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Posted on22 December 2021

Atlas Translations’ 2021 Round Up

It’s been a busy and brilliant year here at Atlas Translations! From new initiatives to old favourites, 2021 has seen plenty of excitement. Here are some of our highlights from the past twelve months.

Atlas becomes a Mindful Employer

In March, we signed up with the Mindful Employer organisation to make a commitment to creating a supportive working culture. We wanted to recognise the importance of mental health, and help to end stigmas around mental health issues in the workplace. 

As part of the Mindful Employer charter, we’ve pledged to be positive about mental health by continuing to provide support to staff, not discriminating against mental health in recruitment, and working to encourage a kind and understanding workplace environment.

Embracing the four-day Work Week

Putting the goals of the Mindful Employer charter into practice can mean finding a healthy work-life balance. Our four-day work week is one of the many ways we achieve this – we first introduced this way back in 2019, and it’s helped us to keep growing as a company and a team. 

The four-day work week helped us transition smoothly to working from home during lockdowns, as well as improve efficiency, performance and job satisfaction. Returning to something a bit more normal after working remotely for the better part of a year can be a little bit daunting! Initiatives like the four-day work week and working from home one day a week have helped everyone to settle back into the swing of things at their own pace.

Welcoming a new member of the team

2021 saw Atlas welcome our first ever permanent marketing manager, as Charlie joined the team following an impressive interview (for a completely different role!). Since joining the team, Charlie’s helped us to break new ground with our marketing campaigns, such as our recent Client FAQ round-up in November. 

Achieving Company of the Year

We were delighted to be granted Company of the Year by both the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI) and the Association of Translation Companies (ATC) – the ATC award for the second year running!

The judges commented: “In its thirtieth year, Atlas Translations achieved an impressive 48% growth, adding new services such as remote interpreting and Covid Passport translation to their portfolio. The company is very strongly involved in pro-bono activity, and clearly care about a good work-life balance for their employees.”

Atlas’ Year in Review

It’s been an exciting year for us at Atlas Translations, with more languages and services than ever before. We worked in 78 different languages this year – from Bengali to Bulgarian, Turkish to Telugu, and everywhere in between.

Once again, English was our most popular language for translations, while we also saw plenty of interest in Romance languages such as Spanish, French and Italian. Our services also saw greater diversity than ever before, with translation and proofreading remaining our two most popular.

Saying hello to 2022

So there we have it – the end of a whirlwind year. From all of us at Atlas Translations, we wish you and your loved ones a restful holiday period. Whatever the next year has in store for us, there’s one thing that won’t change – the joy of communicating and connecting with the people around us, whether it takes place virtually or in person. We look forward to working with you in 2022!

If you have any queries, do get in touch and we’ll jump on your request as soon as we’re back on 4th January.

ISO 17100 – ISO 17100:2017 for Translation Services (since this standard began, in 2008, externally audited annually).
Mindful employer

Mindful Employer Plus – As a Charter member, our team have access to an Employee Assistance Program with 24/7/365 support, as we work toward achieving better mental health at work.
Federation of Small Businesses and the Self-Employed

A proud member of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), a dynamic and inclusive not-for-profit membership organisation. FSB is dedicated to supporting and empowering small businesses across the UK and is committed to fostering an environment where entrepreneurs can thrive, innovate, and succeed.

Atlas Translations has been accredited by the Fair Tax Foundation since February 2024. The Fair Tax Foundation is a not-for-profit social enterprise developed by a team of tax justice, corporate responsibility, and ethical consumer experts. It was launched in 2014.

We’ve been registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) since 2004. Go to https://ico.org.uk/ for more information.

We hold a full membership in the Association of British HealthTech Industries. The ABHI supports the HealthTech community by providing products and services that help people live healthier lives. As the voice of the industry, we show the value of health technology and overcome barriers to people benefitting from it now and in the future.

Certified since 2003, externally audited annually. ISO 9001:2015 is the international standard for Quality Management Systems (QMS), applicable across all sectors. ISO 9001 provides a framework to respond to changing quality requirements in line with changing demands across society, economics and the environment.
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Disability Confident Committed is creating a movement of change, encouraging employers like ourselves to think differently about disability and take action to improve how we recruit, retain, and develop disabled people. Being a DCC employer is a unique opportunity to lead the way in our community and show that we’re a disability inclusive employer.

Corporate membership of the ITI (Institute of Translation and Interpreting) since 1994. Corporate Member of the Year 2021. ITI is the only UK-based independent professional membership association for practising translators, interpreters and all those involved in the language services sector.

CIEP: We’ve held Corporate membership Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading since 1993. CIEP are an international membership organisation that offers training and community for editorial professionals (copy editors and proofreaders) while helping members develop business confidence.

ATC: We hold full membership with the Association of Translation Companies, a trade association representing the interests of language service companies in the UK and internationally. It is the leading voice for companies operating in the UK’s language services industry.

Living Wage Employer: As a living wage employer, we believe our staff deserve a wage which meets every day needs. The Living Wage Foundation has a mission to encourage employers to play their part in tackling in-work and post-work poverty and provide a decent standard of living by paying the real Living Wage, adopting Living Hours and Living Pensions as well as wider good employment practices.
4-day week

Proudly a 4-Day Week Employer since 2019. Amongst other items, the 4-Day Week initiative calls for a reduction to the maximum working week from 48 hours per week to 32 hours per week by 2030.

 
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A member of the Good Business Charter since 2022. The GBC is a simple accreditation that organisations of all sizes in the UK can apply for in recognition of responsible business practices.
PIF

We’re a proud member of the Patient Information Forum (PIF), a membership organisation for anyone producing health information and support. PIF promote access to trusted, evidence-based health information for patients, carers, the public and healthcare professionals.