Executive chairman Roger Allard said: “A number of staff includingsenior management have or will be leaving the company in the near future.”

It had already announced the departures of chief operating officer NeilMorris and long-time director Rob Bryant as part of a drive to save £1.5m($2.3m).

Allard added: “Whilsttrading is still challenging, we now envisage greater synergy savings in thefuture than originally outlined, although there will be additional costs associatedwith this in order to receive further benefits.”