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Finnish technology company HMD Global, the new home of Nokia, is teaming up with global language services company thebigword to translate its digital media content for consumers around the world. The Finnish economy is experiencing something of a revival following a sharp decline in productivity during the financial crisis of 2007-08 and the fall in…
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The UK’s largest government supplier of interpreting services is deploying a new weapon for police in the fight against crime and terrorism. Law enforcement agencies will have instant access to thebigword Group’s video remote interpreting service when questioning detained suspects who speak limited English. The service has the potential to dramatically speed up criminal investigations…
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Equality and Diversity Equality and diversity are really important concepts but sometimes confused or misunderstood. In the UK, the idea of ‘equality’ is about promoting and fostering everybody’s right to equal, fair access to goods and services free from discrimination, being valued as an individual, having the same choices as everyone else and being treated…
Editing, proofreading and copyediting are often used interchangeably — but they’re not the same thing. To help clarify things, we have created this helpful guide to explain the difference. Editing Editing is the reviewing and changing of text to improve the flow and overall quality of the writing. An editor has the freedom to remove…
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The company has commissioned the International School of Linguists to produce a series of short educational videos for legal professionals so they can get the best out of interpreters. The ISL already delivers an acclaimed training programme for its expert linguists who play a vital role in the smooth running of court cases involving limited…
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Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is teaming up with global language services firm thebigword to improve the patient experience for Deaf and hard of hearing patients. The Trust, which runs the Royal Victoria and Freeman Hospitals as well as the Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle Dental Hospital, Centre for Ageing and Vitality and Community Services…
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Provider of translation and interpreting services thebigword has been awarded a major contract with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). The large five-year framework contract means thebigword linguists will provide troops language support using a mix of local Afghan and US staff. The unique nature of NATO operations means all linguists are required to be…
Global Leeds-based translation and interpretation firm thebigword is celebrating after it was nominated in two categories at the 2017 Yorkshire Business Masters Awards. The awards is given to showcase the achievements and success of businesses in the region. thebigword is nominated for Larger business and International business of the year. thebigword employs over 600 people…
The importance of localisation is being recognised by more and more companies as the delivery of content in local languages becomes the norm. Consumers their buying experience to be done in a language they understand and preferably in their mother tongue. Those brands that answer this challenge not only have access to a much wider…
Conventional wisdom has it that English has won the race to be the new “lingua-franca” for international business and communication. To some extent that’s right. English is by far the most widely spoken language in the world with over 400 million native speakers and an estimated 1.1 billion second language speakers spread over every continent,…
Global interpreting and translation company thebigword has been named as Entrepreneurial Exporter of the Year at the inaugural PD Ports Northern Powerhouse Export Awards. Supported by the Department for International Trade, the awards celebrate businesses that show excellence in international trade across the north of England. Founded in Leeds, UK in 1980, thebigword supports a…
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Leeds-based language services firm thebigword is celebrating after its ISO 27001 certification was renewed this week. ISO 27001 is an internationally recognised certification attesting to an organisation’s ability to meet industry standards in securing information. It requires adherence to a set of standards for people, processes and IT systems within an organisation. Do not underestimate…
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