- CEO
- Gabriele Schupp
- Full Time Employees
- 11,783
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Building products
- Address
- Saaruferstrasse 1-3 Mettlach Germany 66693
- IPO Date
- Jun 8, 1990
- Business
- Villeroy & Boch AG manufactures premium ceramic products for dining, lifestyle, bathroom, and wellness applications. The company operates through two primary divisions: Dining & Lifestyle, offering tableware including porcelain, bone china, glassware, crystal, cutlery, accessories, gifts, hospitality solutions, tiles, lighting, blankets, plaids, furniture for living and dining rooms, kitchen furniture, and indoor/outdoor carpets; and Bathroom & Wellness, providing sanitary ceramics, bathtubs, shower systems, washbasins, toilets, bidets, faucets, fittings, and kitchen products. Villeroy & Boch AG sells its offerings via distribution channels, digital platforms, dealers, tradespeople, architects, interior designers, and specialist planners to residential, hospitality, and commercial customers worldwide across approximately 125 countries, with a strong presence in the EMEA region.
Founded in 1748 and headquartered at Saaruferstrasse 1-3 in Mettlach, Saarland, Germany, the company employs around 12,000 people and maintains production sites focused on modernization and automation.
In recent years, Villeroy & Boch AG completed the acquisition of Ideal Standard Group in March 2024 for approximately €600 million, doubling Bathroom & Wellness division revenue to €1.4 billion and driving group revenue to a record €1.421 billion in 2024, up 57.6% year-over-year; this integration realized initial synergy effects through joint strategy, optimized structure, and investments of €58.3 million in production and retail enhancements, including the Villeroy & Boch World outlet in Mettlach. In 2025, the group sold its Northern European Gustavsberg and Vatette brands to the Finnish Oras Group to sharpen focus on core brands Villeroy & Boch and Ideal Standard, while achieving 6.7% revenue growth to €1.075 billion in the first nine months amid economic challenges, bolstered by expansions in fittings, shower systems, and sanitary ceramics.