29 June 2010
Prestige Network has redesigned and relaunched its main website www.prestigenetwork.com. Its own in-house web team has worked months with professional design and web development experts and now the site is ready and live!
Visit us today for a free quote for professional translation, interpreting or British Sign Language or email us at sales@prestigenetwork.com or phone 01635 292 789. Our friendly and well trained operators are waiting to be of service to you.
Update (12 July 2010): New web pages have been added for some of our popular languages including Polish, Chinese and Welsh. See this page for more details: Languages
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15 June 2010
Shohreh is passionate about business and properties and is a genius with figures. She started her own language translation services company – Prestige Network – with her brother Shawn in 1991. As the CEO, she has literally performed miracles managing and growing the company. In terms of risk-taking, she is in a league of her own.
Her leadership style is very much by example and often her humility can deceive people at their peril. She has a hugely philanthropic side to her nature and this characteristic of her is so strong that colleagues are frequently amazed by her generosity. This comes as a breath of fresh air, especially for someone in charge of finances.
Some of these characteristics are probably inherited from her late father Mansour, who ran a multi-million pound business empire in the haulage industry. Her solid foundation in terms of her character is clear for all who come across her.
Shohreh was born in Iran and has lived in the UK since the mid 1970s. She loves travelling and has been to around 30 countries. She bought her first property at the age of 19 in a foreign country. She now has many properties in her portfolio and enjoys visiting some of the overseas ones now and then.
Shohreh is a graduate of Business Studies from Leeds Metropolitan University and prior to starting Prestige Network she held senior roles, the last of which was for a financial company in Surrey. She is married to Anthony Fleming, whose arrival at Prestige Network created a virtual management triangle (including Shohreh’s brother Shawn), out of which the company has expanded by leaps and bounds. It is now a successful, multi-million pound business and very soon will expand its overseas operations.
Shohreh is a great believer in self-development. As an advocate of spiritual and self healing, personal development and as an NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) practitioner, she is aware that people have the power to influence their own well-being and to a great extent their destiny. In her spare time, Shohreh loves reading and attending seminars on self development and healing. She loves the sun, is a keen swimmer and enjoys playing the piano.
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1 September 2009
The customer survey results are now available and we are very pleased with the results and all the positive feedback and comments we received.
The main findings are:
- 95% of respondents said that they would recommend us to other colleagues, companies or business partners
- 96% of respondents said they would be confident to use Prestige Network’s services again
Many thanks to all our customers for taking the time to reply to our survey and for the valued feedback we received. Listening to our customers is of utmost importance to us and we believe this has helped to pave the way for Prestige Network’s continued success over the last 18 years.
Call 01635 292 789 now to see what we can do for you.
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28 July 2010
Prestige Network provide interpreters to many Police forces across the country, often out-of-hours or at short notice. Whatever your Police interpreting requirements are and whatever language you need Prestige is able to help you.
We work in over 200 languages and we can provide a 24/7 service all across the UK.
Call us today on 01635 292 789 or see our Police Interpreting page for more information.
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26 July 2010
Prestige have successfully tendered to be on the Commercial Support Unit North East framework agreement. They were already on the framework agreement for the North West so this makes them the only language company to have succeeded in getting onto framework agreements for all of the core language services, for the public sector in both the North West and North East of England.
The Commercial Support Unit North East is a new organisation (Spring 2010) developed to address the ambitions and objectives of the local health economy in becoming more commercially effective.
You can find out more about our language services for the public sector on our website.
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3 November 2009
Prestige Network has made history by providing two British Sign Language/English interpreters (BSL) for a series of UK Youth Parliament debates in the House of Commons.
The ground-breaking move comes as the UK Youth Parliament also makes history – it is the only time in 300 years that anyone other than MPs has been allowed to speak from there. The 11 to 18-year-old elected Members of Youth Parliament took up the seats in the Houses of Parliament normally occupied by MPs on Friday 30th October.
Mr Chris Barnes, Head of Public Sector Sales at Prestige Network, said: “We are very proud that Prestige Network has played a key role in the democratic process by providing two British Sign Language/English interpreters.
“The House of Commons Overseas Office placed the order with us on Tuesday, just two clear days away from the occasion itself. They were pleased that we were able to help out – they had approached several organisations, but we managed to find people for them within 15 minutes.
Discover more about Prestige Network’s British Sign Language/English interpreters and give us a call on 01635 292 789
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2 November 2009
Prestige Network’s Director, Mr Anthony Fleming, attended the National Legal Trade Exhibition in October 2009 in Liverpool.
With a significant growth in the requirement for fast and accurate language services, Prestige’s presence during the exhibition was a great success. This exhibition was an event designed to promote vital support services to the Legal Sector. Mr Fleming travelled to Liverpool together with Ms Salome Wagh, following the recent set up of a new ‘Partnership Development’ department.
Legal Trade Exhibition - Liverpool
One of the main focuses of this new department is the Legal Sector as well as Cultural Business Training, two of the fastest growing areas of business for Prestige.
Mr Fleming said: “This exhibition was a great success for us. It enabled us to meet with some of our key clients as well as to introduce ourselves and our services to many new contacts. There was a keen interest in our services and with the recent growth in language services within the legal sector, this event presented a unique opportunity to discuss our services face to face with so many legal sector clients in one day”.
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1 October 2009
Prestige Network has been providing language services for leading law firms, the judicial system, UK and global companies and government agencies for almost 20 years.
We have found that there is an increasing use of language services by the legal profession with, for example, more and more legal firms providing services and supporting non-English-speaking clients.
With that in mind, we have produced the following guide to using language services for the Legal sector.
What to look for when choosing a language provider:
- How long has the company been established?
- What range of services do they offer?
- How much experience do they have providing the kind of service you need?
- How well do they know the market you operate in?
- How much experience do they have providing services for the language you need?
- Is the company accredited by the relevant Language Quality Assurance organisations?
- Are their translators and interpreters industry aware?
- Are their translators and interpreters culturally aware?
What You need to do
Good communication between you and a language services company is the starting point for ensuring that you achieve the best for your non-English speaking clients. Preliminary preparation is very useful.
When you make a booking, bear in mind these tips for getting the best results:
- Have as much information on the assignment available as possible, including any relevant documents to be translated
- If you know which language and which dialect is required, please inform us. We can help you, if you are unsure
- In many cases, language support can be provided very quickly, but it’s best to make arrangements in advance
- Clarify any unusual procedures or regulations involved
- Be clear about the deadlines you need to be met
- If the booking is for an on-site interpreter, be ready to confirm the date, duration and location
- If you have used the company’s services before, have your account details to hand
What the language services provider needs to do
As soon as the provider receives the go-ahead, they will find their best match of interpreter/translator skills and availability for your assignment.
When finding an interpreter or translator for you, the operations team needs to ensure that he/she has an appropriate qualification in legal work (such as a Diploma in Public Service Interpreting – Law Option, or an MA in Translations and Interpreting).
Other considerations in choice of linguist could include:
- Gender
- Social/ethnic issues
- Age
- Dialects
The linguist will be briefed with as much information as is available, including any factual information and background documents about the case.
For face-to-face interpreting, a pre-session could be arranged between you and the interpreter before the client arrives. This would give you the opportunity to go through:
- Factual information about the case
- The aim of the session
- Any technical terms you expect to use during the session
If you require any help please contact Prestige Network’s legal services team on 01635 292 784 or email legal@prestigenetwork.com
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