Accurate, Professional, Confidential, On time translation

Clear, unambiguous translation is crucial to the quality of foreign communication. Poor quality translations can result in misunderstandings, delays, lost business and even lawsuits.

Staff or agents with a knowledge of languages can often understand the gist of a foreign text or deal with simple correspondence. However, because a person speaks a language fluently, it does not necessarily mean that he/she can translate documents into the language, especially ones of a complex legal or technical nature. We have many years experience of translating documents of all kinds, into and from all major world languages, so why not entrust our professional translators?

We provide a fast, high quality, confidential translation service at competitive rates. We will work with your staff to ensure we understand your company and its products. We will build up glossaries, both manually and with specialised software, thereby ensuring that key words and phrases are translated consistently in all your main languages, every time.

We can manage your multilingual projects, from conception and design through to delivery of the final translated documents. We will localise your software, product and sales literature to ensure that they are tailored to the relevant markets.

For a fixed-price quotation, simply send us the texts and we will get straight back to you.

Interpreting - Meeting your requirements

For meetings, works councils, exhibitions, guided tours, court work and conferences, we provide the complete interpreting service.

Our team of well-qualified interpreters comprises both experienced local linguists, who can respond quickly to provide consecutive interpreting at a meeting or for a videoconference call, and international interpreters who work worldwide to provide simultaneous interpreting at major international conferences and workshops.

We can provide all the interpreting equipment you may need, including sound-proofed booths, a full sound and amplification system, cordless
headsets, microphones, recording equipment and tour-guide systems.

Levels of excellence

Level 1 – equivalent to a basic GCSE
Linguistically similar to a lower GCSE grade (G-D). The user can command a range of simple, set expressions in familiar settings. Grammatical control is limited to a few variations. Work contacts involving highly predictable exchanges - certain reception/retail encounters could be handled, as could survival in a travel or accommodation situation where no unexpected problems are introduced.

Level 2 – equivalent to a higher grade GCSE
Linguistically similar to a higher GCSE grade (C-A*). The user can command a basic vocabulary with some alternative expressions to cope with routine situations. He/she can manipulate the language to generate original sentences using simple common structures and respond to occasional unpredictable interventions.

The user can socialise simply, describe their work and organisation and survive in the foreign country, coping with minor variations in the information handled. The user could undertake a straightforward business visit in which exchanges of factual information, simple opinion and uncomplicated transactions are all that is required. 

Level 3 – equivalent to a good A-level
Linguistically similar to a good A Level pass. A user at this level could begin to function quite effectively even where the full work role was performed through the medium of the foreign language.

He/she would have the linguistic control to express and follow most ideas relevant to their work and negotiate simply, though he/she would still be in the process of acquiring work specific terminology and structures. The user could integrate with a foreign language speaking environment if colleagues made allowances.

Level 4 – equivalent to a good honours degree
Linguistically similar to a good honours degree. The user would have complete control over the language system and an almost complete command of terminology and structures, both generic and relevant to work place requirements.

With this level of competence he/she would be very quick to absorb new items into their repertoire and would be developing as a matter of course towards the highest linguistic level. He/she would be able to negotiate and interact sensitively in his/her work and most social situations. The user would be able to carry out convincingly most management and supervisory tasks through the foreign language.