BUSINESS advisers Grant Thornton have welcomed Isle of Wight ferry Red Funnel Group on board as a client.

The Southampton office of GT will now be providing the Isle of Wight ferry specialist with audit, corporate finance and tax advice.

Tom Docherty, Red Funnel managing director, said: "From the outset, Grant Thornton invested time in getting to know the business. This made all the difference. We were so impressed with Grant Thornton's understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing Red Funnel that we decided against putting the work out to tender and appointed the practice.''