Translation
We are proud to hold both current ISO 9001:2000 certification and the BS EN 15038 Standard for Translation Services as a measurement of our commitment to quality. These internationally recognised awards measure our standards in Quality Management Systems and procedures, allowing us to be at the forefront of service and customer care.
London-based Atlas Translations is a member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting, the Association of Translation Companies and the Society for Editors and Proofreaders. These bodies monitor the qualifications and competence of members, and define codes of practice.
Atlas Translations recruits the best translators and will only work with other suppliers who can prove their competency in the service they provide. Our criteria are strict, and designed only to include those translators who have the qualifications and experience to undertake the work to the standard Atlas Translations demands.
All our work is completed by fully qualified, professional translators. Each translator specialises in a particular area, for example, legal translations, medical translations, software, marketing, financial translations or advertising. We are currently able to offer a translation service in over 175 languages.
All the suppliers we work with are fully qualified in their field, are rigorously vetted and must be able to demonstrate the utmost competency in the services they offer.
The use of translation memory software allows our translators to create a linguistic database during the process of translation. So, if the same or similar source text is encountered in future translation work, our translators have the previously translated phrase at their fingertips. This ensures consistency in the use of terms, increased productivity and cost savings.
We have dedicated Project Managers who are responsible for looking after individual clients, to ensure consistency and continuity of service. The Project Manager responsible for the translation work will select suitable translators, who offer both the relevant language skills and qualifications and an expert knowledge of the subject area involved. When possible, we try to use the same translators for all work for each client, so that linguistic continuity and consistency are assured.
Case Study
London-based Atlas Translations currently holds 13 translation contracts that have been won after competing in public tenders:
- A contract to provide translation and other language services to an international financial services company, with 200 million customer accounts in more than 100 countries.
- To translate questionnaires (so far in 21 languages) and then to conduct interviews in the UK (possibly this project will cover as many as 50 different UK Community languages).
- To provide translation and other language services to an international bank.
- To provide complete language services, from translation to British Sign Language Interpreting to a County Council and its directorates.
- To provide all translations into Romanian on the subject of aviation for an EU body.
- To provide translation services into French and German of an activity report for an EU body.
- To provide translations from Spanish to English of legal documents for an EU body.
- To provide Irish translations for a government department in Dublin
- To provide a legal translation service to a government office in Ireland.
- To provide translation, interpreting and Braille for a public healthcare organisation.
- To provide translation, editing and typesetting services on the subject of finance and the environment for an EU body.
- To provide a translation service from English to Spanish on the subject of the environment for an EU body.
- To provide a translation service from English to Irish of annual reports, patient information booklets and website content for a public sector body based in Ireland.
