Welcome to the ATC ISO Newsletter! In this newsletter, we focus on emerging ISO standards for AI, and the ATC community’s involvement in their development. ATC Representative in ISO AI Committees The ATC’s ISO representative Carina Balbo has recently joined…
CCL’s Greetings Welcome to our ATC Commercial & Trade Collaborations Round-Up! A busy autumn conference season is done and dusted, networking with client-side trade associations and business organisations, and we look forward to all that 2026 will bring. Have a…
Universities hold the key to reversing the UK’s language crisis The Association of Translation Companies (ATC), the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI), and the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL) have jointly published a new report – The strategic case for languages…
The ATC’s Member of the Month in January 2026 is Avocate Legal and Business French Interpreting and Translation Services, a Manchester-based company with a tightly defined niche in legal and business interpreting and translation. Working exclusively in the French–English language…
The winter and spring of 2026 are packed with engaging, insightful events by the ATC’s global partner associations! ELIA Together, 19–20 February 2026, Porto, Portugal Together is ELIA’s initiative dedicated to bringing together freelance language professionals and language service…
The ATC is delighted to introduce Language Check to the UK and global language services industry. Joining the ATC as a new Technology Partner, LanguageCheck is a cutting-edge, AI-powered quality checker for human and MT that reduces the effort required…
Over recent years, the ATC has worked to maximise the reach of our voice as the representative organisation for the UK Language Services Sector. One major thrust of that work has been to build upon the experience of our members…
Your views on language services industry trends ELIS is the European Language Industry Survey, and it scopes the trends, challenges, and opportunities in the European language services landscape. ELIS 2026 continues to monitor the impact of AI and the development…
In an industry undergoing huge disruption and transformation, it’s important that, as your trade association, the ATC looks confidently into an exciting, if uncertain future. Our job is clear, if not simple; to support your business, to promote the value…
Our latest UK Language Services Industry Report paints 2025 as a year of pressure, adaptation, and growing clarity for UK language service companies. Market conditions have been unforgiving (think longer sales cycles, aggressive pricing, client budget cuts, and intense AI-driven…
