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Villeroy & Boch AG (dt. [], frz. []) or Villeroy & Boch (V&B) a manufacturer of ceramic(s) goods, that has its head office in Mettlach (Saarland, is short). It is designated after its founders Boch and Nicolas Villeroy. The enterprise still is also after over 250 years in family estate.

History

Beginnings

1748 began Boch, whose actual occupation was iron caster, with the assistance of its three sons, in Lorraine with the production of ceramic(s) goods, in particular table-ware. By the high demand of these goods the enterprise 1767 could expand and began close of the fortress Luxembourg under the name Jean Boch et with the series production of ceramic(s). Three years later, the Brindille decoration, which is sold with interruption until today, originated in to 1770 in 20. Jh. under the name "Vieux Luxembourg".

1791, as which enterprise was successful meanwhile beyond Lorraine (among other things in the Saargebiet and in Luxembourg), created Nicolas Villeroy in Vaudrevange a Steingutfabrik. Both entrepreneurs work first against each other, since it succeeded to Nicolas Villeroy to print the porcelain on with copper passes which meant an enormous progress in series production and thus also competitive power with the enterprise Boch.

1801 bought Jean Boch a former abbey of the in Mettlach to the Saar. In their for the time at that time an ultramodern, mechanized table-ware factory was opened. With it Boch carried out also some its ideas from machines to the manufacturing of its goods, with which he could reach beginnings of a mass production. The abbey is used today (2005) still as company center of Villeroy & Boch. The enterprise of Boch began to reach now also supraregional admittingness.

This was passed on also by its sons: Pierre Joseph Boch created 1812 in Septfontaines (Luxembourg) the Antonius which offered progressive social security benefits, which went still beyond the social laws of Bismarck (70 years later to the workers). By this measure the reputation of the enterprise grew also in the eyes of the workers. Also in Boch (a worker place, which was designated after Boch), starting from 1829 a white, very hard stoneware was developed and produced, whereby the ceramic(s) goods could be set off increased also on the supraregional market.

Establishment and expansion

In order to be able to insist however on the market further, Jean Boch and Nicolas Villeroy united 1836 with their three works to the enterprises "Villeroy and Boch". This made possible them a further ascent in the supraregional and later European-wide market. 1843 opened Villeroy and Boch their first common work in Wadgassen (Saarland), which Cristallerie, in which to today table-ware one manufactures. Three years later to Septfontaines the dry pressing dry was introduced for tile production. This procedure is used until today. Villeroy and Boch extended their market and exported to France, into Switzerland, to Poland (at that time German national territory) and to England.

In the fifties 19. Century brought the enterprise further innovations on the market, so for example high-quality porcelain, Bodenfliesen with inserted sample ("Mettlacher plates ") and later "the Feuerton ". Villeroy and Boch became also world-wide more popular thereby: One sold the goods in completely Europe, exported to North America and partially to South America.

1879 were opened a further ceramic(s) work in Merzig, likewise in the Saarland. This developed itself to at that time world-wide largest factory for Bodenfliesen. Also in 20. "Terracotta structural ceramics developed century "were from there world-wide driven out. As toward end 19. Century particularly in the sanitary area, the enterprise began ceramic(s) and porcelain products the older sheet metal equipments of always far displaced at 1899 with a mass production production of sanitary ceramic(s), toilets, sinks and bath tubs. By increased production modern equipped bathrooms became now even affordable for poorer social classes.

Beginning 20. Century

During the 1. World war production was temporarily stopped. 1920 acquired Villeroy and Boch factories in Bonn and in close proximity to Breslau, since the supply of the German Reich no more could not come from the separated Saargebiet. In the time between the world wars the enterprise took production: In the Saargebiet the goods for the French market were manufactured; in Bonn the artistic ideas of the building house movement were taken up. The enterprise had however by the 2. To master world war heavy problems: The German factories were destroyed, made in France partially plate mines of porcelain. After the war Breslau, Dresden and gate gau were expropriated and the Saarland factories to France were integrated. The connection of the Saarland to the Federal Republic 1957 made however the complete resumption possible of all branches of enterprise. So 1959 could increase the work in Septfontaines the paragraphs with further inventions, particularly during the porcelain production, again. The enterprise continued to increase in the following years, exported starting from 1971 until Japan and assigned also well-known designers, e.g. Luigi Colani the drafts of ceramic(s) products.

End 20. Century and today

1982 were structured the enterprise, the development is now centralized coordinated again. The products are sold to sanitary "in the sections "tiles ", "and "table-ware/crystal ". Also into the 1980er years continued to expand the enterprise, the product assortment extends by tubs and showers.

1990 announced Villeroy and Boch the course to the stock exchange. In the 90's the enterprise bought up some smaller manufacturers. With the anniversary celebration to the existence of Villeroy and Boch 1998 in Mettlach, discussion themselves prominent Poliker from Luxembourg, Germany and France for the enterprise and "the European of the first hour ". The product assortment is extended until today (2005) constantly. V&B sells its goods only to select dealers (world-wide), to private people can only in the company-owned branches goods of second choice buy, i.e. porcelain with small blemishes.