thebigword has come a long way since 1980

thebigword was established in Leeds over 25 years ago when the Link Up Group burst into the market for recruitment and language services.

Larry Gould formed the Link Up Group in 1980, a professional company providing desperately needed recruitment and language services to businesses throughout the UK. At this time just five people worked for the organisation, but they were all committed to providing the highest quality customer service.

The Link Up Group grew organically over the next 16 years, rapidly expanding to become a leading light in the recruitment and language industries. It was only then that a major development allowed the language division of Link Up to become thebigword as it is today...

thebigword goes it alone

The pivotal moment for thebigword was in 1996 when the recruitment division of Link Up Group was sold. This left the way clear for thebigword to flourish as a stand-alone translation services company.

With a sole focus on translation services, thebigword took full advantage of new technology to offer clients an even wider range of language services. thebigword became the first language company to achieve ISO accreditation, demonstrating an ability to consistently meet customer and regulatory requirements. It was also the first language company to hold the Investors in People award.

thebigword quickly expanded to meet the demands of an increasing client base, winning translation projects from some of the world's largest organisations. After outstanding success in the translation market and a series of major acquisitions, thebigword took its place as one of the world's top ten translation companies in 2005.

thebigword is well on the way to becoming the world's leading translation company, but what exactly is happening today?