Orion started the manufacturing of radios in the 1920s and remained a prominent manufacturer of radios for many decades. The company commenced the manufacturing of televisions in the 1950s and the production of colour televisions started in the 1970s.
Although the company was better known by its more visible products like radios, televisions and Hi-Fis, Orion designed, manufactured, installed, commissioned and maintained sophisticated microwave telecommunication equipment. The equipment was supplied to a wide range of users in the USSR and various other countries in Europe, Asia and South America.
The company is owned and managed by the Thakral Group of Singapore, since 1997.
