Which is the world’s best language? The language your client speaks! In today’s fast-moving multinational and multicultural online world, it’s vital that your website landing page instantly engages with visitors – by speaking to them in their language, dialect and in cultural terms they understand. Professionals working in our website translation and localisation team provide a service that is essential for competitive business.
We support our clients aim in extracting maximum potential from their e-commerce applications and websites by helping them to take every competitive advantage offered by the latest technology in fast moving international markets.
Our cloud based web localisation and translation solution eliminates the need for additional development of your website and combines the speed and convenience of machine translation with on demand human translation in a collaborative platform which automatically detects new untranslated content and flags it for action.
Copy is automatically or manually allocated to either be machine translated or professionally translated, or proofed and edited and rapidly delivered via our super fast proxy servers without effecting the speed or integrity of your original website.
Our solution works with all major CMS, e-commerce and web frameworks using a single line of code that is simply pasted into the header of your site.
Our server side search engine friendly translation proxy can serve the content in English language under a different domain or sub domain (e.g. targetcountry.mycompany.com) with dynamic meta tag localisation and mobile search compatibility.
Translation automation eliminates repetitive tasks by creating translation rules for each template (e.g. a product description) and building translation memory so that high volumes of pages can be handled quickly and efficiently.
Conditional language switch and replacement rules can display targeted and relevant regional specific content automatically as well as create triggers based on user-agent, Geo-IP or URL regular expressions and allocate segment localised landing page content based on campaigns.
Multiple access levels for administrators and translators enables team members to collaborate seamlessly and advanced reporting of translation metrics broken down by language and translation type keeps you in control of your budget.
Web users are five times more likely to purchase from a website that communicates in their own native language.
You may have a complex, multiple URL or domain structure to support a geotargeting strategy, or a structure based on subdomains or directories within a single large website. We can meet all your foreign language needs to produce multiple versions of your content in any language of your choice, written by our experts to target users in specific territories.
With the aid of cutting-edge and emerging technologies but above all by utilising the skill and professionalism of our truly international team we deliver high quality website translation, proofreading and editing.
Our international teams of professional qualified linguists and coders can simultaneously localise your app into several foreign languages and provide an outstanding customer experience that is focused on the end user no matter where they are in the world.
We can help cut down the time taken in transition from development to international deployment by providing translated content at short notice and to meet tight deadlines.
The result is an accurate a high quality multilingual app with content carefully crafted to satisfy the appetite of the widest possible market segment from the outset.
English belongs to West Germanic family of languages. Other widely used West Germanic languages are Afrikaans, German, Dutch, Scots and Frisian. These languages share one common feature that is all these languages have many common lexemes. Lexemes are a unit of lexical meaning that exists regardless of the number of inflectional endings. English language is more than 1400 years old and is divided into three main periods. The oldest form of English was brought to the Great Britain by its Anglo Saxon settlers more than 14 centuries ago. Modern English began in the late 15th century after the introduction of the printing press in London. But the dominance of English and its status as a global language was the result of giteming global influence of the British Empire during 17th to the mid-20th centuries.
Looking for an experienced translation company to handle your next translation project? We can help! Find out more about our premier services by calling us at +44 (0)20 3940 3255. You can also email us at info@universallanguagesolutions.co.uk. To get an estimate for our services, please complete our free quote form to get an instant quote.
It may be a small world but communicating effectively in a global market place is a big challenge.
Universal Language Solutions is the company of choice for some of the world’s best-known brands who trust us to meet their translation and interpreting needs.
Combining the latest technology with the skill of our professional linguists, we offer a complete range of cost effective translation services in over 140 different languages, with the capacity to turn work around quickly to meet your deadline.
One thing that needs no translation is quality. Our experienced translators and interpreters take the utmost care to provide reliable, bespoke translations so you can be safe in the knowledge that what we deliver is accurate and meaningful.
How do you charge for translations? +
We charge a “per word” rate. The rate per word depends on the language combination, complexity of the subject matter and the turnaround time you require.
How do I count the words in my document? +
Doing a word count can be tricky, especially if your document contains pictures with embedded text or you have a PDF. The easiest way to get a word count is to send us all of your documents and let us do the word count for you. We have advanced OCR (Optical Character Recognition) programs that can do word counts on any document or image and in any language, including Asian and Middle Eastern languages. Alternatively, if you’re working from a Word for Windows document that contains only text, Microsoft Word 2007 shows the word count in the lower left-hand side of the application.
How long will it take to translate my document? +
We endeavour always to meet our client deadlines. For very large projects we will assign as many translators as required to ensure the deadline is met.
What method should I use to send my documents, and how do you send them back? +
The best way to send the document(s) is to email us a copy of your document, or to upload it using our free quotation form. Alternatively you can send your document by fax or a photocopy by post. We are able to receive both PC and Mac formats, although our staff and administrators mostly use PC-based systems. We can send you your completed translations in any format and by any method you require.
Why an online translation service? +
Quite simply to save you time and money! Who has the time nowadays to carry documents up and down the UK for a translation? It is obviously much more comfortable to upload a document or email it as an attachment without leaving your home or office.
Can I deliver/collect the documents in person? +
We offer online translation services, but on rare occasions where a document is extremely urgent some clients do come in person to collect their material. However, it is much more practical to deliver documents using our website or by email, or post, where these options are viable.
How much do I have to pay extra for the translation to be posted to my address? +
The answer is short: Nothing at all. The cost of sending the translation by First Class Royal Mail is included in the price of service. In special cases, for a £15 surcharge we can use the Royal Mail Special Delivery service, whereby the delivery is guaranteed on the next working day after posting.
Who performs the translation? +
We use our in-house translators who specialise in western European languages. For any other combinations we have a team of high quality, certified, freelance translators with impeccable credentials and extensive experience. They are responsive, talented, trustworthy and 100% committed professionals with whom we have built and established a solid working relationship over time.
How do you ensure your translations are accurate? +
All Universal Language Solutions Ltd translations are accurate. We have designed our quality control system to allow each team member to perform their functions in real time, supporting each other’s specialised functions, checking each other’s work, sharing terminology databases and research. Continuous process improvements are built in. Our project management system adapts to the needs of any project, bringing in different and complementary skill sets as required.
How do you enforce confidentiality? +
We recognise that legal translations require absolute confidentiality. Every team member who handles your document signs (1) an in-house corporate non-disclosure agreement, and (2) a project-by-project confidentiality agreement. Our project management system allows us to control exactly who has access to your documents, and levels of access are adjusted according to the role of the authorised team member.
Is a more expensive translation necessarily a better one? +
In this industry, as in many others, it is usually true that you get what you pay for. When hiring a reputable company (like Universal Language Solutions Ltd) for a translation project, you are paying for their extensive resources and experience. If you care about the quality of your project, you should care about the quality of the translation. A poorly-executed translation will do more than just confuse its intended recipients, it might also destroy your professional reputation.
Sworn or certified translations? +
Yes. Universal In the UK, the sworn translation is purely theoretical whereas it is typically the principal term used overseas for official translations. The UK equivalent is simply referred to as a ‘Certified Translation’ and this is what the main UK authorities and institutions will require as part of an application.
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