PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATION SERVICES
WORLD CLASS TRANSLATION
Professional Translation Services
Professional Translation Services
International translation services for every need
Here at Aktuel Translations, with over 30 years’ experience, we offer professional translation services across Oxfordshire and worldwide. We’re based in Henley-on-Thames and work closely with our numerous international clients, while still serving local businesses across the county. Keep scrolling to find out about our translation process and our biggest clients.
Our translation process
Step 1: Team sourcing
We source a translation team (a translator and a proof-reader) with relevant experience from our pool of known and trusted experts. Each will have a minimum of 3 years’ experience, and most will hold a Masters in translation.
Step 2: Translation
Our professional translator will carefully and accurately translate your content into their mother tongue. We only allow translators to work in their native language.
Step 3: Proofreading
Our proof-reader will assess the translator’s work against a detailed checklist, including checking for technical accuracy, grammar, and style.
Step 4: Final check
Finally, there will be a second proofreading by one of our project managers to ensure all changes recommended by the proof-reader have been carried out and nothing is missing.
Our clients
Our clients
Questions about our translation services?
Take a moment to browse through our Frequently Asked Questions, where you’ll find detailed information about how we work and the services we offer, such as technical, medical, financial, legal and marketing translations, as well as subtitling and interpreting.
International translation services for every need
We have offered professional translation services in Oxfordshire, across the UK, Europe, America and the whole world for over 30 years, helping businesses and individuals communicate effectively across language barriers with expertise, cultural insight and precision. We’re based in Oxfordshire (more precisely, Henley-on-Thames) and work closely with our numerous international clients, while still serving local businesses across the county — from Oxford and Banbury to Bicester, Abingdon and Didcot.
What makes our professional translation services affordable and ethical
At Aktuel, we believe that “world-class translation need not cost the earth”. How? It’s simple. We use the very best translators in the industry, handpicking them for their expertise and experience in your sector and discipline. Moreover, we are ITI (Institute of Translation and Interpreting) certified, ensuring that we adhere to the highest professional standards and ethical practices in the translation industry. Lastly, as an employee-owned enterprise, our internal teams and management are highly invested, focused, and efficient, so our quotes stay extremely competitive.
How we provide high-quality translation services
Many translation agencies rely on machine translation with a manual review (think a slightly more upmarket version of Google Translate). However, we know this affects the quality of the translation. Technical accuracy, tonal nuance, and cultural emphasis are all lost in the blunt instrument of the machine and the output is only ever passable, never outstanding. At Aktuel Translations, we deliver expert human-led translations from our Oxfordshire base to clients around the world, with translations always performed by extensively experienced, highly skilled human beings, not AI and algorithms.
Our trusted suppliers for translation services
We treasure our network of translators. A network that’s taken 30 years and countless hours of careful vetting to build. Furthermore, we compensate them properly and pay them on time. We take their wellbeing seriously, and work to develop a deep and rewarding working relationship that lasts for years, not just to the end of the job. In fact, our in-house team is fully invested as we’re an employee-owned business and we treat our translators like trusted friends. It’s a modern working culture, underpinned by traditional translation values.
How our translation services work: Aktuel’s four-step process
We know that great translation supports the fast growth and successful international expansion of your business. Therefore, with that in mind, we take getting it right incredibly seriously. Here’s how it works:
We source a translation team (a translator and a proof-reader) with relevant experience from our pool of known and trusted experts. Each will have a minimum of 3 years’ experience, and most will hold a Masters in translation.
Your professional translator will carefully and accurately translate your content into their mother tongue. We only allow translators to work in their native language.
Your proof-reader will assess the translator’s work against a detailed checklist, including checking for technical accuracy, grammar, and style.
Finally, there will be a second proofreading by one of our project managers to ensure all changes recommended by the proof-reader have been carried out and nothing is missing.
More questions?
Take a moment to browse through our Frequently Asked Questions, where you’ll find detailed information about how we work and all the other services we offer, such as financial, legal and even education translations.
In particular, we’ve compiled answers to the most common queries to help you quickly find what you need. However, if you don’t find the information you’re looking for or if you need further clarification, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us directly. Our team is here to help and will respond to your inquiry within the hour.
Who we help with our translation services in Oxfordshire and beyond
We treasure our clients, who come in all shapes, sizes, sectors and languages, the most common and requested ones being Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
As a trusted Oxfordshire-based translation services provider, we don’t chase big brands at the expense of smaller ones just because they make us look good or have more work for us. Every client is equally important and is treated with utmost care.
