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On the 12th July, thebigword held their appropriately named Big Tea party in honour of the NHS’s 75th birthday. Our UK staff enthusiastically gathered at the Brainworks in Leeds, immersing themselves in an afternoon filled with delectable cakes, comforting cuppas, and a plethora of enjoyable activities. The event aimed to raise funds for the Calderdale…
Global Language Technology Company thebigword has continued to make great progress in closing the Gender Pay Gap for it’s UK Employees. In the two upper pay quartiles, the percentage split leans more towards women reflecting a strong representation of women in Leadership roles. Since last year, the proportion of females in the upper pay quartile…
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Today is International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Here at thebigword Group we value diversity and inclusion, and we are proud to have Women in senior roles across the business leading teams in Sales, Operations, and HR. We are proud to say that 56% of…
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Larry Gould, Chairman of thebigword Group, announced today the appointment of Joshua Gould as group CEO. Larry Gould said: “2020 will be the 40th year since I founded the company and now is the time I believe to pass on the day to day running to the next generation. “The growth opportunities for thebigword are…
On September 4th 2019, global language service provider, thebigword, was ranked as the number 1 interpretation company in Europe, and number 4 worldwide, according to Nimdzi, an international language industry research agency. In the same month, Rachel Ali, Business Development Director at thebigword was awarded ‘Salesperson of the Year’ at the ATC Language Industry Awards.…
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thebigword Group celebrates success as Founder and Chairman, Larry Gould, wins Eichner Award at the ATC Language Industry Summit. The Eichner award celebrates individuals who have not only made outstanding contributions to the professional language services industry, but who have served the industry, often above and beyond business capacity, driving the industry forward. The true…
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Following another record year for thebigword Group globally with revenue exceeding £85m for the first time; the language service provider is pushing ahead with its ambitious global growth strategy. A major step forward in the strategy was the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer, Hazel Griffiths, announced today. Ms Griffiths’ brings a wealth of…
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Last week thebigword global family came together at our Leeds HQ for our annual commercial week. Our mission is to make the world a smaller place by breaking down communication barriers and we understand the importance of aligning our global goals and encouraging team collaboration in order to achieve and exceed. The three-day event was…
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thebigword’s Business Development Director, Nancy Hähnel, recently attended the tcworld conference in Germany to collaborate with other international providers in the software and services industry. The tcworld conference selected international speakers to discuss and present valuable information on content strategies, management of structured information, optimisation of translation and localisation processes, language technology, neural MT, as…
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thebigword Group has launched a brand new space in a former heartland of the first industrial revolution to support growth and expansion for thebigword Group. It will house the group’s technology business GTS (Gould Tech Solutions). thebrainworks is a converted warehouse with a brand new, modern design. It has exciting, innovative features for staff including…
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Global translation and interpretation provider thebigword took part in Radio Aire’s Young Hero Awards evening on Friday 26th October and presented the ‘Charity Fundraiser’ award. The company supports charities working in the communities where thebigword is located through their CSR programme. In Leeds, thebigword is supporting Radio Aire’s Cash for Kids in the run up to…
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A team of daring skydivers from thebigword have taken to the skies over East Yorkshire to raise money for the Allied Force Foundation. This is a cause very close to the hearts of the team at thebigword, as they supply interpreters on both sides of the pond through their Defense Company TBW Global, who work…
