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Looking for a professional translation service in Bristol? Brightlines is a leading Bristol translation company, offering expert translation Bristol businesses and individuals can trust. Whether you need legal documents, marketing materials, or technical manuals, our professional linguists ensure precision, clarity, and cultural accuracy in every project.
Leading Translation Agency in Bristol with Competitive Rates
As one of the most trusted Bristol translation agencies, we support industries across the city, from legal and financial services to engineering, tech, and creative sectors. Our team of professional linguists delivers accurate translations in over 100 languages, ensuring clarity in complex content. As a leader among translation agencies Bristol businesses rely on, we provide competitive rates and a commitment to quality, helping companies communicate effectively on a global scale.
Certified Professional Linguists for Businesses & Individuals
At Brightlines, we specialize in high-quality translation services tailored to corporate needs, ensuring precision in everything from legal contracts and technical documents to website localization and marketing content. As a trusted Bristol translation provider, we help businesses expand their reach with accurate, industry-specific translations. Explore our full range of services, or get in touch for a quote today.
Translation Services in Bristol
Accurate and professional translation of business, legal, and technical documents, ensuring clarity and compliance across languages.
Certified translations for contracts, court documents, and compliance materials, handled by expert linguists with legal expertise.
Localise your website for global audiences with expert translations that maintain brand tone, SEO, and cultural relevance.
Optimize content for international search engines with expert keyword research and localisation strategies to boost global visibility.
Seamless formatting and typesetting for translated documents, ensuring multilingual content looks professional in any language.
Professional voice-over services in multiple languages, delivered by native-speaking talent for clear and engaging content.
Adapt marketing and creative content to resonate across cultures while preserving brand voice and impact.
High-quality multilingual subtitle translations for films, corporate videos, and e-learning, ensuring accurate timing and readability.
AI-powered translation services for fast and cost-effective multilingual communication, ideal for non-critical content.
Sectors
Precision is essential in these highly technical fields. Our expert linguists translate everything from technical manuals to marketing materials, ensuring every detail is accurate and clear.
The finance industry operates across borders, making accurate communication crucial. Our financial translators understand industry terminology, helping businesses connect with customers, investors, and global markets with complete clarity.
From pharmaceutical research to clinical trials and patient information, our translators handle sensitive medical content with accuracy and confidentiality, ensuring clarity across multiple languages.
Simply translating words isn’t enough—marketing messages need to engage and persuade. Our transcreation experts adapt campaigns, websites, and advertising to resonate with different cultures while preserving intent and impact.
Beyond our specialist industries, we also work with niche markets worldwide. Our extensive network of translators ensures every project is handled by a linguist with sector-specific expertise.
Translating books, blogs, and magazines requires literary skill and cultural awareness. Our experienced linguists adapt tone, humour, and style seamlessly for international audiences.
Travel brands rely on engaging, culturally relevant language. Our translators craft content for brochures, websites, and marketing campaigns that inspire and connect with global travellers.
Our translation services - FAQ
How much does translation cost?
The cost of your translation depends on a variety of factors including the content, the source files, the languages requested and the turnaround time required. The easiest way to get an idea of costs is to fill out our translation services quote form, giving as much information as possible. As soon as your quote request is received, we’ll put some prices together for you. If we need more information, we will contact you to make sure we are giving you the best options.
Which languages do you translate into and which are most popular?
As a leading B2B and B2C language service provider for over 20 years, we have 1000s of tried and tested top-level translators and writers worldwide ready to help you inform, educate or sell across the globe. We handle all the worlds commercial languages, including:
What do I need to get a quote for translation services?
You’ll need to send us your documents, your website URL or an estimated word count to get a cost for any of our translation services. We also need to know the languages you require, such as English to French or German to Spanish. For some languages like Chinese, we would also need to know the target market. Finally let us know your desired delivery format, i.e. InDesign, PDF, Word doc, subtitles, and so on. If you require further services such as typesetting, we will need sight of the original document for an accurate quote.
How do we start a translation project?
Once you’re happy with our costs and would like to go ahead, an assigned account manager will start your translation project. After a 50% deposit invoice has been paid, you will be asked to send the latest files for the project. It is also helpful to have reference materials such as PDFs, tone of voice, specific terminology or glossaries if available. Timescales will be discussed and confirmed. Now relax, your translation project will be underway and delivered on time and on budget with an account manager keeping you in the loop.
What is the usual turnaround time for translation projects?
This depends on numerous factors, but the mains ones are: The word count. The format. The subject matter. The translation services requested. Common time scales are: Translation: 2000-2500 words per day Proofreading: 4000-6000 words a day Your quote will give an exact delivery date.
Do you use professional translators or machine translation?
We only ever use professional translators on translation projects, unless you have specifically requested our machine translation services. Our professional translators are highly qualified, experienced and come with specialist knowledge in their subject, and all translators sit tests before they can work on any of our projects. With over 20 years as a translation services provider, we have brought together some of the most sought after translation professionals for your projects.
Bristol Translation Agency
Bristol has long been a centre for international trade, with its historic port bringing people, goods, and cultures into the South West for centuries. While the port is now mostly used for leisure, Bristol remains a global city, home to a diverse community where 91 different languages are spoken. Beyond English, the most widely spoken languages include Polish, Somali, Urdu, French, Spanish, Punjabi, Arabic, Bengali, Italian, and Portuguese. This cultural mix is reflected in Bristol’s thriving food scene, with four Michelin-starred restaurants and an abundance of international cuisine, from independent cafés to globally inspired eateries.
As a hub for key industries, Bristol’s economy is driven by aerospace, finance, IT, and media, particularly in wildlife documentaries and animation. Many of these international-facing businesses require multilingual translation services to effectively communicate across global markets. The city’s innovative industries, combined with its strong business community, make it a focal point for companies expanding worldwide.
Tourism is also a major part of Bristol’s economy, attracting visitors from across the globe. The city hosts internationally renowned events such as the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, the Bristol International Jazz and Blues Festival, and St Paul’s Carnival, bringing together different cultures in celebration.
As a Bristol translation agency, we have supported businesses across the city, providing professional translation services to help companies communicate in multiple languages—both within Bristol’s multicultural community and on a global scale. Whether it’s legal, technical, or marketing translations, we help businesses thrive in this diverse and internationally connected city.