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Bozhe moy!* Leeds-based thebigword has produced a special Yorkshire guide to speaking Russian for England fans at the World Cup. The language services provider has translated a number of well-known Yorkshire words and sayings to help our fans feel at home during the football tournament. Yorkshire: Eh up! English: Greetings! Russian: Привет! Literal:…
Language services provider thebigword is working with the Department for International Trade to help expand its presence in New England. The Leeds-headquartered business has won a place on the Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium (MHEC), which buys services for more than 500 public sector organisations. Harriet Cross, the British Consul General in Boston, visited thebigword’s head…
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Language services provider thebigword has created nearly 70 new jobs at its Leeds headquarters after a series of major new business wins with customers across the world. By the end of July, the company will employ more than 600 people at its headquarters, making it one of the largest private sector employers in the…
Language services provider thebigword is celebrating the hard work, dedication and all-round excellence of expert linguists with the launch of the Virtual Linguist Awards. The new programme rewards top-performing freelance linguists around the world who provide dedicated support to clients in complex and challenging situations. These men and women are helping to bring peace to…
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Nuffield Health choose thebigword as their Language Service Provider Nuffield Health has chosen thebigword to provide language services to its network of hospitals, medical clinics, fitness and wellbeing clubs and diagnostic units. The UK’s largest not-for-profit healthcare organisation operates sites across the UK, including more than 100 sites which need interpreting and translation services on…
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IBM was seeking a partner that could provide resources to provide language support and help manage their internal processes. • Translation cycle time reduction of 23% • Total end-to-end cycle time reduction of 59% • Reduction in operating costs vs. cost of FTE • 9% reduction in translation costs due to vendor engagement and alignment…
Language services provider thebigword has launched a video remote interpreting service (VRI) to give users instant access to face-to-face support from expert linguists wherever they are in the world. VRI works in a similar way to Skype and FaceTime and connects users to professional interpreters for verbal or sign language services. The company’s smart technology…
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Language services provider thebigword has expanded its work supporting Border Force at Britain’s busiest airport, Heathrow. The law enforcement organisation is responsible for immigration and customs controls at the west London aviation hub and processes more than 25 million passengers every year. thebigword will provide telephone interpreting services to officials when dealing with passengers with…
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Global translation and interpretation provider thebigword has been awarded a new contract to provide language services for NATO headquarters in Brussels. The important contract win underlines the company’s expertise as a trusted partner in global security concerns. thebigword has a strong track record working with the organisation and many of its partner nations. The company…
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Global Language Solutions provider thebigword recently hosted a group of women leaders for a round table event. The discussion was based on whether faith, ethnicity, upbringing or social background have an impact on the way women communicate and influence in their professional lives and explored whether these additional factors come into play, apart from gender.…
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Language services provider thebigword has successfully patented the technologies that connect its expert linguists to commercially sensitive work. The company now holds intellectual property rights in both Europe and the United States for the proprietary processes underpinning its Highly Secure Translation Editor. The landmark awards are considered to be extremely valuable in a business environment…
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Global translation and interpretation service provider thebigword is opening a new office in Boston as part of a project to provide better language services to businesses and organisations across the region. As the number one US city for fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in the state with the highest GDP per Capita, Boston is an attractive…
