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Company > History > 1963

When CPSL was founded by Helga Pawlowsky in Barcelona in 1963, its main objective was to provide quality translations to Spanish companies that were finding an increasing need to communicate with the rest of the world. The pioneering spirit of our founder lived on throughout the following years, helping us to become what we are today: an internationally-positioned, well-recognized company offering integrated language and technical documentation services that cater for the entire lifecycle of your multilingual content.

Have a look at our Timeline to find out more about the most important milestones in CPSL’s history, from international expansion to the innovative solutions that enable us to meet the ever-changing needs of our clients.

1963

CPSL’s ambitious beginnings

Pawlowsky Centro de Traducciones (as CSPL was originally known) was founded in Barcelona, Spain, by Helga Pawlowsky.

One might say that Helga’s entrepreneurial spirit was born out of necessity: the daughter of German refugees, she was a widow with seven children to feed. She also had a special gift for linguistics. Spotting a gap in the market for a translation service that could help Spanish companies to communicate with the rest of the world, Helga pioneered a type of service never before seen in Spain.

Interpreting services introduced

When the doors of ‘Pawlowsky Centro de Traducciones’ first opened, the sole focus of our services was translation. Yet even in our first year of business, we were ready and willing to respond to the needs of our clients with new and improved services: namely, our interpretation service, which was introduced in 1963.