30 Oct 2006: QUALITY STANDARD CERTIFICATION FOR TRANSLATION SERVICES
GLOSSIMA & WEHRHEIM are proud to announce their certification by EUROCERT on 12/10/2006,
as meeting the requirements of the European Quality Standard for Translation Services
ΕΝ 15038.
What does this accreditation mean? Quite simply, that the quality of the translation
is guaranteed.
Unlike ISO EN 9001/2000, which is designed to assure the quality of the system implemented
by each enterprise, but not necessarily the end result, the object of this new European
Quality Standard is to assure the quality of the final product. We believe that
this is a real milestone, on the one hand because users of translation services
can now choose a translation company based on criteria that provide guarantees of
the quality of the final result, and on the other because it represents a fundamental
change at the institutional level, since the Greek competent authorities will now
have to review their definition of “official translation”, and perhaps even recognise
the translator as a qualified professional who pursues, with specialized knowledge,
education, training and skills, an independent and very demanding activity with
specific requirements imposed by the needs of the contemporary market and today’s
economy.
This certification sets the seal on our company’s constant pursuit of quality in
translation. We are the first company worldwide to gain accreditation with the above
standard, providing professional liability insurance to cover the risk of translation
error. We hope that other companies will very soon follow suit, for we believe that this
is the only way in which the profession can be elevated to the position it deserves