Who We Are

ITL was originally started in 1989 by Grace Tia Bon Bon in Newcastle upon Tyne under the name Sakura Communications. Sakura had identified that a local company with an understanding of the North Eastern culture would better satisfy the translation, interpreting and presentation needs of the fifty two Japanese companies based or setting up in the North East of England, this local knowledge and understanding has added immense value to everyone ITL has dealt with and has now positioned ITL as the North East’s premier teaching establishment on cultural issues.

Grace has received many awards and written in both the local and national press on many issues concerning translation, interpreting and cultural issues. The basic philosophy of ITL was soon required in many more languages and the company has now added almost every language from Arabic to Zulu to its growing portfolio.