Multitone Electronics plc is a British company, founded in 1931. Initially a manufacturer of

hearing aid A hearing aid is a device designed to improve hearing by making sound audible to a person with hearing loss. Hearing aids are classified as medical devices in most countries, and regulated by the respective regulations. Small audio amplifiers su ...

s, before becoming a pioneer in the development of

pager A pager (also known as a beeper or bleeper) is a wireless telecommunications device that receives and displays alphanumeric or voice messages. One-way pagers can only receive messages, while response pagers and two-way pagers can also acknowl ...

s (bleepers). Multitone now makes wireless voice and messaging systems. Multitone Electronics is a British company, founded by

Joseph Poliakoff Joseph Lazarevich Poliakoff (russian: Ио́сиф Ла́заревич Поляко́в; 24 April 1873 – 24 November 1959) was a Ukrainian-born British telephone and sound engineer and inventor, particularly of hearing aids. Poliakoff was a ...

in London in 1931, with a £500 loan from Henry Myer, his lawyer. Joseph Poliakoff was a Russian-born telephone and sound engineer and inventor. The first offices were in

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, London. Notable customers for the company's hearing aids included Winston Churchill. Joseph Poliakoff's son,

Alexander Poliakoff Alexander Poliakoff (russian: Алекса́ндр Ио́сифович Поляко́в; 20 August 1910 – 26 July 1996) was a Russian Empire-born British electronics engineer, inventor and businessman, and the chairman of Multitone Electron ...

(1910–1996), a Russian-born British electronics engineer, inventor and businessman, was the chairman of Multitone Electronics for over 40 years. He retired in 1977 and sold the company to Hong Kong-based Champion Technology. Multitone Electronics is a subsidiary of Hong Kong listed company

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since 1993.

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{{Reflist British companies established in 1931 Companies based in Basingstoke