Peak Translations Insights

As the country celebrates National Apprenticeship Week this week, it seems an opportune moment to announce that our very own apprentice, Charlie Blood, has been promoted to the role of Assistant Project Manager. Charlie first came to our attention when he approached us for work experience whilst studying for his A-Levels. Financial independence turned out to be a greater pull than a university course for Charlie! So we were delighted when he chose to join us in October 2019 as

The way in which you work may have become more remote but your markets are closer than ever. It’s clear that changes we first expected to be temporary as a result of Covid, are now here to stay. In fact, rather than seeing remote working as an imposition, businesses are starting to benefit from the savings in time, travel costs and carbon footprint. For individuals too, there’s the added benefit of a better work-life balance. What will define success over

Peak Translations is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Project Manager, Iwona Skorbilowicz. Iwona’s appointment follows a year of growth for the company.  As the pandemic hit, businesses sought to quickly react to making their working environments Covid safe for all employees and visitors. Peak Translations has played an important role in managing these projects at pace, ensuring Covid communications are translated for those who do not have English as a first language. More recently, the company has

Companies seeking to translate their web copy often come up against an early hurdle – it can prove a herculean task to extract text from a website in a usable format for translation. This proved to be the case when Peak Translations were approached by a company seeking to enter the German market and who needed help with the translation of their ecommerce platform. E-commerce sites are certainly complex; often pulling in data from lots of different databases. As such, it

Translating technical text can be notoriously fiddly. The original language text often exists in a variety of formats – whether that be manuals, user guides, data sheets or technical drawings. Translation in this area requires a significant eye for detail and, of course, know-how in making the process as smooth as possible. It’s reassuring to know, therefore, that Peak Translations’ translation memory software is the perfect match for technical translations. Here are some helpful pointers on translation memory software.  What

How well are your foreign audiences understanding the messages of your business? At best, misunderstanding causes confusion. At worst, it has dire consequences for a business – not only in terms of impacting the health and safety of its staff and customers but also how successful it might be in developing new overseas markets. As businesses across the world slowly emerge into a new Covid-19 world, they are each looking at how they might improve engagement with their foreign audiences.

What happens if my suppliers go under? As we emerge into a Covid-19 changed world, that’s the question many are asking. Of course, there’s never a guarantee of which businesses will best weather the commercial storms ahead. Knowing, however, that your supplier of choice has robust systems in place – on strategy, cash flow, profitability and contingency – can be considered as important as the quality of service they offer. How can you be sure of a business’ rock-solid dependability?

Lockdown has presented a perfect opportunity for businesses to evaluate and streamline their processes. When it comes to doing business in overseas markets, how can you be certain you have the most effective approach? One that not only drives quality in the long term but also gets best results in market engagement? At Peak Translations, it’s our tried and tested processes that have helped our clients deliver messaging with impact. Here’s some of the ways in which process has helped

Before we look at what constitutes a translation ‘specialist’, let’s debunk the myth that translation is simply a like-for-like conversion of one language into another. Truly accurate translation will of course retain the meaning of the text as closely as possible; but also apply the subtleties and cultural context expected by the target audience.  Accuracy, in turn, leads to authenticity and credibility; and that’s what we all strive for in business. Good translation demands a very unique set of skills.

The world is getting to grips with a new, albeit temporary, way of doing things. How do you continue as much as possible with ‘business as usual’? In this period of unprecedented uncertainty, it’s important that your translation partner not only adds value to your project but is equipped to weather the challenges that the Coronavirus presents. Let’s start with cost. If you’ve ever commissioned a translation project, you’ll know the cost can vary pretty dramatically from one supplier to