type public isin de0007657231 industry ceramics founded lorraine holy roman empire 1748 1748 founder fran ois boch and nicolas villeroy headquarters mettlach germany key people frank g ring j rg wahlers nicolas luc villeroy andreas pfeiffer manfred finger volker pruschke products tableware bathroom ceramics revenue 744 million 2012 743 million 2011 number of employees 7400 2013 10200 2008 divisions tableware bathroom and wellness website www.villeroy boch.com villeroy & boch french pronunciation vil wa.e b k german v l r . nt b x is a large manufacturer of ceramics 1 with the company headquarters located in mettlach germany . contents 1 company history 2 current situation 3 footnotes 4 external links company history edit the company began in the tiny lorraine village of audun le tiche where the iron master fran ois boch set up a pottery company with his three sons in 1748 . 2 in 1766 boch was licensed to build a ceramics kilnworks nearby at septfontaines luxembourg where it operated a porcelain factory . in 1785 nicholas villeroy became sole owner of the faience manufactory at wallerfangen . in 1812 jean fran ois boch began construction of kilns at the nearby town of mettlach saarland . in 1824 boch commenced transfer printing on porcelain from engraved copper plates . on 14 april 1836 the jean fran ois boch company merged with that of the competitor nicolas villeroy and became villeroy & boch v & b also simply vb . since 1869 when villeroy & boch opened the first manufactory specializing in architectural tiles the company has operated in three main areas autonomous until 1982 tablewares tiles for flooring and revetments and fine plumbing fixtures . among its innovations in mettlach at the end of the nineteenth century.was phanolith a kind of semi transparent porcelain that combines the characteristics and benefits of jasperware and pate sur pate . 3 the creator of the phanolith was the ceramics artist jean baptiste stahl who headed the modelling section of villeroy & boch . phanolith gained first wide public attention at the paris exposition universelle 1900 . villeroy & boch has continued to base its broadest market in germany . current situation edit the company s luxembourg factory was closed down in 2010 . while the company is no longer run by a family member under the present group chairman frank goering there are various family members presently working in the company . since 1990 the company has been listed on the german stock market ticker symbol vib3 but the voting capital is still in the hands of the family descendants . the majority of v & b shares is owned by eczacibasi holding . 4 examples of product range vase with the decor old luxemburg plate to commemorate the golden wedding of eugen von boch and his wife oktavie in 1892 tea cup made in wallerfangen jar of incised stoneware designer heinrich schlitt de vase of phanolith stoneware design and realization jean baptiste stahl 1869 1932 phanolith jardini re design and realization jean baptiste stahl 1869 1932 phanolith wall plate design and realization jean baptiste stahl 1869 1932 boxes for spices from incised stoneware lion figure made in 1910 by a worker for his son traditionally workers made such items for their children soap dish washbowl and washstand pitcher design drina beginning of 20th century vase design adria c. 1934 cake plate design goslar mid 1930s milk jug design doris c. 1930 company logo on the bottom of a vase c. 1934 crystal glass made in wadgassen cup made in the 2000s footnotes edit packagedfacts.com timeline and brief history notes supplied by villeroy & boch ag to fundinguniverse . post anton 1976 . ammelounx hans ed . mettlacher steinzeug 1885 1905 . saarwellingen hans ammelounx . benmayor gila . http www.hurriyet.com.tr yazarlar 23664644 . asp . external link in title help external links edit company homepage villeroy boch.com chateau de septfontaines ... origin of vb factories museum of ceramics by villeroy & boch anna boch.com 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