Chinese language information
Did you know that there are two different written forms of Chinese – Traditional and Simplified? Simplified Chinese was developed from the Traditional form with the aim of increasing the level of literacy throughout mainland China. When the PRC was recognised by the United Nations in 1971, Simplified Chinese became the official Chinese language used there. In addition, Singapore made it the official Chinese language of the State. Elsewhere in the Chinese-speaking world, for example in Hong Kong and Taiwan, Traditional Chinese tends to be the norm. Roevin has translation experts all over the Far East who will ensure that your text is translated and localised appropriately.
A new award, sponsored by Roevin Translation Services, was presented at Aston University this month to recognise outstanding achievement in the field of translation studies. The winner of the “Excellence in Translation” prize was Matthias Fersterer, who was recently awarded a Masters with distinction in Translation in a European Context. Christina Schaeffner, Director of Translation Studies at Aston, said “Matthias has consistently produced excellent work and fully deserves the prize”. Matthias, a native German speaker, moves to Brittany next month where he has secured a position as a staff translator.
Jasmin Schneider joined Roevin’s Birmingham office in March as an Account Manager. Jasmin, a native German speaker, has a Masters in translation studies from the University of Heidelberg and four years’ experience as a project manager with Kern Translations in Frankfurt and Paris. She is fluent in German, English, French and Portuguese.
Liz Athey has been promoted to Translation Division Manager for Roevin Translation Services. After working as Branch Manager at the Birmingham office since 2000, Liz will now oversee operations across the division which covers offices in Manchester, Glasgow and Birmingham. A new office is planned for The Netherlands in 2005. Liz will also be responsible for leading business development in a year where Roevin plans to increase its share of the market significantly.
Roevin was recently awarded sole supplier status as European translation supplier to CHEP logistics. CHEP manages the daily movements of over 265 million pallets and containers from a global network of over 440 service centres in 42 countries. With more than 300,000 customers worldwide, CHEP serves global giants such as Procter & Gamble, Kellogg’s, Shell and Unilever.