Global translation agency Language Connect acquired by The Hut Group

Online beauty and wellbeing business The Hut Group (THG) has acquired Language Connect, a London-headquartered language translation and localisation services company.

Founded in 2003 by Ben and Iwona Taylor, Language Connect has a diverse blue-chip customer base of over 900 organisations globally, including Thomson Reuters, Twenty First Century Fox and Norton Rose Fulbright, as well as several of the world’s largest market research organisations.

The company also has an international footprint, with offices in London, New York, Singapore, Dubai, Munich and Melbourne.

THG said that this acquisition provides an opportunity for the group to deliver a step change in its translation capabilities, supporting its continued international growth.

Language Connect is the newest addition to THG’s proprietary technology platform, THG Ingenuity, which powers the group’s systems and portfolio of health and beauty brands.

THG will also offer Language Connect’s services to its existing THG Ingenuity clients, which includes names such as Nintendo, Honda and the Daily Mail Group.

Matthew Moulding, founder and CEO of The Hut Group, said: “I’m delighted to welcome the Language Connect team to THG. In Language Connect, we have made a significant investment which supports our international growth plans; making translation more efficient for our customers around the globe.

“It also marks another step in the growth of our proprietary technology platform, THG Ingenuity, following the acquisitions of UK2 and Hangar Seven last year. We expect to make additional investments this year to grow the platform further.”

Ben Taylor, co-founder of Language Connect, added: “I am thrilled that Language Connect is becoming part of THG and integrated into its Ingenuity platform. I have closely followed the growth of THG as one of the UK’s leading technology companies and particularly its impressive expansion into international territories.

“I am confident in the Group’s ability to accelerate the business forward and create exceptional opportunities for our people in this exciting new chapter.”

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