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Following news that the Government wants a further 100,000 businesses exporting by 2020, specialist translations provider Comtec is advising businesses to take a similar approach to their client, international flooring manufacturer Amtico and invest in translation and localisation of both marketing and technical content to build their brand effectively worldwide.

State-of-the-art translation software recently helped leading UK company Geotech not only boost their business but consolidate their working relationship with a top client.

Translating web and marketing content can be a tricky business. But there are a number of things companies can do to reap the rewards.

Foreign languages have dropped out of the top ten GCSE subjects for the first time since 2002. French, for example, has been replaced with Religious Studies. The decline in language A Levels is equally steep. Only 13,850 students took A Level French this year, a drop of more than 3 per cent in just 12 months. In contrast, more complex languages such as Chinese, Japanese and Arabic are increasing in popularity, but only slightly. The same impact can be felt at degree level – just 28,500 of nearly 2 million undergraduates at British universities are studying languages.

Increasingly people are watching television and videos with subtitles. In this post James Brown explores the trend and why subtitled television shows are so popular.

As UK businesses come under increasing pressure to maximise their potential overseas, this has highlighted just how lacking Britain is when it comes to languages skills.
Much has been written about the problems the UK export market faces, and how language skills are not being developed in line with business needs. But is it different elsewhere? Here, Comtec’s in-house experts, Marion and Katharina, explain how France and Germany are dealing with this issue.

Comtec supports customers from a wide range of sectors to translate technical manuals in formats including InDesign, Quark and FrameMaker. With highly specialist, sector specific terminology involved, Comtec selects a translation team with the right knowledge and experience to ensure accurate, professional translation.

Our highly skilled technical translators are experts in their specific fields, and possess both the relevant linguistic talents and specialist knowledge of the technical terminology for your industry.

It creates cost efficiencies, brand consistency and helps companies respond quickly to the market, but businesses must also be mindful when centralising their international marketing functions.

After years of exams, essays, more essays and even more essays, each university graduate dreams of landing their first grown up job. 18 months ago I was in this exact position. I suddenly found myself in a gruelling battle, the battle which all young graduates are sadly forced to endure as a result of the current economic climate; the long and arduous process of finding graduate employment.