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The Language of Business, the Business of Language
Minneapolis Firm Achieves ISO 9001 Certification
For immediate release
November 12, 2003
Further Information:
Kristen Giovanis, Managing Director,
612-288-9494
Minneapolis – KJ International,
Ltd. is proud to announce its ISO 9001 certification for
providing
written translation
services to medical device companies for their international
distribution requirements, including providing the necessary
formatting for various graphic programs, web-based software
or code-based software.
KJI achieved certification
following months of rigorous work to clarify and document
its processes, with
applications in
the fields of manufacturing, law and other industries, in addition
to the highly regulated medical device industry. “Process
is actually what sets us apart from other translation firms,” notes
Kristen Giovanis, managing director and co-founder of KJI. “We
work through a flexible standard of steps that allow us to
meet the needs of individual clients while ensuring quality,
cost-effectiveness, and adherence to ever-changing global regulations.”
KJI has become so noted for
its systems that Giovanis has been asked to speak to groups
in the medical
device industry
on how development of and adherence to standard operating procedures
can improve translations while controlling costs. “With
the recent changes in CE regulations, companies will now have
to translate documents into up to 19 languages, just to be
in compliance,” Giovanis explains. “At up to $6
per word for translations… well, you do the math. Companies
need a knowledgeable guide – a translation firm that
understands business, regulations, customer relationships and
the law, in addition to being able to provide skilled translations.”
With globalization, international regulations
and increased pressures on the bottom line, KJI considers
ISO 9001 certification
a prerequisite of providing effective service to its global
client base. “It’s a mark of expertise and quality,” Giovanis
says. “Someone who doesn’t know us at all, who
isn’t familiar with our past work, can look at us and
know that we offer something of real value – documented
processes, focused on their business needs.”
KJI, headquartered in Minneapolis with offices in Brussels,
relies on a global network of business-savvy in-country translators
to complete client projects, supported by a technological
infrastructure that includes the latest tools in translation
and a web-based project management and reporting system.
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