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Skřivánek is a company established in the Czech Republic providing translation and localization services. With more than 50 branches in 13 countries, Skřivánek employs approximately 420 internal and 4,000 external staff. The headquarters are located in Prague.
| Skrivanek Profile | |
|---|---|
| Legal form | Limited liability company |
| Year of establishment | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Prague |
| Management | Jitka Steinmetzová |
| Number of employees | approximately 420 (as of 7/2008) |
| Turnover | USD 32.4 million |
| Field | translation services |
| Website | www.skrivanek.com |
List of Contents
1 History
2 Structure and branches
3 The founder, Pavel Skřivánek
4 Respective resources
5 Web links
History
Prior to 1989, basically only state agencies such as Intertext in the GDR operated in the Warsaw Pact countries. After the regime change in the Czech Republic, Pavel Skřivánek discovered new opportunities within the Eastern European market and in 1994 he set up Překladatelský servis skřivánek, s.r.o. Within a few years the company became the market leader in the Czech translation services market and evolved into the leading provider of translation and localization services throughout Central and Eastern Europe.
On the list of translation agencies prepared by the independent audit company Common Sense Advisory in 2007, Skřivánek ranked 20th worldwide on the basis of turnover and 1st on the basis of number of branches. With 19 branches, Skřivánek s.r.o. is the leading company in the Czech Republic in its field.
In 2002, the company was successful in obtaining an EN ISO 9001:2001 certificate, which is renewed annually by TÜV Nord. Skřivánek s.r.o. is an official supplier of the European Union (CCR CZE-23379).
Skřivánek offers services in written translations and oral interpreting. In addition it provides software activities, such as localization. The offer within the education sector covers e-learning and the operation of language schools.
Structure and branches
The Czech parent company is a private limited company - s.r.o. (GmbH/Ltd.) with subsidiaries located in the following countries (only the largest branches are mentioned for each country):