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She’s Done It! – Sagunto, Spain 27/06/08

EARTHRACE SMASHES SPEED RECORD!

When Earthrace set off back at the end of April in her attempt to break the existing world global circumnavigation we were all hoping that she’d succeed. During this time we’ve all been avidly following the website blogs; from the delights of huge shoals of flying fish to the worries of broken rudders and drive shafts.

However, on Friday 27th June in Sagunto, near Valencia in Spain Earthrace returned to claim the record, two weeks quicker than the record previously held by the UK boat, Cable and Wireless Adventurer!

As official translation and interpreter sponsor for Earthrace, PUSH International would like to offer massive congratulations to this amazing boat, her resilient onboard crew and the dedicated ground crew for both securing this record and doing such a lot to raise the profile of bio-fuel benefits and the negative impact of carbon emissions.

Although work commitments meant that PUSH International’s staff couldn’t be there at the moment Earthrace returned to Sanguto, we packed our bags, jumped on a plane to Valencia and headed off to the crew and sponsor’s party for the weekend at the first opportunity.

Here are some pictures of Earthrace’s return and also some pictures from the victory party in Spain.


Earthrace powers into harbour, securing her place in the record books.


An ecstatic crew celebrate and wave at the assembled crowds.


Earthrace taking a well-earned rest in Valencia Marina.


Boat and ground crew also ‘resting’!


Kelly (L) and Yola (R) taking a moment out for a photo opportunity during the party.

Earthrace Commences Round the World Speed Record – Sagunto, Spain 27/04/08

...and two of PUSH International’s project managers were there to see them off!

Kelly Hoare and Roxane Fauconnier-Tola, the PMs most involved in co-ordinating the translation and interpreting assignments for Earthrace, flew over to Southern Spain, to attend the pre-launch party and see Earthrace herself off on her amazing voyage.  

PUSH are proud to continue their association with this stunning, space-aged wave-piercing trimaran – ongoing translation and interpreting activities will continue at various stopping points and of course, our logo takes pride of place amongst fellow sponsors on the wings of Earthrace to be seen the world over.

We wish her and the crew the very best of luck and wait with baited breath for updates.  

To monitor her journey for yourself in real time, visit www.earthrace.net

 
Earth Race Sponsorship 01/11/07

PUSH International was recently approached by the owners of Earthrace, an amazing futuristic powerboat propelled entirely by biodeisel, to provide translation and interpreting services.

Earthrace is currently touring European ports raising awareness and support for her forthcoming speed record challenge. PUSH will support the effort by providing translations of numerous press releases, promotional communications, website(s) as well as being in attendance at venues around Europe to interpret between owners, skipper and crew and the local media.
 
Once the global circumnavigation race is underway in March next year, we will also step in where needed to aid communication. Read more about Earthrace and her aspirations www.earthrace.net.
 
PUSH International will be providing all translation services on a voluntary basis, however we will of course hope to benefit from the excellent exposure available to us across Europe!

View Press Release (PDF 88kb)

PUSH Expands Production Office 12/08/07

PUSH International’s main production office is currently based in a lovely Grade II listed converted barn in rural Berkshire. An opportunity arose to take on the adjoining office and this coincided with an expansion due to new business acquisition. So we have finally room to spread out, with sales and admin in one office and project management and our artworker studio in the other.

We would always welcome clients dropping by for a coffee, so if you’re in the area just let us know so we can get some nice biscuits in!

New Senior Project Manager Joins PUSH 06/08/07

A key appointment for PUSH International, we are pleased to advise that from September 3rd, Kelly Hoare, an experienced project manager, will be joining PUSH.

Kelly joins PUSH as our new Senior Project Manager, with project management experience from RWS Translations under her belt. She is currently also studying for an MA in Technical and Specialised Translation. Kelly is a keen linguist and likes nothing better than to use her language skills of Spanish and especially German – both of which she is completely fluent in.

 
 New Project Manager Joins PUSH 16/07/07

PUSH is delighted to announce that An Ballekens, a Flemish national has joined PUSH. An has much corporate, clientside experience and will provide a mix of account and project management services to existing clients.


An joins us with a background in corporate management support roles following the completion of a Masters degree in Psychology. She has also been involved in the running of her own business covering all aspects of management activities. An, fluent in Dutch, Flemish and French is meticulous in her attention to detail when dealing with clients and we have already had many positive comments about her professionalism and diligence.

 
New Junior Projet Manager Joins PUSH 25/06/07

Recent expansion and client acquisitions, has led PUSH International to recruit dynamic French national, Roxane Fauconnier-Tola to join the team as a junior PM.


Fluent in French, Italian and English, Roxane has a background in sales and administration. This is Roxane’s first role in translation admin and she acts as an invaluable support to more senior members of the team who offer guidance and support. Roxane liaises extensively with our network of translation teams, carries out in house proof checks of French and Italian texts, and on occasions gets involved in managing client projects.

 
PUSH Opens London Office 15/05/07

To support recent business wins, and to provide a base for the support of future City business, PUSH International has opened an office in the prestigious St John’s Lane serviced office complex.

PUSH have opened an office in the heart of the City. Initially this will be a sales office to enable us to make further inroads into the exciting business opportunities available in Central London, but once it become business-critical, we will install production facilities centrally also. For details of our office location, please click here.

 
Aaarrrgghhh... 29/01/07

Does seeing the frighteningly high costs for your website rollout give you a bad hair day? Do you reckon you’ll need a lot more than gel to keep this one under control?

Well, PUSH International can help to smooth things down somewhat!

Back in the good old days translating a website was easy. You sent us your files, we translated them and sent them back, fixed and ready to go. Easy!

Then sites got bigger, someone invented e-business, and content management systems arrived.

Then you wanted lots of updates, with local promotions and features, things that could be downloaded and uploaded, pop-ups, data-collection and … and well the list just goes on!

Now sites with several thousand pages and a wealth of e-business features are commonplace. And the cost of rolling out and maintaining these sites for multilingual, multicultural markets has become a major strategic and financial consideration.

So we felt it was time to put some of the ‘easy’ back into website translation. PUSH International is unique in their approach to multilingual website rollout. We place as much emphasis on delivering budget management as we do on linguistic excellence.

Our workflow management technology (TRANSport) makes PUSH a part of your website CMS from the outset. We make it possible for you to have a single, fully integrated content and translation workflow management environment – making the need to tear your hair out in despair a thing of the past!

The benefits

• Content translation workflow can be automated; management costs are dramatically reduced
• Integration with proven translation technologies delivers a much lower roll-out and ongoing maintenance cost – 40% savings can typically be achieved.
• Translated content is fed directly back into your site; human involvement and therefore margin for error, is eliminated
• Integration with your existing CMS is straightforward with realistic implementation costs

If you are considering entering new, online markets, contact PUSH International now and find out how we can give you more markets for your money!

 
Creepy crawlies had better watch out! 05/06/06

PUSH International was retained in June ’06 to translate the new Rentokil website for Spain. PUSH is now working in very close partnership with Rentokil supporting their global website rollout programmes.

Rentokil is the worlds’ premiere business environment specialist, operating in 40 countries delivering a comprehensive range of professional services that help keep commercial and domestic environments free of undesirable guests!

Because of the specialized topics presented in the websites, PUSH has developed extensive terminologies for Rentokil that will form the core of every future translation.

And detailed attention to workflow and quality process ensures that regardless of whether PUSH is translating detailed information about bugs, or key facts for investors; Rentokil can be confident that PUSH will deliver a consistently high-quality service.

CMS workflow integration

Key to this integration was the fact that PUSH International commenced development of TRANSport an automated translation workflow tool in 2004. Since then TRANSport has been developed into an effective content translation workflow system, quickly able to integrate with clients’ own CMS workflow environment.

Diagram

TRANSport has been designed to provide an easy-to-implement interface with the clientside CMS, allowing XML output to be pointed directly at TRANSport.

TRANSport then automates the workflow process, enabling fast processing of XML files with no risk of data corruption during translation.

Adopting TRANSport allows users to retain the advantages of cost and quality leveraging which can often be lost if no direct workflow between CMS and translation exists. Translated files undergo QA and are archived as part of the roundtrip back to the CMS.

TRANSport will provide a comprehensive activity reporting via a browser interface allowing clients to monitor work progress. Archived source and target files can be accessed at any time.

TRANSport can also be used by organizations needing a central translation resource that requires monitored at several user levels. TRANSport delivers an environment that is secure, can be used by multiple users within an organization and provides a complete, downloadable audit trail for each user.

Leveraging

PUSH International is able to deliver cost and quality efficiencies through use of several generic and bespoke professional translation tools.

Benefits

For more information about TRANSport please contact Ken Mealing (ken.mealing@push-international.com)

PUSH International win Translation Support contract with Barclays Bank PLC. 01/04/06

PUSH had already worked with Barclays for the previous 12 months, translating time-critical corporate communications. When Barclays decided to rationalize its outsourcing requirements, PUSH were asked to submit their formal tender and were subsequently awarded the two-year contract in February of 2006, to support all Barclays’ group translation activities.

PUSH International recognizes an important factor for corporate translation users is the provision of powerful management tools; allowing clients to maintain close control over their translation procurement process.

With that very purpose in mind, PUSH has invested significantly in a bespoke management system that allows clients operating in multiple locations to manage every aspect of their translation procurement; requests for estimates, ordering, translation asset management, project & financial reporting, audit trails and payment.

This information is available online and can also be downloadable ready for introduction directly into client-side management and accounting environments.

If managing your global translation budget is as important as translation quality, contact us on (info@push-international.com) on 00 44 (0)1491 671820 for more information about the benefits of centralization.