Record year puts Cheadle Hulme translation company on course for £5m turnover

Translation and language services provider The Translation People is on track for a record revenue as it celebrates its 10th year in business.

The Cheadle Hulme-based company is set to turn over more than £5m for 2017, up from £4.5m in 2016.

Sales in Germany rose 60% this year, while revenues from Spain, the United States and Italy increased 37%, 34% and 27% respectively.

New clients won in 2017 include organisations in sectors such as automotive, precision engineering, medical, food testing and oil and gas.

It has also seen strong growth among existing clients in sectors including logistics, manufacturing, and energy and environmental consultancy.

The Translation People attributed much of the growth to the client wins, new business from existing customers and a surge in demand for translating apps created for customers in other countries.

Outside its North West heartland, The Translation People has offices in London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Paris, Boston in the US and Bonn. Further expansion in Germany is planned for next year.

So far in 2017, The Translation People has created four roles to take its workforce to 38.

Managing director Steve Wilde, who founded the company in 2007 with business partner David Nichols, said: “Clients need slick and streamlined processes to translate this content, and our technical expertise has led to a big increase in this type of project for our business during 2017.

“We are delighted with our performance during this milestone year. Along with a record number of new clients, we have continued to meet the needs of our long-term customers around the world across a range of sectors.”

He added: “We are continuing to focus on organic expansion and winning new business from our key sectors, and we look forward with confidence to our next 10 years.”

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