Job losses are expected at Spectrum Brands Pet Division, which includes the Tetra, 8in1 and FURminator brands, when it closes its Southampton office at the end of the year. 

The marketing, finance and customer service functions will join the Spectrum Brands Head Office in Manchester where they will sit alongside its other leading brands such as Russell Hobbs, Remington, George Foreman and Varta. 

From January Dave Pool, currently Country Business Director for the UK, will leave the company with his responsibilities managed within the wider Spectrum Brands Group. 

The sales and marketing function will report to Ian West, who will become the Sales and Marketing Manager.  The move will result in redundancies for some staff at the Southampton office.  

“This is a significant move for Spectrum Brands which brings some of its best loved pet brands under the same roof as our other UK brands," said Managing Director Tim Wright.

"From January 2013 Spectrum Brands Pet Division will benefit from all the additional resources and skills of the company’s head office.” 

Dave Pool commented: “This is a sad time for all of us. We’ve developed a strong and successful team over the years. However, I am confident that the new organisation based in the Spectrum Head Office will secure future success for the business.”