CHARTERED accountants, tax and business advisers MHA Carpenter Box has bought another company.

It has acquired Crawley-based chartered accountants Lewis Rowell.

Co-founder Lewis Rowell, partner Peter Rowell and many of his team have joined the Gatwick Office of MHA Carpenter Box, which opened in June 2015 and now has a headcount of around 25.

Lewis and Co accountants was established in Brighton prior to relocating to Crawley almost 35 years ago.

Chris Coopey, partner and practice director at MHA Carpenter Box, said: “We are delighted to welcome Peter and his team on board and are proud to serve Lewis Rowell’s client base.”