Who are we?
Akasie språktjenester AS is the centre of a network of freelance consultants with various language specialisations. The company has long-term contracts with large government agencies and several academic institutions.
AKASIE
Akasie språktjenester AS is the centre of a network of freelance consultants with university degrees in various disciplines in addition to mother-tongue competence in the languages with which they work. All are Norwegian government-authorised translators or possess equivalent competence and experience.
We have several long-term contracts with large government agencies and academic institutions.
The company was founded in 2001 as a spin-off from a former subsidiary of the University of Oslo, providing language courses to external clients. Akasie gradually reduced its activities in this area in order to concentrate on other language services. Today the firm is a well-established, highly reputed agency providing translation of both academic and other texts.
The firm currently has two permanent employees in addition to our network of 35 independent consultants working with us as associates.
jane honor main thompson
Co-owner and managing director, with a master’s degree in modern languages (University of Cambridge, UK) and a further degree in translation (University of Westminster, UK). She has experience of international development work, having worked for several years for the UN, as well as extensive experience of text production, translation and editing.
Jane is Akasie’s managing director and is responsible for quality assurance of English translations and language editing. She coordinates and manages large translation projects. In addition she translates from Norwegian to English, specialising in translation of medical texts and documents relating to international development cooperation. She is also the day-to-day client contact.
Carole HOgnestad
Co-owner of Akasie språktjenester AS and translator. Carole has an honours degree from the UK in sociology, language and Scottish history, in addition to professional qualifications in human resources and computing. Her translation career began in 1997 as an independent supplier of technical translations for Norsk Hydro, and she joined the Akasie team in 2015.
Carole specialises in Norwegian to English translations of medical and social science texts, as well as documents relating to statistics and labour relations. In addition, she has extensive experience in translating research in various fields, such as renewable energy and special needs education. Carole also stands in for the managing director in her absence.
Network of translators
35 INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS
The firm operates as a network enterprise based on long-term agreements with independent consultants. All are Norwegian government-authorised translators or possess equivalent competence through their academic studies and experience. Akasie has a loyal, talented group of professionals who are willing to go the extra mile to deliver work of the highest quality. Our core group of translators has worked with us for many years and is accustomed to working as a team and proofreading each other’s work.