UK translation agency, Bath and London, since 1998
Native-speaking linguists and in-market copywriters in over 200 languages. Human-led, AI-supported, and managed for you from first brief to final file. Google, Nomura and Canon trust us with their words. We would like to earn yours.
Twenty-five years of work for global brands, from a single brochure to campaigns in 25 languages. See the case studies.
Swapping words into another language is the cheap part. There is an app for that, and sometimes an app is all you need. The costly part is getting the meaning wrong: a claim that persuades in English can confuse in German, and a brand that sounds warm in London can sound flippant in Tokyo.
We translate for the effect you want, not just the words you wrote. Every project starts with two questions: who is this for, and what should it make them do? The answers decide the languages, the team and the level of review.
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Our linguists know your sector. No jargon to fix, no meaning to double-check, no risk before it goes live.
Every format, every language, handled as one project, not five.
We track every language, every deadline, every moving part. You get updates, not a second job.
Three ways of working, priced differently, so you pay for judgement where it matters and for efficiency where it does not.
When your positioning has to travel intact.
Campaigns, websites, brand messaging and product content that need to compete and differentiate in every market. Senior creative linguists with copywriting experience, cultural refinement, alternative phrasing where nuance matters, a second linguist proofreading.
Choose it for: Website, campaign or brand content
Get a quote for thisWhen the details matter and so do the consequences.
Contracts, policies, technical documentation, medical and regulated material. Subject-matter specialists, terminology research and glossary alignment, careful handling of intent and obligation, independent proofreading and structured QA.
Choose it for: Contracts, manuals, regulated material
Get a quote for thisWhen efficiency matters as much as clarity.
Structured, high-volume or operational content: documents, e-learning, product listings, internal updates. AI-supported drafting where appropriate, professional human review and correction, terminology checks and Brightlines AI Quality Guard.
Choose it for: Documents, e-learning, product listings
Get a quote for thisSend the files or describe the project, the languages and the deadline. Two minutes on the form, or a phone call.
A project manager checks the content, chooses the right tier and team, and sends a clear price with turnaround. Within one working day.
Approve it and we start. You get updates, not questions, until the finished files land in your inbox.
Neil Gauld, founder. Brightlines started in the late 1990s when a Norwegian designer called a small Bath typesetting studio looking for a translation agency. The first job was a tourist brochure for the Norwegian government in 25 languages. Twenty-five years later the studio is an ISO 9001 certified agency and more than nine in ten clients come back every year.
Experts in every commercial language. If the one you need is not listed, ask: it almost certainly is.
Valve engineering, employer branding, children's publishing: whatever the subject, your team includes people who have written about it professionally in their own language.
You guys are the best translation company I've worked with, and I've worked with a fair few. Cost, speed, responsiveness and, of course, project management.
Hilton expect the best. Brightlines live up to that always.
Brightlines' flexibility and willingness to produce documents tailored to Rotork's requirements is fantastic.
To make global content work locally without losing humour or creativity, I recommend Brightlines. I especially appreciate the good dialogue and find them very reliable.
Smooth. Flexible. Professional. When you work with Brightlines you feel like family. What used to be a difficult process is now a pleasure.
It has been a pleasure working with Brightlines. Responsive, timely and professional the whole way through.
Multilingual financial and technical translation for a global investment bank.
Read the case studyMediaCreative translation that keeps the jokes funny in every language.
Read the case studyMarketingMultilingual marketing translation across campaigns and markets.
Read the case studyTravelWebsite and marketing translation for a hotel brand that never closes.
Read the case studySend the files or a description and we come back within one working day, usually the same day. For anything urgent, call the office and we will price it on the phone.
AI is a reasonable starting point for internal documents. The question is whether a linguist is checking it before it goes out. We can do that review for you, and our Smart translation tier is built for exactly this.
Spanish varies by region. We tailor your content for Spain, Mexico or Argentina so it feels native, or create a neutral version for broad appeal. You decide, we advise.
With in-country reviewers, they comment before you sign off. Without, our native-speaker linguists are the check, and we explain the choices we made.
Yes. Start with a few documents and see how the process, price and turnaround suit you, then scale up.
Tell us a bit about what you are working on and we will come back with a price and clear next steps within one working day.
