Collection: Villeroy & Boch

1836 Foundation of the joint company Villeroy & Boch

However, in order to be able to continue to exist on the market, especially in the dominant English industry, Jean Francois Boch and Nicolas Villeroy merged their three plants in 1836 to form the company "Villeroy and Boch". This enabled them to further advance in the supra-regional and later in the European market. They became the first global players of the 19th century.

In 1843, Villeroy and Boch opened their first joint factory in Wadgassen (Saarland), the Cristallerie.

Large-scale production in Wadgassen was discontinued in 1986 and the production of the Treveris crystal glass series ended in the early 1990s.

The idea of a complete offer, today part of the corporate strategy, can be traced back to the 19th century.

The range of tableware was expanded to include the production of glasses in order to improve market opportunities at home and abroad. All German cities were regularly supplied.

From 1847 larger shipments went to Paris, Warsaw and London.

A new connection to the Mannheim railway hub facilitated exports to Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Sales to Scandinavia, Italy, Spain, Greece, Switzerland and Turkey were also expanded.

Around 1850 the first loads went across the Atlantic.