects to allow the business to return to profitability.

桑德斯说:“他们非常努力，但未能扭转封锁期间积累的债务。

“They had a bit of trouble before covid but if it wasn’t for covid they would have got through. They are a victim of circumstances, there’s no two ways about it.”

Sanders added: “I am liquidator for 500 companies and I hold Sarah in the highest regard. She has done everything she can to avoid this unfortunate outcome.”

“They don’t appear to have done anything wrong: they just couldn’t get themselves out of this hole. I have much more sympathy for them than most people I see.”

He said MHA had only been appointed to Bisset Adams Ltd and not its holding company or Bisset Adams Autobrand Ltd.

Bisset Adams最近的其他项目包括:耗资2500万英镑的布莱克浦冬季花园会议中心，耗资450万英镑的沃特尼市场图书馆，这是Tower Hamlets议会自1998年以来参与的想法商店项目的一部分，以及对包括机械工程师学会和南肯辛顿法国学会在内的历史建筑的翻新。

It was also responsible for a string of European dealership and headquarters buildings for car brand Mazda in the UK, Germany, Belgium, Sweden and the Netherlands.

Building Design has approached Bisset Adams for comment.