The ATC is the leading voice for companies operating in the UK’s language services industry.
About the ATC
The Association of Translation Companies (ATC) is a trade association representing the interests of language service companies in the UK and internationally. The ATC is the leading voice for companies operating in the UK’s language services industry.
ATC membership is recognised as the mark of quality-managed language services, and our 245 members provide translation, interpreting and other language services to businesses and public sector authorities across the UK and the world. The ATC defines standards of excellence for language service companies by promoting quality-driven services and best practice.
The ATC influences the advancement of language service companies and the language services industry through its research, initiatives and activities, in collaboration with its stakeholders.
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ATC Guide to Building New Commercial Collaborations
Over recent years, the ATC has worked to maximise the reach of our voice as the representative organisation for the…
European Language Industry Survey Open!
Your views on language services industry trends ELIS is the European Language Industry Survey, and it scopes the trends, challenges,…
End Of Year Report 2025
In an industry undergoing huge disruption and transformation, it’s important that, as your trade association, the ATC looks confidently into…
After the Hype, Some Clarity: Time to Rewrite the Narrative
Our latest UK Language Services Industry Report paints 2025 as a year of pressure, adaptation, and growing clarity for UK…
ATC Loc Lessons Podcast
ATC Loc Lessons Podcast Down-to-earth conversations with industry voices on the trends shaping translation, localisation and the wider language services…
LAA Data Breach: Advocacy & Next Steps
Since the summer of 2025, ATC member companies working for solicitors on Legal Aid cases have faced unprecedented financial hardship…
Association of Translation Companies Partners
The ATC’s Technology and Associate Partners provide outstanding products, services and solutions that make sense to language service companies.