How Leeds-firm thebigword is helping with the virus testing programme in Leicester

Thebigword is now offering interpreting services via telephone at all testing sites across the UK, as well translation of posters and guidance into multiple languages and voiceover translation for the department’s self-testing information videos.

Thebigword is also supporting the door-to-door information service in Leicester with translation and interpreting – ensuring that as many people as possible know how to access Covid-19 testing sites.

CEO of thebigword Group, Joshua Gould, said: “It is essential for public health that important information about coronavirus testing is available to everyone, and I am delighted that Ministers have put their trust in us to deliver support for this work across the UK.”

Requests for language support will come through thebigword’s all-in-one language platform – WordSynk – providing instant access to translation and interpretation services via a network of over 20,000 professional linguists in over 250 language combinations.

WordSynk gives users the power to communicate on any networked device, providing instant access to translation and interpretation services with a network of 20,000 professional linguists.

Thebigword Group is a global language technology company comprising of thebigword, TBW Global and Gould Tech Solutions. It is the largest interpreting services provider in Europe and ranked fourth in the world.