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.

The translation marketplace

Twenty of the largest translation and localization suppliers are located in North America and Europe. Seven are from the United States, four from the United Kingdom, two each from Switzerland and the Czech Republic, and one each from Italy, Luxembourg, Ireland, and France.

The list also includes a consortium of companies with headquarters in Germany, Italy, Belgium, and Spain. Finally, Lionbridge, SDL, STAR, and TransPerfect, are smaller players, but the amounts do not affect the rankings.

Interpretation providers tell us that their work in judicial, over-the-phone (OPI), and other forms of oral interpretation differs enough from mainline translation firms that they need to be discussed on their own merits. LanguageLine leads the U.S. interpretation market, with 2005 revenue exceeding US$140 million.

Then there is a big drop to companies turning over less than US$25 million, including Cyracom, Network Omni, LSA, and Teleinterpreters.

For nearly two decades Ireland was the Mecca of the localization industry, but both suppliers like Lionbridge and large buyers like Microsoft have been gradually transferring operations and staff out of Dublin to lower-wage production and project management centers around the world.

As the nexus of the language service industry shifts eastward and to the south, longtime players will find both new rivals and opportunities in other regions. Some North Atlantic firms will subcontract work to companies in those areas, others will compete head-to-head for business in local languages, and still others will acquire or merge with these up-and-coming firms. Within five years, we expect to see greater representation from these regions in our top 20 list.