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Why localisation in translation is vital for your communications

When you’re translating your communications, particularly marketing communications, it’s essential to consider not just accurate translation, but localisation. Without localisation in translation, you could be missing out on opportunities to connect with your target audience, or confusing people about your message. Even worse, you could find yourself at risk of committing a ‘translation fail’, where
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Why are insurance companies impacting translators?

Over our 35 years in the translation business, we’ve built up great relationships with many legal clients (it’s where we began), and financial services clients, including insurance companies. One thing we’ve noticed lately (post-Brexit) is how much changes in the way legal cases work between the UK and EU countries are affecting the need for
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Navigating the Complexities of Legal Document Translation: Accuracy, Security, and Post-Brexit Challenges

Language Link UK is 31 years old this year. We’re known for our industry-specific expertise across several industries including aviation, medical, and insurance. But not everyone knows that it all started with legal document translation. Our founder was originally a lawyer, who set up the company based on personal experience of what legal clients really
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The art of building customer relationships: adapting to 35 years of change

How do you strengthen your approach to building customer relationships in this era of rapid technological change? How has the digital age affected how you work with people? We’ve been mulling this over recently, and taking a trip down memory lane. In 1989, when I started work as an office junior in a translation agency,
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What does a translator do? (and what don’t they do?)

What does a translator do? (and what don’t they do?) We’re going to shine a light on the translator role, looking at what a translator does (and doesn’t do), and share our top tips for working with and making the most of a translation service. If you’ve worked regularly with a translator, you might think
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Language Link UK Ltd Awarded ISO

Language Link UK Ltd Awarded ISO Language Link UK are delighted to announce that we have been successfully awarded an ISO 9001:2015 (QMS) Quality Management System. This is to add to our British Standard BS EN 15038:2006 awarded in 2008. As the world becomes increasingly globalised, the need for accurate and reliable translation services is
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