Specialists in Multilingual
Translation Services
With over 40 years in both commercial and editorial translations, First Edition Translations Services are ideally placed to provide a wide range of professional language services to businesses and individuals. Our professional translators are carefully selected according to their qualifications and experience and our services can be tailored to our client’s needs, and always according to the new ISO 17100 standard.
"First Edition Translations has provided legal translations to Mills & Reeve Solicitors for over a decade. They provide a professional and flexible service, tailored to our specific requirements and they make the complexities of finding high-quality, legal translators simple. They are a pleasure to work with."
Associate for Mills & Reeve LLP
"The translation service provided by First Edition has been most impressive. Their work is of a very high standard, and always delivered right on schedule. I would certainly commission them again."
Editorial Manager Sport, Carlton Books Ltd
"For a number of years, we had struggled to find a reliable translation partner that could work with complex medical texts from both a language and project process perspective. Working with First Edition changed all that – their accuracy and professionalism are always appreciated in the translations that they develop for us."
General Manager, InterComm International
Editorial Translation Services
"First Edition have handled translation for numerous guidebooks and volumes on fine art or architecture for Scala over the years, including translation, editing, typesetting, and proofreading services, right through to print-ready files. They've worked in many European and Asian languages, and Arabic too. Always professional and a pleasure to work with. Highly recommended."
Editorial Director, Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers
"We have used First Edition for a number of years now, and have built up a strong and trusting relationship with them. They offer us a fast and efficient resource to translate and back-translate our various product labels, enabling us to meet the demands of the various markets across the world."
Shark AG UK
"We greatly appreciate First Edition as a long-term partner for high-quality translations of our books, which they deliver in ready-to-print quality. Their editorial competence, professional flexibility and performance of large quantities in short production runs and quick turn-round times are at all times a reliable basis for our excellent co-operation."
Head of International Editing and Graphics, Naumann & Göbel Verlagsgesellschaft mbH
"First Edition has provided us with fast, efficient, reliable translations for many of our major book and multimedia projects. One of the main reasons we continue to use them is that their commitment to high-quality work and personal service is similar to our own."
Director of Publishing, Trident Press Ltd
Multi-lingual Editorial Services
"We have worked with First Edition for over ten years and they always supply a high quality, efficient service. We have very complex multi-language editions on tight schedules and they always deliver as specified, on time and within budget. We use First Edition for translation, typesetting and proofreading and know that we will always be provided with a top-quality job, we highly recommend them."
Managing Director, Wayment Print & Publishing Solutions
Pharmaceutical Translation Services
"We rely on First Edition to provide us with multilingual, specialist translators in the field of pharmaceuticals. Since 2007 they have provided us with translations into all 23 European languages and always meet our deadlines and budgetary requirements. A reliable and professional company who come highly recommended."
General Manager, Accord Healthcare Ltd
Technical Translation Services
"We have been using First Edition since 1995 to translate our technical material for use on our website. We find them consistently good, so we have had no interest in trying anyone else. Always on time - a first class service."
Managing Director, CED (Cambridge Electronic Design Ltd)
"First Edition has been supplying translations for the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) since 2005. Having personally worked with them over the years, I find them extremely efficient and reliable with great attention to detail. The translations they provide are always consistent and high quality; something that, as a growing educational institution, is hugely important to us and our course providers."
Research and Development Assistant, Wine & Spirit Education Trust
"First Edition have been providing translations of our specialist healthcare publications since 2009. We’ve been impressed with their friendly, professional service and willingness to accommodate any special requirements."
Editorial Director, Hayward Medical Communications
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Based in the heart of Cambridge, First Edition Translations Ltd are a translations agency with a long and successful track record.
Working with commercial and publishing clients, our strong team of experienced project managers coordinate all aspects of a language translation project, offering clients support all the way.
We cover all languages, formats and subjects including websites, promotional materials, user manuals, business cards and research papers.
A one stop shop for all your standard and specialist translation requirements.
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