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Delivering Language Solutions

Global Connections is a professional, Scottish-based, international language communications provider.

We deal with thousands of translation and interpreting projects each year and have an established reputation, backed by ISO 9001:2000 accreditation, for delivering high quality, reliable solutions across our full range of language services.

We have an extensive network of qualified translators and interpreters covering well over 100 languages from every part of the world.

Specific types of service we provide include:


  • Website translation and localisation


  • Technical translations of all types, including engineering, financial, medical and legal


  • Multilingual graphic design


  • Foreign language typesetting


  • Translation of advertising copy, brochures, point of sale materials, reports, information leaflets and correspondence


  • Certified translations for registrars, government departments, banks and legal purposes


  • Face-to-face interpreting for interviews of all kinds, business meetings, tours, presentations and conferences


  • Telephone interpreting for urgent spoken communications


  • Transcription and translation of audio and video recordings


  • Foreign language audio recordings in various audio formats


  • Dubbing and subtitling of video for any purpose

Effective multilingual communication is essential, whether you are a business looking to target international markets in today's global economy, or a public body with a requirement to communicate with minority language communities in the United Kingdom. Despite this, translation or interpreting requirements is often treated as an afterthought in the communication process.

We will work with you to localise your message, improve your communications and maximise your potential to reach your target audience. The earlier you consider the language and cultural aspects of your communications, the more likely you are to save time and money.

Our Translation and Interpreting Clients

Global Connections has an extensive client base across the public and private sectors. Our clients' individual requirements are very diverse. The following examples and client testimonials demonstrate the success of our work across a range of services:

The Scottish Parliament

SP Translated Leaflets

We are official providers of translation and interpreting services to the Scottish Parliament. We have experience of working on many projects, including some of the Parliament's key public information booklets: 'Your Visit to the Scottish Parliament', 'Discover the Scottish Parliament', 'Making Your Voice Heard' and 'How the Scottish Parliament Works.'

A large number of documents translated for the Parliament require our professional Gaelic translation service. But we have also translated, proofread and typeset a variety of documents into a number of languages including Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, Hindi, Italian, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish and Urdu.

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University of Paisley

"Thanks to all the team at Global Connections for the friendly and professional approach to our recent translation project. It was a pleasure to work with a team who were organised and professional, and who had access to technical translators at such short notice. Looking forward to working with you on our next challenge." - Jane Harris, Commercial Business Manager


Dry Lube Ltd

Dry Lube Limited

"As a company that operates globally, Dry Lube Ltd frequently have documents that need to be translated into various languages.

"We have used Global Connections as our translation service for around a year now and have always been more than happy with the service provided. Our documents often have to be translated quickly and usually contain quite a lot of technical language. This has never presented a problem to Global Connections, who always provide a professional and efficient service within an agreed timescale.

"It is vital that translation work is accurate to avoid any misunderstanding of important information. It is great to know that Global Connections are a company that can be trusted to take care over their work and will deliver a consistently high level of service every time." - Morag Carmichael, Marketing Executive

To discuss any of your language requirements, please call our customer service team on 0141 332 8889 or email info@globalconnects.com