Uniting people through language

At the Folio Group, by facilitating communication between speakers of so many different languages, we are motivated by this noble ideal.

Founded by Philip Zietsman in 1988, Folio Group has grown from a tiny startup into the major-league language service provider that it is today. This is largely driven by its reputation for reliability, technical expertise, fast turnaround and meticulous accuracy. The Group also boasts extensive interpreting resources, including sign language interpreters that provide invaluable assistance to hearing-impaired patients in hospitals and clinics.

Folio is recognised around the world for its expertise in sourcing and providing African language services.

The Folio Team

The staff members of Folio and our many associates around the world are united by our love for language and communication.

It informs everything we do and although the language services industry is a serious business, with its emphasis on accuracy in the face of continuous and very tight deadlines, we enjoy a good few laughs along the way.

Folio is committed to meeting international standards of excellence across all our services.

We constantly fight for the legitimacy of our industry by emphasising the importance of accredited training and certification to those who wish to work in this field.

The erroneous notion that just about any bilingual person can be a translator or interpreter undermines the value of professional language practitioners and the significance of the work we do.

Over the years we have committed much time, energy and many resources to educating our practitioners about the importance of professional skills development.

Awards

Folio is committed to delivering award-winning service and deeply appreciates the recognition we have received thus far.

Many thanks to the Common Sense Advisory for including the Folio Group in its ranking of the Top 5 Language Service Providers in Africa for eight consecutive years.

Recognition by The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry via their Exporter of the Year Award for the SSME category is an achievement of which we are all very proud. The award, which we have received three times, acknowledges “notable achievements in the export field”, based on performance criteria including product improvement, community involvement and job creation as well as a creative and innovative approach to exporting into difficult markets.

Languages:

300 and counting.

Services:

Translations, Editing/ Proofreading, Copywriting, Transcription, Localisation, Interpreting, Voice-overs/ Voice direction, Subtitles, SEO.

Industries serviced:

Our client base spans the entire economic spectrum, demonstrating that all sectors need specialist language services from time to time.

Clients:

Ogilvy, Old Mutual, Saatchi & Saatchi, Stellenbosch University, University of Cape Town, General Motors, Santam, Media24, MultiChoice, Babylonstoren, Sanlam, DirectAxis, Western Cape Department, of Health etc.