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Key Achievements 2009 at Prestige Network

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Highlights of another outstanding year! During 2009 Prestige Network:

  • achieved phenomenal financial growth in the last financial year (2008/2009) – its turnover grew by 65%.
  • was nominated for the West Berkshire Enterprise Award 2009 under the category ‘Job Creation’.
  • was recognised in the highly sought-after Coutts Prize for Family Business earlier this year (2009) for the contribution its family business makes to the economy and society.
  • made history in October 2009 by providing two British Sign Language/English interpreters (BSL) for a series of UK Youth Parliament debates in the House of Commons, the first time that BSL/English interpreters had ever been used there.
  • became one of the first language services companies in UK to be awarded the new ISO standard certificate – the nationally recognised accreditation ISO 9001:2008 for its comprehensive Quality Control Management System.
  • expanded into the office next door in Thatcham Business Village, to accommodate more staff. It doubled the square footage of office space to cope with current growth and ensure capacity for future growth.

Read the full details on our Translation Services News Section.

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Prestige Receives Business Management Team Award

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Thatcham-based language services company Prestige Network is basking in the success of winning a place in the prestigious RBS Business Management Team of the Year Award (2009) – an award in which judges look for go-ahead, enlightened, innovative and forward-thinking teams.

Meryem Munro (left), Operations Manager, and Shohreh Fleming, Chief Executive Officer

Meryem Munro, Operations Manager (left), and Shohreh Fleming, Chief Executive Officer

The RBS Business Management Team Award were part of this year’s Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards presented at a gala dinner on 19 November at the Royal Berkshire Conference Centre at the Madejski Stadium Complex, Reading.

Find out more about Prestige’s success at the Awards.

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Family business turnover soars 65%

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Despite worldwide economic gloom and doom Thatcham-based family business language services company Prestige Network is celebrating financial success with the announcement that its turnover has soared 65% in the last 12 months.

Shohreh Fleming, Chief Executive Officer, and Shawn Khorassani, Business Development Director

Shohreh Fleming, Chief Executive Officer, and Shawn Khorassani, Business Development Director

Prestige Network caters for language and communications needs in the private andpublic sector (including the NHS, local government departments, charities, the police and other public organisations).

The company – run by brother and sister Shohreh Fleming and Shawn Khorassani, along with Shohreh’s husband Anthony – has seen its turnover to the end of the last financial year soar to a phenomenal £3 million.

They now employ 25 staff and 5,000 specialist language freelancers based all over the UK, who speak and translate more than 400 languages.

The trio feel optimistic about their future and are confident that they can carry on growing, despite the recession. Shohreh said: “Our staff are invaluable to us, so we ensure it’s a happy place to work. It’s a great pleasure to ensure employment during difficult economic times.”

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Offer to Fabio Capello

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Fabio Capello Offered Interpreting Services
Prestige Network, the language specialist, has offered Fabio Capello the services of one of its English/Italian interpreters for tomorrow evening’s England game at Wembley.

World Cup Qualifier
Business Development Manager, Colin Dudley, said: “The 2010 World Cup Qualifier against Ukraine is a very important match and the whole team here at Prestige Network are keen football fans. Providing an interpreter for Fabio Capello’s pre-match or half-time pep talk is the very least we can do.”Colin went on to comment: “Fabio is doing a wonderful job and we all want the England team to continue to do well under his management.  Providing an interpreter to help communicate any last minute stratagies is our contribution to the side.”

Challenging Game For England?
The Ukraine team is ranked 14th in the world and is undefeated in Group Six, so might be the most challenging game the England squad has faced so far in the qualifiers. The match kicks off at 8.00pm on Wednesday 1 April.

Former Chelsea Boss Offered A Role At Prestige Network
The company offered Jose Mourinho a job back in 2007 after he left Chelsea – they found out he had worked as an interpreter for Bobby Robson, the former England manager, in 1992 before he took on various coaching positions.

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