In 2021, the translation and language service industry is rich with choices as never before. If you are looking for translation, localization, desktop publishing or alike, there is the need to choose a suitable language solution provider, of which there are many. To make your choice easier, we have compiled a list (in no particular order) of UK translation agencies that, in our opinion, are best equipped to handle such tasks.
Talking Heads
The translation agency, founded in 1999 is an award-winning language service provider, passionate about creating multilingual content, tailored for your sector. Their range of services includes both the standard combination of translation/interpreting, and more creative approaches like transcreation, subtitling and voice-overs.
They list “staying truthful to our core values and keeping our clients as the top priority” among their values, and provide their services via a team of over 11000 linguists. They list more than 20 areas of expertise, from ecommerce to automotive industry.
Tilti Multilingual
Not to brag too much, but our own translation services are recognized by some of the most prominent international businesses for their quality and speed. Translation, localization, interpretation, desktop publishing, proofreading, terminology management – no matter what your needs are, Tilti Multilingual are ready to deliver. We provide language services in many areas of expertise, and we especially excel at engineering, medical, legal and IT translations.
Our compliance with ISO 9001 and ISO 17001 quality standards ensures that your texts and speech are always impeccably expressed in the target language.
Speaking of source and target languages – we support more than 50 of them, resulting in more than 2500 possible combinations. Our team of 3000+ highly-qualified translators are ready to work on both your texts and your events, provided you need interpreting services.
Global Voices
Founded in 2004, Global Voices provides certified translation and interpretation services, to help their customers achieve their international ambitions. They offer a full suite of language and interpreter services including document translation, interpretation via telephone, video call or face to face, transcription, proofreading, desktop publishing, web localisation and certification.
Global Voices list more than 95000 projects in their portfolio, completed by a team of 9000 international linguists. They have offices not only in the UK, but in Europe and the USA as well.
Translation Services 24
Translation services 24 boasts 98.8% customer satisfaction and 8000 of said customers in their portfolio. They are an officially accredited UK translation agency and a member of the ATC (Association of Translation Companies) and the Language Reach Group. Covering over 200 different languages from every corner of the world, we specialise in delivering fast, accurate and professional interpreting and translation services to national and international customers across a number of different business sectors.
All their language specialists are native speakers of the target language, and each is assigned according to their area of expertise. These range from website & digital content, business & legal documents, media translations to software & app localisation, marketing & creative content, and technical & manufacturing manuals.
Brightlines Translation Services
Brightlines Translation Services is a Corsham-based translation agency with offices in London and New York. As per their own description, “Taking your corporate words and honing them for international audiences is what [they] do well, in all languages”.
Their list of specializations includes not only legal and technical texts, but WordPress website translations as well. They boast a team of 1000 translators that are able to support almost any language of clients’ choosing.
