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Small Vampires unknown translation
Read all about the translation of 3 volumes in an unknown tongue at http://www.smallvampires.com.
Commercial Sense Conference and Project
Director, Robin Bennett will be talking about his book Start up Smart at the University of East London on 14th April. The lectures are being arranged by the brilliant Zoe Gospel Promotions. tel 0208 534 2194 for further info or to attend.
Start up Smart Competition
Start up Smart Young Entrepreneurs competition is launched alongside Managing Director, Robin Bennett’s new book, Start up Smart. The competition provides funding and mentoring for young entrepreneurial start-ups. Not just in translation!
iPod App
Aktuel is delighted to have been involved in recording a brilliant new iPod ‘app’ for Teletext. The ‘app’ is a talking phrasebook in Spanish, French, Arabic, Greek and Portuguese. Watch this space for more apps!
Thales Preferred supplier
We are delighted to announce that we have been appointed as the preferred translation supplier for Thales UK. Thales is the UK’s second largest defence electronics supplier but the company’s full range of activities encompasses everything from retail technology to the maintenance of telecommunications infrastructure. UK revenues exceed 1bn and the company employs more than 8,000 staff at some 40 locations. We look forward to working closely with Thales’ GE & ITS group and providing a comprehensive range of translation service across technical, commercial, legal and marketing functions within the business.
Publishing
Company founder and director, Robin Bennett, is due to have a book launched in the summer. Called ‘Working Smart’ and published by Harriman House, the book is a light-hearted look at starting a company for very little money and how to make that company a long-term concern without ressorting to debt.
VT Nuclear Services
Aktuel Translations is delighted to start working on translation projects for VT Nuclear Services. The multi-lingual work includes technical and legal documentation, requiring a high degree of expertise. Short deadlines also present a challenge.
London University
Aktuel MD, Robin Bennett and Client Services Director, Mark Keohane spent an enlivening evening talking to Modern Languages undergraduates at London University (Royal Holloway Campus). The purpose of the evening was to outline career prospects for students within the translation industry.
Aktuel announces the appointment of top-flight Client Services Director
Mark Keohane has joined Aktuel this month in the role of Client Services Director. Mark will be working closely with MD Robin Bennett on the continued growth of the business and the development and delivery of a translation consulting service.
Mark comes from an IT background and after an initial spell with Thorn EMI he moved into management consulting with one of the leading firms, where he was to spend the next 10 years, six of those in Australia. His experience includes everything from consulting to a computer factory in a Finnish forest in midwinter, to advising one of the world’s largest civil engineering projects based in Lesotho, to reviewing the administration functions of Indonesia’s national electricity company. Since then he’s worked in the City of London in the investment management industry, as well as starting and running his own business.
His extensive experience of different industries and business environments will be an extremely useful addition to Aktuel’s capabilities.
Aktuel sponsors Henley Rugby Club Juniors
Aktuel is proud to announce that the sponsorship of Henley Rugby Club Juniors has paid off with the Under 16′s winning the Oxfordshire league.