Today Translations

Today Translations
Independent
Industry Translation
Founded 2001
Headquarters London, United Kingdom
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Jurga Žilinskienė (CEO and Founder)
Services
Website todaytranslations.com

Today Translations is a global translations services agency, headquartered in the City of London.[1] The company was founded by Jurga Zilinskiene in 2001, and has developed into international agency with multiple locations and over 3,000 staff, providing translation, interpreting, consulting, localisation, voiceover, subtitling and more in over 200 languages.[2] The firm uses database software Zilinskiene designed and evolved from the start of the business.[3][4][5]

History

Today Translations was founded in London by Jurga Zilinskiene in 2001. Zilinskiene funded the establishment of the company with £13,000 of her own savings, and continues to operate without external funding.[3][4][6][5][7]

In 2003, Zilinskiene received a Shell LiveWIRE award for Young Entrepreneurs for the early success of Today Translations.[8]

In June 2014, Today Translations hosted representatives from the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce (GHWCC), organising and participating in a series of site visits across London. The events culminated with Today Translations announcing the founding of a London-based commerce organisation for women.[9]

Corporate Identity

Security Assurance

To provide assurance and interoperability through the supply chain, Today Translations was the first specialist language services provider to achieve independent United Kingdom Accreditation Service - ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certification for data security throughout its global operations.[10]

Today Translations also has a global network of subject matter experts, who advise on how to reduce the risk of fraud, bribery and cyber-crime, as well as how to enhance multilingual communication.

Quality Assurance

Today Translations is certified to ISO 9001, the international standard for Quality Management.[11] The company uses database software Zilinskiene designed and developed herself, which adheres to the standard.[3][4][5]

Promoting International Trade

Today Translations has been recognised on several occasions for its dedication to promoting international trade, receiving a UK Trade & Investment Certificate of Appreciation presented by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 2006,[12] and the Council of British Chambers of Commerce in Europe (COBCOE) 'Make Europe Work' award for Breakthrough Trade in 2015.[13]

Awards

  • Shell LiveWire Award for Young Entrepreneurs in 2003.[14]
  • UK Trade & Investment Certificate of Appreciation, presented by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 2006.[12]
  • COBCOE 'Make Europe Work' award for Breakthrough Trade in 2015.[13]

Associations

Today Translations is a member of the Association of Translation Companies, and the European Association of Translation Companies.[15] It is also a strategic partner of the Council of British Chambers of Commerce in Europe (COBCOE).[16]

Locations

United Kingdom Locations

Worldwide Locations

Media and Press

The company was noted in the media for polls to find out the ‘world’s most untranslatable word’[17] and another to identify ‘the world’s most romantic word’.[18]

It has also attracted press attention for other incidents, including the hiring of regional Geordie[19] Glaswegian,[20] Scouse[21] and Glaswegian[22] translators. The recruitment of regional interpreters was seen as controversial in some media, but Zilinskiene disagreed, saying, "People in Newcastle and Liverpool shouldn’t be offended by this. The accent gives them a strong regional identity and they should be proud of it".[23] They have also advertised for speakers of Brooklynese.[24] The company maintains that its regional recruitment campaign was motivated by a genuine need to enable foreign business people to do business more easily in the regions. According to Zilinskiene, "We are aware that some of our foreign and UK clients can find the Glaswegian accent difficult to decipher. While it's unusual for us to want someone to translate a dialect of English, there is a clear demand".[25]

In November 2016, Today Translations advertised for ‘the world’s first emoji translator’,[26] which received widespread media coverage.[27][28][29] As a result of the unusual job advertisement, Zilinskeine appeared on BBC News,[30] ITV News,[31] and Vice News,[32] as well as several radio stations.[33][34] According to Zilinskiene, the position is intended to address the "emerging area of confusion" around the usage and meanings of emojis in different cultures.[32]

Philanthropy

Today Translations supports several charitable causes, including donating a percentage of its profits to The Fairtrade Foundation.[35]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Financial Times - Suppliers to the Square Mile, 22 March 2011
  2. ↑ "Today Translations". www.todaytranslations.com. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  3. 1 2 3 NicheGeek - How to Start a Six Figure Online Translation Business, 17 September 2006
  4. 1 2 3 Arabic eBook, 2008
  5. 1 2 3 Growing Business, 1 June 2004
  6. ↑ The Independent - Business Essentials, 6 June 2004
  7. ↑ Telegraph - Starting Out, 26 June 2007
  8. ↑ "Today Translations: Jurga Zilinskiene | Startups.co.uk: Starting a business advice and business ideas". Startups.co.uk: Starting a business advice and business ideas. 2007-07-24. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  9. ↑ Management Today - London is getting its first women's chamber of commerce, 30 June 2014
  10. ↑ IT Governance - Today Translations is ‘first in sector’ to achieve ISO27001 certification, giving them the edge in secure communication, 2014
  11. ↑ "ISO 9001 Quality - Today Translations". www.todaytranslations.com. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  12. 1 2 British Chamber of Commerce in Lithuania - BCC Paper, Winter 2006 edition
  13. 1 2 Council of British Chambers of Commerce in Europe - Breakthrough Trade Award 2015 Winner, May 2015
  14. ↑ PNE Group - If Only I Knew Archived 24 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  15. ↑ "Today Translations Ltd". Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  16. ↑ "Today Translations". www.cobcoe.eu. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  17. ↑ BBC News - Congo word 'most untranslatable'
  18. ↑ Reuters - Is this the worlds most romantic word? 12 February 2010
  19. ↑ The Guardian - Language firm advertises for 'Geordie translators', 12 October 2010
  20. ↑ The Times - Is Glswegian lost in translation? 18 October 2009
  21. ↑ Liverpool Echo - Wanted: Scouse translators for Liverpool's foreign visitors, 9 October 2010
  22. ↑ "Today: Thursday 15 October 2009". BBC. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  23. ↑ Daily Mail - Interpreters hired to translate Geordie and Scouse accents for foreigners, 8 October 2010
  24. ↑ Schapiro, Rich (April 28, 2010). "London firm Today Translations give tourists a hand in understanding confusing Brooklynese". New York Daily News. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  25. ↑ Daily Record - London firm launches hunt - for Glaswegian translators, 14 October 2010
  26. ↑ Eggert, Nalina (2016-12-12). "Emoji translator wanted - London firm seeks specialist". BBC News. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  27. ↑ Petroff, Alanna (2016-12-13). "Now hiring: Emoji translator in London". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  28. ↑ Hunt, Elle (2016-12-13). "Sign of the times: London company advertises for 'emoji translator'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  29. ↑ "A Top London Translation Firm Is Looking To Hire Its First Emoji Translator". The Huffington Post. 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  30. ↑ Today Translations (2017-01-11), BBC reports on Today Translations' search for an Emoji Translator, retrieved 2017-01-20
  31. ↑ Today Translations (2017-01-11), London company looks for an Emoji Translator - ITV, retrieved 2017-01-20
  32. 1 2 VICE News (2017-02-28), Professional Emoji Translator Is Now A Real Career: VICE News Tonight on HBO, retrieved 2017-05-07
  33. ↑ "Wanted: Emoji translator, The Newsroom - BBC World Service". BBC. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  34. ↑ "Is there a need for an emoji translator in today's professional world?". audioBoom. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
  35. ↑ "Charity organisation we support | Today Translations". www.todaytranslations.com. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
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