SUPPORTING KNOWLEDGE AND COMMUNICATION SINCE 1990
THE HISTORY OF SMG
Committed to excellence and to a constant dedication to linguistic and cultural research, we have been assisting businesses and institutions for over 30 years by providing translation, content writing, intelligence and communication solutions for complex and high-risk scenarios.
The management of knowledge and communication across more than 160 languages and cultures is the result of our work, valued by discerning clients such as the European Union, the Italian Navy and some of the leading organizations in the technical, scientific, legal, financial and cultural sectors. With permanent offices and teams around the world, we are there wherever you need us, offering the authenticity and expertise of a truly multicultural and multilingual agency.
30 years of experience
- 1990: Studio Interpreti was founded in Milan, one of the first translation and interpreting agencies specializing in the legal, financial, pharmaceutical and fashion sectors.
- 2001: Luca Moretto launched Studio Moretto, the brand offering technical and cultural translation services, which established itself primarily in Milan and the Lombardy region. In the same year, the Language Research Institute, was founded, conducting research in the fields of translation and computational linguistics.
- 2007: The translation, linguistic intelligence and communications agency Studio Moretto Group, known as SMG, was established and soon emerged as a leading language service provider for the public sector and major industry.
- 2011: SMG founded Studio Moretto Group America SAC based in Lima, Peru. This marked the beginning of SMG’s venture in Latin America.
- 2012: SMG founded SMG UK Translations Limited, with offices initially in Bristol and later in London, raising the standard of quality for English-language translation and editing services.
- 2014: the group expanded with the creation of SMG Meeting, the division dedicated to event management and catering services, with offices and kitchens in Mantua and Brescia.
- 2016: the Spanish branch of SMG was established, with offices in Madrid and Barcelona, which is highly regarded by our Spanish clients for the accuracy of its professional language services.
- 2019: SMG acquired Studio Interpreti Milano: the two companies merged to form a center of excellence in linguistic and intercultural expertise, offering its services to high-caliber international clients.
- 2019: SMG established the Colombian company SMG Traducciones SAC, based in Medellín, specializing in language services for public bodies and law enforcement agencies.
- 2021: in response to the COVID-19 crisis, the division for event management, SMG Meeting, opened the Stupor Mundi Jazz Club, a pop-up venue that hosted leading international musicians, bringing light and hope in a time of need.
- 2025: SMG Languages srl, was founded, combining SMG’s experience with significant technological infrastructure and leading expertise in the field of services supporting knowledge and human relations across cultural and language barriers.
THE SMG LANGUAGES COMPANIES
SMG Languages, the parent company of SMG, is a multinational agency offering translation, linguistic intelligence and intercultural communication services, with the aim of supporting knowledge, strategic decision-making and relations between different cultures and languages.
Studio Interpreti Milano is the long-established Milan-based translation agency offering specialist translation and interpreting services, with an exclusive position in the high-end market segment.
SMG UK Translations Ltd based in London, is the group’s UK branch, providing superior quality language services for the English-speaking market.
Finally, the group includes the Spanish branch SMG España, based in Madrid; SMG America with offices in Lima (Peru) e Medellín (Colombia) and SMG Meeting, the division specializing in event management, which includes the brands Moretto Catering, Stupor Mundi and Stupor Mundi Heritage.
OUR VISION
‘Translating your words into a better future’
We support the development of knowledge and international relations across cultural and language barriers.
Through our work, we celebrate the uniqueness of ideas, shaping a narrative of identity in which words create reality and a sense of wonder at the world restores a sense of belonging to the whole.
Our work in knowledge management and communication plays a strategic role, giving voice to visions and connecting cultures. It is both a creative process and a process of raising awareness, which we place at the service of those working towards a more prosperous, just and safe world.
OUR MISSION
A core objective for SMG Languages in all of its activities is to respond to changes in the global context through a forward-looking and sustainable corporate policy.
The company aims to achieve socially sustainable, professionally excellent and economically strategic activities through the active involvement of its personnel, the comprehensive improvement of its Quality Management System and constant innovation in technologies and work processes.
SMG Languages implements corporate policies aimed at ensuring harmonious, stable and sustainable growth, which in turn guarantees the following elements of value over time:
- Superior quality language, communication and intelligence services: the result of the professionalism of industry experts and the meticulous organization of processes.
- Innovative solutions: the result of our international presence and collaboration with leading academic institutions and research centers.
- Long-term stability: the result of a highly sustainable business model, which is an essential prerequisite for the satisfaction of both clients and stakeholders.
THE WORDS OF THE FOUNDER OF SMG
‘WHY I CREATED A MULTINATIONAL COMPANY’
I trained as a linguist, and I have always harbored great ambitions. The traditional agency that simply resells more or less decent translations was not my ideal way of life. For my team, I wanted broader horizons: a horse galloping at full speed, the full truth of hard work, the full reality that I create every day.
So I set about bringing the SMG vision to the world: a group of communications offices with teams of permanent, motivated local personnel, operating within a socially responsible and highly productive working environment.
We are factories of words and images, established in places where, for us, the foreign language is our mother tongue.
It was precisely our origins that proved to be the key to our growth. Founded in 1990 as a translation agency, we have continued to work with language: when we take you abroad, we translate your local idea into an international one, and communicate it through the languages of the web, the media and human relations. Today, SMG is a global provider of intercultural communication services and linguistic intelligence, proud to be by your side.
And as we gallop forward, the challenge becomes momentum and this mission a wonderful dream.
I’ve created a multinational company and I want it to be great!
Luca Moretto, founder of Studio Moretto Group
LANGUAGE RESEARCH
SMG Languages conducts research in the fields of linguistics, terminology and the development of innovative work processes for the communications and translation sector.
QUALITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Translation, copywriting and communication services delivered by highly specialized personnel and backed by one of the most rigorous and advanced ISO-certified quality management systems.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
We operate with respect for local communities and are actively committed to their development.
We provide intellectual services, for which the well-being of the personnel who deliver them is an essential prerequisite for quality output.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
SMG operates in accordance with its internal policy on equal opportunities, which applies across all the group’s offices.