With over 40 branches in Europe, North America and Asia, KERN is a market leader for language services. KERN has four decades of experience in foreign language communication, and offers a full range of services to the world of industry, commerce, economics and culture.

Ever since its establishment in 1970, customer care has always been at the core of the KERN Group’s philosophy.  Flexibility, accuracy and specialist knowledge all play a vital role in delivering sophisticated and accurate translations to the highest standards.

Our Core Capabilities

Translation

Qualified native-speakers at KERN translate from and into all the main-stream languages in almost all subject areas.
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Editing and Proof Reading

Particularlyin those cases where texts are to be published, we recommend that translated work is also checked by our team of proof readers. This ensures that information reproduced in the target language is of the the highest accuracy and quality.
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Creation of brand names

KERN specialists develop brand names for new products, services and companies for use both nationally and internationally. From the briefing, via strategy, conception and creation (incl. language check), all the way through to research – we work quickly, confidently and professionally.
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Localisation

To help you successfully introduce your website or software in an international market, KERN will adapt your materials to the linguistic and cultural requirements of the target market.
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Interpreting

Experienced linguists at KERN interpret during negotiations and at seminars, symposia and international conferences, as well as  offering simultaneous or consecutive interpreting into one or more languages.
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Conference Technology

KERN hires out simultaneous interpreting systems, as well as state-of-the-art portable systems.  KERN also arranges the deployment of specially-trained conference interpreters.
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Voice Over/Dubbing

KERN offers foreign language dubbing of industrial and promotional films.
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Technical Communication

Our technical editors create intelligent and well-structured technical documentation which also serves as an excellent advertisement for your company.
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DTP and Printing

For desktop publishing (DTP) of brochures, pamphlets or any other kind of literature, we can offer you a full range of services, provided by our experienced creative team.  From the very first sketch, through to the layout editing, and the final stages of printing, we oversee every single stage of the production process.
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Foreign Language Typesetting

KERN offers foreign typesetting in European, Asian and Middle Eastern fonts. Our graphics and advertising department will adapt your foreign language documentation to your target market.
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Language Courses

KERN provides tailor-made language courses in many languages, both at  a corporate level as well as for private individuals.  The KERN method of “relaxed learning in a positive atmosphere” is a philosophy that enables our trainers to employ methods that combine tried-and-tested, traditional techniques with a modern teaching approach.
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Study Abroad Programmes

KERN organises language programmes abroad in over twenty countries on four continents.
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KERN - Languages are our speciality