How we work
the machinery behind a good translation
Every agency says "quality". This page says what actually happens to your files — who touches them, where the terminology lives, what the machines do and do not do, and why the second year of working with us costs less than the first.
- Native translators, one per direction
- Every job revised by a second linguist
- AI used openly, never silently
- Your terminology in a maintained database
- One named contact, start to finish
What happens to your project
The same four stages, whether it is one certificate or a four-language website.
- 1
Scoping, by a person
A named project manager reads what you sent, asks the questions that change the price — who is it for, which market, what format — and quotes a fixed price with a date.
- 2
Translation, by a native specialist
One translator per language, working exclusively into their own language and chosen for experience in your subject. Your translation memory and termbase are open beside them from the first sentence.
- 3
Revision, by a second linguist
A full second pass against the source — not a spot check. Names, numbers, dates and terminology are verified separately from the language itself.
- 4
Delivery, in your format
Formatted, checked, and signed off by one of our office managers. If anything is worth flagging — an ambiguity in the source, a term we had to decide — it comes with a note, not a silence.
The database that makes year two cheaper than year one
Two things persist after every job we do for you, and they quietly become the most valuable part of the relationship.
The first is your translation memory: every sentence we have translated for you, stored as a pair with its translation. When next year’s report, the revised manual or the updated website comes in, everything we have seen before is recognised — so it is not retranslated, not re-charged, and cannot come out differently than last time.
The second is your termbase: the researched, agreed translations of the terms that matter to you — product names, legal terms, the phrase your industry uses that a generalist would get almost right. Terminology research is real work, and we do it once, write it down, and apply it forever, instead of doing it slightly differently every time.
Together they are why our long-standing clients get faster, cheaper and more consistent work every year — and why handing a one-off job to the cheapest bidder each time costs more than it looks.
Happy to be of service,
Gabriel Brunner, Founder
Straight answers to fair questions
Where AI fits, honestly
Where machine translation genuinely helps, we use it — openly, with a qualified translator revising every line. For marketing, contracts and anything regulated we do not start from a machine draft at all. We tell you which approach we are proposing, and why, in the quote.
Formatting is our problem
InDesign, XML, JSON, XLIFF, CMS exports, subtitle files. You send what you have and get back something ready to use — layouts intact, placeholders unbroken, stamps and signatures where they belong.
Multiple languages, one programme
When something changes, it changes everywhere: one update, propagated across every language you publish in, kept consistent by the same memory and termbase. No language quietly falls behind.
One named contact
You deal with the same person throughout — someone who knows your account, your terminology and your deadlines. Not a ticket queue, and not a different voice every time you write.
Hear it from our happy clients
Do not take our word for it.
A great experience
Working with GB Translation is always a pleasure in every way. Response time is immediate, excellent quality, and they offer a wide range of services, in any language. They understand exactly what we need. Having GB by our side allowed us to take an exponential leap in our growth — they function as our translation department.
Daniel SánchezCEO · Dani Voiceovers More than satisfying
GB Translation distinguishes itself through its reliability, quick response time and high-quality language services. We are very satisfied with our collaboration.
Nicolas ZieglerConsultant · Brand Affairs AG Outstanding
The collaboration with GB Translation is outstanding. This shows itself through great flexibility and very friendly customer service. Even when we have had last-minute translations and especially urgent projects, the team has always been helpful and fulfilled our wishes in good time. I can only recommend this excellent service.
The HiRiDe project teamHiRiDe
Our happy clients
Some of the companies who work with us this way.
