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Global Language Service Provider thebigword is delighted to announce that it will be exhibiting its service offerings at the American Translation Association (ATA) conference in New Orleans, Louisiana this October. After recently joining the ATA, thebigword is eager to raise awareness of thebigword and the opportunities it offers to the American linguist community. Our confirmed…

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The phrase ‘learning a new language’ is quite ambiguous. As with any form of education, there are different levels of proficiency that you can achieve, and languages are no different. You might only want basic, conversational skills. Or perhaps you want to understand the nuances of complex phrases for a specific topic. Learning a language…

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Global language services provider thebigword has joined the American Translation Association (ATA).   The ATA is a professional association founded to advance the translation and interpreting professions and foster the professional development of individual translators and interpreters. ATA has over 10,000 members and includes translators, interpreters, teachers, project managers, web and software developers, hospitals, universities…

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Language services provider thebigword has expanded its work supporting Border Force at Britain’s busiest airport, Heathrow.   The law enforcement organization 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…

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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.…

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thebigword is celebrating its best ever year with revenue of £77m which breaks through the $100m barrier increasing revenue by 30%.   With the appointment of Nihat Arkan, former CEO Larry Gould now takes the role of Chairman of thebigword group of companies.   Larry Gould said: “Nihat has a strong background in global expansion…

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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 program 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…

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Global Language and Communications Service provider thebigword has jumped up the Common Sense Advisory Language Service Provider (LSP) 2018 rankings, moving up five places to 15th.   The Common Sense Advisory (CSA) is the benchmark in research for the localisation industry. The CSA focus upon assisting clients in benchmarking, optimising, and innovating industry practises in…

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