Author: Lauren Hockney

thebigword secures new contract with the Department for Transport

Global Language Technology company thebigword has secured a new contract with the UK Government’s Department for Transport. The Department for Transport is the government department responsible for the English transport network, as well as limited transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Department details with the likes of rail, road, aviation and maritime…

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thebigword partners with Cintra to provide language support to the Midlands Police

Global language technology company thebigword Group has partnered with fellow language services group Cintra, to provide language support to the Midlands Police. As part of the latest DPS Police Framework, thebigword will supply translation services as well as their state-of-the-art telephone interpreting service to 9 Police Forces as part of the Midlands Police contract. These…

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thebigword awarded new Disability Confident certification

Global language technology company thebigword has been awarded the Disability Confident Employer Level 2 certification for the next 3 years. This updated certification shows the recognition of thebigword’s inclusive and accessible recruitment process. This includes communicating vacancies through a range of channels, offering interviews to disabled people if they meet the minimum criteria for a…

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thebigword secures new contract with Surrey and Borders NHS Trust

Global language technology company, thebigword, has secured a new contract with Surrey and Borders NHS Trust to support with a range of language services. Surrey and Borders Partnership is a leading provider of health and social care services for people with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire and drug and alcohol…

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thebigword Group featured in CSA Research’s Insight from CEOs

Throughout the worst health and economic crises in modern history, CSA Research have been sharing aggregate feedback from multiple constituents, including 193 CEOs from their global rankings. Midway through the pandemic, they asked members of the Leadership Councils to share what they’re thinking about their next steps in business and recently checked back in so hear their…

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thebigword to host thebigleaders event for Public Sector clients

Global language technology company, thebigword, is hosting their first virtual thebigleaders event specifically for Public Sector clients and prospects in Europe. As a global company with a large variety of regulated clients across the world, thebigword will facilitate peer to peer discussion and encourage a community collaboration across with industry experts across Europe. The virtual…

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How can thebigword help break communication barriers with British Sign Language?

Sign Language is a visual means of communication, which can be identified using gestures, facial expressions and body language. In the UK, British Sign Language (BSL) is officially recognised as the second widest used language after English. BSL follows its own grammatical structure and syntax, which is not dependent on spoken English language. It is…

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thebigword balances its carbon footprint

Global language service provider, thebigword, has collaborated with Forest Carbon to take action on their UK Carbon Footprint. Awareness of climate change around the globe is undoubtedly increasing and many businesses are making positive changes to become more eco-friendly through a number of important initiatives, such as becoming carbon neutral. thebigword Group has an ambitious…

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thebigword successfully hosts first virtual ‘thebigleaders’ event

Global language technology company, thebigword Group, celebrates success after hosting their first virtual thebigleaders event last Thursday. thebigleaders is a community of language leaders, joining forces at a series of events and forums. Having previously hosted the events in person in London, California and Portugal this is the first time the event has been broadcast…

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