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Translation for
Manufacturers

Manuals, labelling, safety documentation and software strings – in the formats they live in, to the launch date, against one glossary.

Working files back, not a Word document to rebuild
One glossary across manual, label, software and training
Revisions priced on what changed, not what is on the page
Up to 11,000 words a day against a launch date

BUILT ROUND how manufacturers actually buy translation

Documentation ships with the product, which makes it a dependency of the launch rather than an afterthought – and makes a late translation a late shipment.

The technical material is covered on the technical translation page. This one is about running it as a manufacturer: files, versions, markets and dates.

WHAT MANUFACTURERS send us

  • Operating and maintenance manuals
  • Installation and commissioning guides
  • Product labelling and packaging copy
  • Safety documentation and warnings
  • Technical specifications and data sheets
  • Software strings and interface text
  • Training and competency material
  • Tender and bid documentation
  • Quality and inspection records
  • Supplier and distributor agreements

Something not on the list? Send it. The analysis is free and we will tell you honestly whether it is work we should be doing – which is more useful than a page claiming we cover everything.

THREE THINGS that matter more to you than to anyone else

A revision costs what changed

Once your translation memory exists, the next version of a manual is priced on the text that is actually new rather than on the page count. For a product family that revises annually across several markets, that is the difference between documentation being a fixed cost and being a recurring surprise.

One glossary across every surface the customer sees

The manual, the label, the interface and the training deck have to name the same control the same way, or the operator looking for it finds nothing. Terminology is agreed before the first sentence and held against your account, so the next document matches the last and the software matches the manual.

The files come back as files

Text lives inside XLIFF and DITA, InDesign and FrameMaker, CAD callouts and images. Handing you a Word document leaves you the rebuild. Work comes back in the format it went out in, with callouts and captions in place, ready for the next revision.

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At EKO 4 Translations we guarantee 100%

  • Document Acceptance
  • Accuracy and Quality
  • Delivery on Time
  • Free Corrections

WHAT YOU GET on every job

  • Accredited and sworn, fully bilingual philologist and linguist human translators
  • An additional native-speaking proofreader on every project for quality assurance
  • Professional DTP editing and formatting, so the translation mirrors your original
  • A signed affidavit and declaration of translation accuracy whenever one is needed
  • The company wet stamp for authenticity
  • Official certification on company letterhead
  • Full compliance with the ISO 17100 quality standard
  • A physical copy with wet stamps and company letterhead where one is required
  • Nothing of yours has to travel – a scan is enough, and hard copies come to you
  • Any iterations, corrections and editing free of charge, same day or next day

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QUESTIONS from manufacturers

What formats can you take?

XLIFF, DITA, .po, JSON, XML and CSV for structured content; InDesign, FrameMaker, Word, Excel and PowerPoint for documents; and text inside drawings and images rebuilt in place. Send a sample if you have something unusual.

Can you work to a launch date?

Yes, and the earlier you tell us the better the answer. Up to 11,000 words a day across a team working from one terminology base, with the same three-stage quality assessment throughout.

How do you keep terminology consistent across markets?

One glossary and one translation memory per account, agreed up front and reused on every job, with a standing team rather than whoever is free.

Do you translate the software as well as the manual?

Yes, from the same terminology base, which is the only way the button in the product and the button in the manual end up with the same name. Full product and web work is on the website, app and software localisation page.

What if there is a mistake in our source document?

We tell you and leave the source alone. A translator quietly correcting a specification is a worse problem than the original error, because nobody downstream knows it happened.

Send us something to quote

One document or a whole file. You will have an itemised written quote, a delivery date and a straight answer on what the receiving body actually needs – free, with no obligation, and handled confidentially under UK GDPR. We will sign your NDA first if you would rather.

Or talk to a person: 0333 772 1444 · info@translationsuk.com

WHEREVER your offices are

The whole service runs digitally, so where you are makes no difference to the work, the timing or the price. Send files, approve the quote, and the finished work comes back by email – with a wet-stamped hard copy posted to your address when one is needed.

EKO 4 Professional Translation Services is multi award winning and nominated for:
  • International Business of the year
  • Customer service award of the year
  • Highly Recommended award
  • Special Chairman award
Excellence in supply awards CIR business continuity awards
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  • International Business of the year
  • Customer service award of the year
  • Highly Recommended award
  • Special Chairman award
Rewards for our excellency in delivering quality, accuracy and customer service in Translation
SBA Award Finalist
Greater Manchester Award
e3 customer service award
e3 international business of the year award

AWARD WINNER FOR 6 consecutive years 2016/ 2017 / 2018 / 2019 / 2020 / 2021

We have been rewarded for our great effort of delivering services to our personal and business customers accepted in by any organisation in UK or abroad in over 89 countries. Whether it is a small, mid-size or large project, local for UK, national or international, we have it covered

Our professional translation company will continue the trend by provision of superb client satisfaction

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5, Capital Tower, Greyfriars Rd, Cardiff
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Chesterfield - Chatsworth
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Hill St, Edinburgh
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Newton Pl, Glasgow
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Bishopsgate, London
City Road, London
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Manchester, Altrincham
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Moulton Park, Northampton
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Nottingham - Mapperley
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Victory Business Centre, Portsmouth
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