AIRSPRUNG has announced the closure of its Scottish plant with the loss of 103 jobs but bosses say the Trowbridge plant is not under threat.

The closure of the plant in Glasgow may even bring more work to Trowbridge.

Chief executive, Tony Lisanti, said: "We are not looking at any closure or other review here, the idea is to transfer some of the work that would have been processed through Glasgow to Trowbridge."

The firm has been through some troubled times, being hit by a slump in market demand but the latest figures show an upturn in performance.

The group has reported pre-tax profits of £505,000 in the year to March 31, a reversal of losses of £207,000 in the previous year.

The company has laid off some staff recently but is also looking to employ more people in other departments.

Mr Lisanti said: "There isn't a shift in the business but we are looking to outsource some services, such as lorry maintenance, which we used to do ourselves."

The company is looking to take on more staff on the production side of the business and it is thought that drivers previously based in Glasgow will now work out of Trowbridge.

The plant in Scotland was opened 22 years ago and news that it was to close was greeted with shock.

A spokesman for the GMB trade union said that it would pull out all the stops to try and save some jobs and to get the best possible severance package possible.

Mr Lisanti said: "The demand for the product did not sustain a factory in Scotland. We had a review of what our long-term projections were for developing a profitable business there and it didn't stack up."

It is expected that a further 70 job losses could be announced at the company's plant in Dursley, Gloucestershire, in the next few days.

The sale of the Glasgow site could bring in more than £445,000 for the company and the firm has also confirmed it is in negotiation to sell its existing site in Dursley.

These cost-cutting actions are expected to save the firm over £1million each year.

Airsprung, which was founded 131 years ago, is one of the largest employers in the town, with over 1,000 staff.

Its core business is the production of beds and it produces a range of divan beds, mattresses, sofa beds and bedsteads.