Subsidiary | |
Founded | 9 May 1931 in London |
Founder | Joseph Poliakoff [1] |
Headquarters | , United Kingdom |
Owner | Champion Technology Holdings (64.9%) [2] |
Parent | Champion Technology Holdings |
Website | www.multitone.com |
Footnotes /references source [3] |
Multitone Electronics plc is a British company, founded in 1931. Initially a manufacturer of hearing aids, before becoming a pioneer in the development of pagers (bleepers). Multitone now makes wireless voice and messaging systems. [4] [ unreliable source? ]
Multitone Electronics is a British company, founded by Joseph Poliakoff in London in 1931, with a £500 loan from Henry Myer, his lawyer. [5] [ non-primary source needed ] Joseph Poliakoff was a Russian-born telephone and sound engineer and inventor. [1] [ non-primary source needed ] The first offices were in White Lion Street, Angel Islington, London. [5] [ non-primary source needed ]
Notable customers for the company's hearing aids included Winston Churchill. [4]
Joseph Poliakoff's son, Alexander Poliakoff (1910–1996), a Russian-born British electronics engineer, inventor and businessman, was the chairman of Multitone Electronics for over 40 years. [1] He retired in 1977 and sold[ when? ] the company to Hong Kong-based Champion Technology. [4] Multitone Electronics is a subsidiary of Hong Kong listed company Champion Technology Holdings since 1993. [6]
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