The Orion Group

Founded in 1991 by CEO Franz Gmeiner, the ORION GROUP’s property assets have grown from an initial eleven-storey office tower in downtown Johannesburg to a property portfolio in excess of R600 million. This is a direct result of the expertise and experience of Orion management and staff. ‘Our people are the stars in our quest for stellar performance’ says Gmeiner.

Broadly speaking, the ORION GROUP consists of five divisions - ORION REAL ESTATE LTD, ORION FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, ORION HOTELS & RESORTS, ORION BUSINESS SOLUTIONS and EAGLE FLEET SOLUTIONS. The group is spread over five provinces in South Africa as well as in Swaziland.

Over the past 14 years, the ORION GROUP’s vision has evolved from property ownership and facilities management to the formation of ORION HOTELS & RESORTS in June 2000. The GROUP’s business focus is to acquire, maintain and develop facilities on a global scale. These facilities will compliment the commercial, industrial, retail, residential, catering and hotels portfolio.

The first independently owned hotel, ORION HOTEL DEVONSHIRE is located in BRAAMFONTEIN, Johannesburg. Other hotels in the ORION portfolio include the ORION SAFARI LODGE in RUSTENBURG, ORION MONT-AUX-SOURCES in NORTHERN DRAKENSBERG, ORION HOTEL PROMENADE in NELSPRUIT and ORION PIGGS PEAK HOTEL & CASINO in SWAZILAND.