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| Company type | Ltd |
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| Industry | Translation |
| Founded | Vyškov, Czech Republic (1994)[1] |
| Founder | Pavel Skřivánek |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 45 branch offices in 17 countries |
Area served | worldwide |
Key people | Pavel Skřivánek (Founder) |
| Services | Translation Software localization Desktop publishing Foreign language classes |
| Website | www.skrivanek.com |
Skrivanek is a global company headquartered in the Czech Republic which provides language services in the field of translating and interpreting including localization, DTP services, and language teaching.[2] The company translates more than 100 languages and has branch offices in Beijing, Brussels, New York City and other cities across the world.[3] As of 2012, it was the largest language agency in the Central and Eastern Europe.[4]
In 2010, the Skřivánek language agency featured in Common Sense Advisory’s listing for translation agencies worldwide. In terms of the number of its branches, it is one of the top 3 largest providers of language services. The number of people it employs makes it one of the 23 largest agencies. As regards its business results for 2010 and its overall market share, Skřivánek ranked 31st amongst the foremost language agencies around the world.[5][failed verification]
Company founder Pavel Skřivánek
Pavel Skřivánek was born in Vyškov in 1968. He studied in Prague, Vienna and East Berlin; in 1992 he acquired his degree in Economics. He founded the company named "Překladatelský servis skřivánek, s.r.o" in 1994 in Vyškov; under his leadership it grew on the Czech market. In the late 1990s he succeeded in expanding to foreign countries.[6]
References
- ^ Hrušová, Monika (7 March 2009). "Prodal jsem byt, abych měl na reklamu, vzpomíná majitel překladatelské firmy". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). iDNES. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ DSouza, Sav (5 April 2006). "Language instruction industry booming". The Prague Post. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ Koubová, Kateřina (10 October 2005). "Skřivánek se neztratil v překladu". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). iDNES. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ Týblová, Týna (30 July 2012). "V žebříčku top poskytovatelů překladatelských služeb figuruje i agentura Skřivánek". Mediafax (in Czech). kurzy.cz. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ^ [1]. The Top 35 Language Service Providers. May 28, 2010.
- ^ Coilin O'Connor[2]. Interview. February 2007.