Business Details
37 Years
experience
Professional Translation Services in London
Established in 1989, we have built a reputation as a trusted provider of high-quality translation and multilingual typesetting services. Our expertise in bridging linguistic and cultural divides has enabled businesses, NGOs, and public sector organisations to communicate effectively with global audiences. Our central London location positions us to serve both local and international clients, combining traditional craftsmanship with cutting-edge translation technologies. We prioritise precision through native-speaking linguists who bring sector-specific knowledge to every project, ensuring technical accuracy and cultural relevance. Sophisticated software tools maintain consistency across projects while reducing costs and delivery times.Our in-house typesetting team delivers typographic excellence in over 100 languages, from complex scripts like Japanese and Arabic to Indic and Cyrillic alphabets. We implement rigorous quality control procedures at every stage, with optional client review cycles for critical projects. With blue-chip corporations and solo entrepreneurs among our clients, we offer tailored solutions that align with specific communication goals. Our project managers provide continuous support from initial consultation through to final delivery. This combination of human expertise and technological innovation has made us a market leader in end-to-end language solutions for three decades.
Services
Document Translation
Subtitle Translation
Multilingual Transcription
Typesetting Services
Translation Proofreading
PowerPoint Translation
InDesign Translation
Technical Translation
Urgent Translation
Cultural Adaptation
Details
- Year established: 1989
Highlights and features
- We have over 30 years of experience in multilingual translation and typesetting
- Our network includes native-speaking translators with sector-specific expertise
- We use advanced translation software for consistency and cost efficiency
- We offer a client review process for translations before final delivery
- Our in-house typesetting team ensures typographic excellence across all languages
Associations and certifications
- Institute of Translation & Interpreting (ITI)
What people say
Attention to detail
Reliable service
Phenomenal work
Highly recommend
Expertise
Services
Document Translation
We translate business, technical, and creative documents between English and 100+ languages. Our native-speaking translators ensure technical accuracy and cultural appropriateness while maintaining original formatting. Clients receive translated documents in original file formats including InDesign, Word, and PowerPoint with typographic integrity preserved.
Multilingual Typesetting
Our in-house team handles complex typesetting for global audiences, specialising in non-Latin scripts. We ensure proper character rendering, right-to-left text alignment, and font compatibility across languages. This service maintains design integrity while adapting typography for different writing systems and cultural conventions.
Subtitle Translation
We provide time-coded subtitle translations for video content in SRT format. Our translators adapt tone and cultural references while maintaining character limits for display constraints. The service includes translating existing subtitles or creating new ones from transcribed media content.
Translation Proofreading
Our quality assurance service checks existing translations for linguistic accuracy, terminology consistency, and cultural appropriateness. We offer comprehensive reviews covering grammar, punctuation, and technical terminology, with optional client review cycles for critical projects.
Multilingual Transcription
We convert audio/video recordings into written text in multiple languages, available as verbatim or edited transcripts. The service includes time-coded subtitles for media content, with native-speaking transcribers handling regional accents and technical terminology across diverse subject areas.
People
Chris Wells
Designer
Industry professional who has worked with Worldaccent Translations on multiple design projects, specifically praising their attention to detail in multilingual document production.
Questions
What document formats can you translate?
We handle most electronic formats including InDesign, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, XML, Illustrator, and Photoshop files, delivering translations in their original format.
How are translation costs calculated?
Costs depend on target language, source text length (typically priced per 1,000 words), and subject complexity. Technical translations generally cost more than general content.
Which languages do you support?
We translate to and from all major business languages plus UK community languages, covering over 100 languages in total including Arabic, Chinese, and Japanese.
Do you offer urgent translation services?
Yes, we can expedite projects through extended working hours and team collaboration, though this may affect pricing and consistency considerations.
What quality assurance processes do you use?
We employ native-speaking linguists, translation memory software for consistency, and optional client review cycles to ensure technical accuracy and cultural appropriateness.
Reviews (1)
Chris Wells Chrisdwells
Sep 12, 2013
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Having been a regular customer with World Accent for nearly a decade I feel I am well-placed to offer some insights into them as a company.
Firstly, a bit of background. World Accent were first recommended to me by one of our design agencies as a foreign language typesetting while I was working as in-house designer at one of the world's largest international NGOs. As an international development agency, we published a large volume of politically sensitive publications for external distribution to most countries in the world and it was vital that work was produced in a timely fashion, to hard
Firstly, a bit of background. World Accent were first recommended to me by one of our design agencies as a foreign language typesetting while I was working as in-house designer at one of the world's largest international NGOs. As an international development agency, we published a large volume of politically sensitive publications for external distribution to most countries in the world and it was vital that work was produced in a timely fashion, to hard
