diff --git a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenBuild.java b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenBuild.java
index fcce80026f32faf3bfb5a21433c1365db56e1c71..ef347a3c314188274186fa028b2fd6a5c1750e7f 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenBuild.java
+++ b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenBuild.java
@@ -204,9 +204,7 @@ public class MavenBuild extends AbstractMavenBuild<MavenModule,MavenBuild> {
         // or if Maven calls itself e.g. maven-release-plugin
         MavenInstallation mvn = project.getParent().getMaven();
         if (mvn == null)
-            throw new AbortException(
-                    "A Maven installation needs to be available for this project to be built.\n"
-                    + "Either your server has no Maven installations defined, or the requested Maven version does not exist.");
+            throw new hudson.AbortException(Messages.MavenModuleSetBuild_NoMavenConfigured());
         mvn = mvn.forEnvironment(envs).forNode(Computer.currentComputer().getNode(), log);
         envs.put("M2_HOME", mvn.getHome());
         envs.put("PATH+MAVEN", mvn.getHome() + "/bin");
diff --git a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSetBuild.java b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSetBuild.java
index 8e6aee6fcc41c78cb9b56f0553424292aaf8ddc8..de44dbe8140ed917520b354fc5d3340831fa9144 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSetBuild.java
+++ b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenModuleSetBuild.java
@@ -165,9 +165,7 @@ public class MavenModuleSetBuild extends AbstractMavenBuild<MavenModuleSet,Maven
         // or if Maven calls itself e.g. maven-release-plugin
         MavenInstallation mvn = project.getMaven();
         if (mvn == null)
-            throw new AbortException(
-                    "A Maven installation needs to be available for this project to be built.\n"
-                    + "Either your server has no Maven installations defined, or the requested Maven version does not exist.");
+            throw new AbortException(Messages.MavenModuleSetBuild_NoMavenConfigured());
 
         mvn = mvn.forEnvironment(envs).forNode(
                 Computer.currentComputer().getNode(), log);
@@ -573,8 +571,7 @@ public class MavenModuleSetBuild extends AbstractMavenBuild<MavenModuleSet,Maven
                 EnvVars envVars = getEnvironment(listener);
                 MavenInstallation mvn = project.getMaven();
                 if(mvn==null)
-                    throw new AbortException("A Maven installation needs to be available for this project to be built.\n"+
-                                             "Either your server has no Maven installations defined, or the requested Maven version does not exist.");
+                    throw new AbortException(Messages.MavenModuleSetBuild_NoMavenConfigured());
 
                 mvn = mvn.forEnvironment(envVars).forNode(Computer.currentComputer().getNode(), listener);
                 
@@ -664,7 +661,7 @@ public class MavenModuleSetBuild extends AbstractMavenBuild<MavenModuleSet,Maven
                        
                         if ( maven3orLater )
                         {
-                            LOGGER.info( "using maven 3 " + mavenVersion );
+                            LOGGER.fine( "using maven 3 " + mavenVersion );
                             process =
                                 MavenBuild.mavenProcessCache.get( launcher.getChannel(), slistener,
                                                                   new Maven3ProcessFactory( project, launcher, envVars, getMavenOpts(listener),
@@ -672,7 +669,7 @@ public class MavenModuleSetBuild extends AbstractMavenBuild<MavenModuleSet,Maven
                         }
                         else
                         {
-                            LOGGER.info( "using maven 2 " + mavenVersion );
+                            LOGGER.fine( "using maven 2 " + mavenVersion );
                             process =
                                 MavenBuild.mavenProcessCache.get( launcher.getChannel(), slistener,
                                                                   new MavenProcessFactory( project, launcher, envVars,getMavenOpts(listener),
@@ -1252,7 +1249,7 @@ public class MavenModuleSetBuild extends AbstractMavenBuild<MavenModuleSet,Maven
             }
             if (debug)
             {
-                logger.println("use settingsLoc " + settingsLoc + " , privateRepository " + privateRepository);
+                logger.println(Messages.MavenModuleSetBuild_SettinsgXmlAndPrivateRepository(settingsLoc,privateRepository));
             }
             if ((settingsLoc != null) && (!settingsLoc.exists())) {
                 throw new AbortException(Messages.MavenModuleSetBuild_NoSuchAlternateSettings(settingsLoc.getAbsolutePath()));
@@ -1374,7 +1371,7 @@ public class MavenModuleSetBuild extends AbstractMavenBuild<MavenModuleSet,Maven
                       path = new File(mp.getBasedir(), modulePath+"/pom.xml");
                     MavenProject child = abslPath.get( path.getCanonicalPath());
                     if (child == null) {
-                        listener.getLogger().printf("Found a module with path " + modulePath + " but no associated project");
+                        listener.getLogger().printf(Messages.MavenModuleSetBuild_FoundModuleWithoutProject(modulePath));
                         continue;
                     }
                     toPomInfo(child,pi,abslPath,infos);
@@ -1452,7 +1449,7 @@ public class MavenModuleSetBuild extends AbstractMavenBuild<MavenModuleSet,Maven
 
         public void transferFailed( TransferEvent transferEvent )
         {
-            taskListener.getLogger().println("failed to transfer " + transferEvent.getException().getMessage());
+            taskListener.getLogger().println(Messages.MavenModuleSetBuild_FailedToTransfer(transferEvent.getException().getMessage()));
         }
 
         public void transferInitiated( TransferEvent arg0 )
@@ -1475,8 +1472,9 @@ public class MavenModuleSetBuild extends AbstractMavenBuild<MavenModuleSet,Maven
 
         public void transferSucceeded( TransferEvent transferEvent )
         {
-            taskListener.getLogger().println( "downloaded artifact " + transferEvent.getResource().getRepositoryUrl()
-                                                  + "/" + transferEvent.getResource().getResourceName() );
+            taskListener.getLogger().println( Messages.MavenModuleSetBuild_DownloadedArtifact(
+                    transferEvent.getResource().getRepositoryUrl(),
+                    transferEvent.getResource().getResourceName()) );
         }
         
     }
diff --git a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenVersionCallable.java b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenVersionCallable.java
index 9a0f754bd7859e92121bf401d4e5163f3180f79c..bc5bc29e4237b56439a7ca2058a69b27afb0751e 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenVersionCallable.java
+++ b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenVersionCallable.java
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ public class MavenVersionCallable
             if(!home.isDirectory())
             {
                 if (home.exists())
-                    throw new AbortException("Maven Home "+home+" is not a directory");
+                    throw new AbortException(Messages.MavenVersionCallable_MavenHomeIsNotDirectory(home));
                 else
-                    throw new AbortException("Maven Home "+home+" doesn't exist");
+                    throw new AbortException(Messages.MavenVersionCallable_MavenHomeDoesntExist(home));
             }
             return MavenEmbedderUtils.getMavenVersion(home);
         }
diff --git a/maven-plugin/src/main/resources/hudson/maven/Messages.properties b/maven-plugin/src/main/resources/hudson/maven/Messages.properties
index 101da635197985fc0d5b4601e9ee5fe8be730ef5..fae550105ca1ad569300a5bd927b25b3497f9d66 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/src/main/resources/hudson/maven/Messages.properties
+++ b/maven-plugin/src/main/resources/hudson/maven/Messages.properties
@@ -34,16 +34,24 @@ MavenModuleSet.DiplayName=Build a maven2/3 project
 MavenModuleSet.AlternateSettingsRelativePath=Alternate settings file must be a relative path.
 
 MavenModuleSetBuild.DiscoveredModule=Discovered a new module {0} {1}
+MavenModuleSetBuild.DownloadedArtifact=Downloaded artifact {0}/{1}
 MavenModuleSetBuild.FailedToParsePom=Failed to parse POMs
+MavenModuleSetBuild.FailedToTransfer=Failed to transfer {0}
+MavenModuleSetBuild.FoundModuleWithoutProject=Found a module with path {0} but no associated project
+MavenModuleSetBuild.NoMavenConfigured=A Maven installation needs to be available for this project to be built.\
+Either your server has no Maven installations defined, or the requested Maven version does not exist.
 MavenModuleSetBuild.NoSuchPOMFile=No such file {0}\nPerhaps you need to specify the correct POM file path in the project configuration?
 MavenModuleSetBuild.NoSuchAlternateSettings=No such settings file {0} exists\nPlease verify that your alternate settings file is specified properly and exists in the workspace.
 MavenModuleSetBuild.NoMavenInstall=A Maven installation needs to be available for this project to be built.\nEither your server has no Maven installations defined, or the requested Maven version does not exist.
 
+MavenModuleSetBuild.SettinsgXmlAndPrivateRepository=Using settings.xml at {0} and private repository at {1}
 MavenProbeAction.DisplayName=Monitor Maven Process
 
 MavenProcessFactory.ClassWorldsNotFound=No classworlds*.jar found in {0} -- Is this a valid maven2/3 directory?
 
 MavenRedeployer.DisplayName=Deploy to Maven repository
+MavenVersionCallable.MavenHomeDoesntExist=Maven Home {0} doesn''t exist
+MavenVersionCallable.MavenHomeIsNotDirectory=Maven Home {0} is not a directory
 ProcessCache.Reusing=Reusing existing maven process
 
 RedeployPublisher.getDisplayName=Deploy artifacts to Maven repository