The Environment Agency has awarded a three year contract for the services of temporary IT staff worth an estimated £15 million.
The contractors will work at a number of Environment Agency sites, including Bristol, Warrington and Bridgewater.
Nine companies were in the bidding for the contract, which has been awarded to LA International Computer Consultants Ltd in Stoke on Trent.
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England.
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.

Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water.
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.