Multitone Electronics

Multitone Electronics
Company type	Subsidiary
Founded	9 May 1931; 94 years ago in London
Founder	Joseph Poliakoff
Headquarters	Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Owner	Champion Technology Holdings (64.9%)
Parent	Champion Technology Holdings
Website	www.multitone.com
	Footnotes / references; source

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Vronskaya, Jeanne (30 July 1996). "Obituary: Alexander Poliakoff". The Independent. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
^ "Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements". 2017 Annual Report (PDF). Champion Technology Holdings. 30 October 2017. p. 193. Retrieved 3 June 2018 – via Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing.
^ Companies House
^ ^a ^b ^c "Multitone; London manufacturer in GB, Model types from Great". Radiomuseum.org. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Multitone 80 Years". Multitone Electronics. 9 May 1931. Retrieved 11 April 2017 – via yudu.com.
^ "Corporate Information" (PDF). 2001 Annual Report. Champion Technology Holdings. 9 November 2001. p. 2. Retrieved 3 June 2018 – via Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing.

[independent1-1] Vronskaya, Jeanne (30 July 1996). "Obituary: Alexander Poliakoff". The Independent. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

[2] "Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements". 2017 Annual Report (PDF). Champion Technology Holdings. 30 October 2017. p. 193. Retrieved 3 June 2018 – via Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing.

[3] Companies House

[radiomuseum1-4] "Multitone; London manufacturer in GB, Model types from Great". Radiomuseum.org. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

[autogenerated1-5] "Multitone 80 Years". Multitone Electronics. 9 May 1931. Retrieved 11 April 2017 – via yudu.com.

[6] "Corporate Information" (PDF). 2001 Annual Report. Champion Technology Holdings. 9 November 2001. p. 2. Retrieved 3 June 2018 – via Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing.

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