THE Bournemouth branch of collapsed shoe shop Brantano has been bought by another footwear chain.

The store at Turbary Retail Park will become a branch of Pavers, saving 11 jobs.

Brantano went into administration last month, putting more than 1,000 jobs at risk nationwide.

Joint administrators Tony Barrell and Mike Jervis of PwC said the Bournemouth branch was one of four which had been sold to Pavers, a family-owned business established in 1971.

Tony Barrell, lead administrator with PwC, said: “We are pleased to have secured the sale of four stores to Pavers Limited, preserving 45 jobs.

“We continue to trade the rest of the stores and concessions, whilst engaging in ongoing discussions with interested parties about the potential sale of further parts of the business.”

Pavers managing director Stuart Paver said: “We have recently made it clear that Pavers is embarking on a period of strategically planned and focused growth.

“This opportunity fitted perfectly into our expansion plans, allowing us to move into a select number of areas within the UK where we are currently under-represented.

“Importantly the jobs at all four stores will be saved. We expect to rebrand these stores and be trading within 6-8 weeks, bringing comfortable, stylish, and good-value footwear to everyone locally.”

The other Brantano stores involved in the deal are in Lincoln, Newton Abbot in Devon and Newport on the Isle of Wight.