The agency
A translation agency in Plovdiv
with 25+ years of practice
Babylon Translations Ltd. is a Bulgarian translation agency based at 140 Bulgaria Blvd. in Plovdiv. It translates specialist documents between Bulgarian and 31 other languages and language variants, and between those languages directly.
In-house project managers and proofreaders coordinate a network of professional translators for each language pair and field. The translators include linguists, engineers, doctors and economists, and each translates into their mother tongue. The agency profile describes the team and its principles.
The quality management system is certified to four international standards: ISO 17100 for translation services, ISO 9001 for translation and localisation, ISO 13485 for translation in the life sciences and medical devices, and ISO 18587 for post-editing of machine translation. Babylon Translations is a member of GALA and ATA.
About Babylon TranslationsTranslation services
Six specialist services
with one quality process
Each service page lists the document types covered and the standard that applies.
Technical translation
- Typical content
- Manuals, specifications, patents, data sheets
- Quality step
- Terminology kept consistent in CAT software
Legal translation
- Typical content
- Contracts, company documents, correspondence
- Quality step
- Revision by a second linguist (ISO 17100)
Medical translation
- Typical content
- Medical device and life-science documentation
- Quality step
- Certified to ISO 13485:2016
Website translation
- Typical content
- Web pages, product texts, marketing copy
- Quality step
- Language variant set per target market
Software localisation
- Typical content
- User interfaces, help files, release notes
- Quality step
- Placeholders and string limits checked
Multilingual projects
- Typical content
- One text in several languages in parallel
- Quality step
- One project manager, shared terminology
Order process
Five steps
from request to delivery
Request
The client sends the files, the source and target languages, the intended use and the required date.
Quote
The project manager reviews volume, format and subject field and sends a written quote with the delivery date.
Translation
A translator who works into their mother tongue and knows the subject field translates the text in CAT software.
Revision & QA
A second linguist revises the translation against the source, as ISO 17100 requires, followed by software quality checks.
Delivery
The finished translation is delivered in the agreed format. Reasonable remarks are corrected by the same team.
- Experience
- 25+years in translation services
- Languages
- 32languages and regional variants
- Certification
- 4ISO standards for translation processes
- Memberships
- GALA · ATAinternational language-industry associations
Main translation languages
Eight main languages,
32 in total
For companies
Documentation, websites
and software
Manufacturers, law firms, medical-device companies and software publishers order technical documentation, contracts, regulatory texts, websites and user interfaces, often in several languages at once.
Request a quoteFor institutions & individuals
Official and personal
documents
Public bodies, organisations and private clients order translations of agreements, certificates, diplomas, CVs and correspondence into and out of Bulgarian.
All 32 languagesQuestions
Common questions
about the agency
Which languages does Babylon Translations translate?
Babylon Translations works with 32 languages and regional variants, from Albanian and Arabic to Turkish and Ukrainian, including UK and US English, Canadian French, Latin American Spanish and three Portuguese variants. The full list is on the languages page.
What kinds of documents does the agency translate?
Technical documents, business correspondence, patents and contracts, as well as specialist texts in medicine, advertising and industry. Websites and software are translated as separate services.
What does ISO 17100 certification mean for a translation?
ISO 17100 sets requirements for translation services: qualified translators, defined project management and, for every translation, a revision by a second linguist who compares it with the source text. Babylon Translations is certified to DIN EN ISO 17100; details are on the quality page.
Does the agency offer machine translation post-editing?
Yes. Its quality management system is certified to ISO 18587:2017, the standard for full post-editing of machine translation output by qualified linguists. Whether post-editing suits a text is explained in the translation guide.
Are medical translations covered by a specific standard?
Yes. Babylon Translations is certified to ISO 13485:2016 for translation in the life sciences and medical devices. ISO 13485 is the quality management standard for the medical device sector; see medical translation.
How is a translation quote requested?
By email to office@babylon-translations.com with the files, the source and target languages, the intended use and the required date. Phone numbers and the address are on the contact page. The online form is not yet active.
Are documents handled confidentially?
Yes. Under the general terms, all source texts and related information are treated in full confidentiality, and subcontractors are bound by the same obligation. The privacy notice describes how personal data in documents is handled.
Which file formats can be sent for translation?
Editable files are the most efficient to translate, and scanned documents are also accepted. Delivery as DTP layouts or HTML files is a separate service, agreed and charged separately.