GUILDHAWK
Your partner for better human and digital translation solutions that improve lives
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Why clients call our AI translation software the ‘Magic Machine’
The digital human of our founder explains the infinite possibilities you create by using Guildhawk’s integrated human and AI-powered Machine Translation
We exist to improve lives through language and the latest translation software
In 1982, a little girl from Lithuania sold seeds at her local market.
It wasn’t long before she became a pioneering trader led by the principle of trust. In fact, she was one of the first to demand better working conditions for her fellow ‘hawkers’, or market sellers. But it was her ground-breaking idea to unite people through language and better software that inspired Jurga Zilinskiene to found our company in 2001.
In the years since, Guildhawk has grown into a business that unites thousands of people across the world. Moreover, we inspire the next generation of young people to learn languages, to code, and to become entrepreneurs or ‘hawkers’ like our founder.
Together, we create solutions that save lives, protect our environment and improve productivity. Our mission is infinite and our continued relevance depends on trust, just as it did when that little girl started selling seeds. Today, all our experience is here to help you and the next generation of young ‘hawkers’ create a better future.
2001
With the mission to unite linguists and inspire more young people to learn languages our CEO and founder, Jurga Žilinskienė, launches the business with £13,000 of her own savings.
2003
The company’s rapid success leads to Shell International honouring Jurga Zilinskiene with the Shell LiveWire Young Entrepreneur Award.
2004
To promote better understanding of language and culture, Guildhawk identifies the world’s most difficult word to translate. It is ‘Ilunga’ from the Tshiluba language spoken in south-eastern DR Congo.
2005
To introduce better workflows between linguists, clients and partners, Guildhawk begins developing Version 1.0 of the QCS+ a new digital project management software platform.
2006
In recognition of our founders work in organising the first ever UK trade mission to Lithuania, Guildhawk is honoured by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh.
2012
To raise awareness of the vital work the Debra charity does to help sufferers, Guildhawk sponsors the Courage & Benevolence Ball at the Café de Paris with Sir Timothy Ackroyd.
2013
2013 Guildhawk becomes the first language services company in the world to be accredited under ISO:27001 the international standard for managing data securely.
2013
To inspire young actors, Guildhawk stages Dracula in the Dark, an adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel with Roger James Elsgood, Sir Timothy Ackroyd and John Challis.
2014
To unite business women and promote more trade between the UK and USA, Guildhawk forges bilateral trade between the UK and Texas, hosting the GHWCC trade mission to the UK.
2015
In recognition of our work to help companies introduce better multilingual workflows, Guildhawk wins the COBCOE “Make Europe Work!®” Award for Breakthrough Trade.
2016
Guildhawk graduates from the Goldman Sachs 10K Businesses programme.
2017
To promote the evolution of languages and encourage more understanding of cultural change, Guildhawk recruits the world’s first emoji translator, Keith Broni.
2018
In recognition of her ongoing work to promote female entrepreneurship, languages and coding, Jurga Žilinskienė is included on 100 Lithuanian Women, a list of inspirational female leaders.
2019
To celebrate 20 years of continuous promotion of Scottish traditions and culture in Lithuania, Guildhawk sponsors the translation of the Uzupis Constitution written in the Scottish Gaelic language. It was unveiled at a ceremony on the island of Uzupis.
2019
To inspire better understanding of the big challenges female leaders face, Chatham House invites Guildhawk’s CEO to address Shaping the Future We Want: Female Leadership – What it Means.
2019
To inspire more people to join the police and recognise the extraordinary duties they perform, Guildhawk attends the historic Guildhall to sponsor the prestigious police awards for 15th year in succession.
2019
The Prince of Wales invites Guildhawk to attend Buckingham Palace for Queen’s Award reception.
2019
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson invites our CEO to Number 10 Downing Street to hear her ideas about how to better protect businesses following Brexit – the UK’s exit from the European Union.
2019
In recognition of our achievements, we are honoured to receive a Queen’s Award for International Trade and because our head office is in the City of London, The Lord Mayor of London invites us to The Mansion House.
2019
Her Majesty Queen II honours Guildhawk founder Jurga Žilinskienė with the MBE in her the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to promoting international trade.
2020
Guildhawk promotes the good relations between the UK and Lithuania, sponsoring the prestigious Burns Night Supper at Vilnius with the British Ambassador.
2020
Guildhawk and Sheffield Hallam University forge a new Knowledge Transfer Partnership with support from Innovate UK to build a powerful new software platform.
2020
Guildhawk launches Guildhawk Aided – the first in a series of powerful new Machine Translation software technologies with Machine Learning trained by Guildhawk’s private multilingual data lake.
2020
Sir Charlie Mayfield’s ‘Be the Business’ movement wit the mission to improve UK productivity, appoints Guildhawk’s CEO as a global ambassador and UK regional lead for Yorkshire.
2020
Following the success of its other Machine Translation technologies, Guildhawk launches its automated content authoring solution, Text Perfect.
2021
The national Lithuanian news channel names Guildhawk CEO Jurga Žilinskienė on its list of 8 women who changed the history of technology.
2021
To help companies inspire more people with multilingual videos, Guildhawk Voice is launched using new digital human twin software that turns text into speech in over 60 languages.
2021
To promote better understanding, a Guildhawk Voice digital human twin speaking Cantonese and English officially opens the ceremony to mark the new partnership with Gammon Construction Hong Kong supported by the UK Department for International Trade.
2021
Whilst much of the world remains in COVID-19 lockdown, a historic moment is made as the Guildhawk Voice virtual human twin of the Fraud Advisory Panel Chairman provides his video address at the Company AGM.
2022
To help support and inspire more young people to start a businesses and learn to code, Sheffield Hallam university appoints Jurga Zilinskiene as their new Entrepreneur-in-Residence.
2022
Innovate UK Scaleup Programme selects Guildhawk onto the initiative to help the company scale up its new disruptive translation software technologies.
“I thoroughly recommend Guildhawk for a first-class professional service. The use of the finest linguists and exceptional management make them the leaders in their field.”
