Thessaloniki 30/10/2006

QUALITY STANDARD CERTIFICATION FOR TRANSLATION SERVICES

It is with great satisfaction for the world of translation that GLOSSIMA & WEHRHEIM 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 on 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 high levels of 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 new economy.

This certification sets the seal on our company’s constant pursuit of quality in translation. At the moment, we appear to be the first company in the world to receive this certification, which engages our professional liability in the event of translation error. We hope that other firms will very soon follow, for we believe that this is the only way in which the profession can be raised to the position it deserves.