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Senior Marketing appointment will place customers at the centre of technology?enabled language service revolution thebigword has appointed Kevin Anderson to a newly-created position of Global Marketing Director, as the rapidly growing translation and interpreting company continues to strengthen its senior team. Established as one the worlds’ largest in its sector, thebigword has 500 employees working…

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If you haven’t visited us at thebigword.com for a while then you’re in for a surprise!  Our all-new customer-focused, clearly presents you with our bespoke and innovative language services, powered by technology, to more effectively support your communication needs. The new website has been updated to reflect who we are, what we do and the…

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thebigword, one of the world’s largest technology-enabled translation and interpreting companies, has developed an innovative online tool on their new website to make it easier for everyone to get started with their translation projects. Solution Designer, takes the user through a series of guided steps and quick questions to establish their translation project requirements. Solution…

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World leading language services company has 50:50 gender split on Board thebigword, one of the world’s largest technology-enabled translation and interpreting companies, has achieved what few other leading businesses manage – a perfect balance between men and women on its company Board.  And when it comes to length of service with the company, the women…

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thebigword is ready to help Government agencies and businesses with language support that will help migrants make a ‘quicker contribution’ to the UK economy. thebigword, one of the world’s largest interpreting and translating companies and a major supplier to the UK’s public sector, says it’s ready and ‘geared up’ to support Government agencies and businesses…

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Entrepreneur’s blog charts the challenges of running a global business through the economic turmoil from 2008 to the present day. Blogs are hardly big news these days but when thebigword’s  CEO Larry Gould started his blog in November 2008, it was rare for a leading businessman to put his life online; and to be quite…

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thebigword, the world top-20 translating and interpreting company, has been named as one of the UK’s Top 100 Apprentice Employers and has been congratulated in a letter from Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg.  thebigword started its Apprenticeship programme in January 2011, since when 107 apprentices have gone through the scheme and nearly half of those…

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h3. “Invest, and ignore the doom and gloom merchants,” says thebigword CEO. Entrepreneur Larry Gould has added another accolade to his collection, receiving an award from former Government Minister and TV presenter Michael Portillo at the Institute of Directors’ (IOD) Director of the Year Awards. Larry Gould, CEO of language services company thebigword, was entered…

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h3. thebigword, a world-leading translation and interpreting company, has been awarded a NATO Medal and Certificate for its work with the military and peace efforts in Afghanistan. thebigword was proud to receive the medal, inscribed ‘In Service of Peace and Freedom’, on behalf of its team supporting The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), a NATO-led…

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h3. thebigword, the world’s 12th largest translation and interpreting company, is expanding its Defence, Justice and International Security (DJIS) Division. The Division, which already provides interpreters to support UK operations in Afghanistan, is heading for 200 per cent growth with a number of major contracts expected to start during the coming 12 months. The latest…

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h3. Corporate philanthropy has been allowed to wither during recession, says Stevies Gold Award winner The Wall Street CEO of the company that has won the Gold ‘Stevie’ American Business Award for Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year has called on U.S. companies to embrace the CSR approach. Joshua Gould, CEO and EVP of…

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thebigword, the world top-12 language services company, has given its backing to new online training courses for Public Service Interpreters developed by Leeds Metropolitan University and the International School of Linguists, a training and testing partner of thebigword. The courses will help meet the increasing demand for professional interpreters who work alongside public sector bodies…

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