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Villeroy & Boch takes over Ideal Standard and joins the ranks of Europe’s largest manufacturers of bathroom products

Villeroy & Boch takes over Ideal Standard and joins the ranks of Europe’s largest manufacturers of bathroom products

Mettlach / Brussels, 18 September 2023. Villeroy & Boch AG has today signed binding agreements to acquire operating companies in the Ideal Standard Group. The two companies are a strong strategic fit given their regional presence, sales strategies and product and brand portfolios, laying the foundations for a stronger market position and additional growth. In an industry with global growth pot

Conum

New Conum premium design tap: Confident style and dynamic elegance

Conum from Villeroy & Boch adds an unusual touch to washbasins, baths and showers. The designer Christian Haas has created unique objects for the new tap range that bring together delicate and solid design elements to form a sculptural composition. Conum is precise and uncompromising in both design and workmanship.

Lave Home

Creating Homes – Tips for a cosy autumn

Autumn: that time of year when we start thinking back to summer days filled with light and sunshine while making ourselves cosy in a woolly jumper, curled up under a fleecy blanket with a hot drink in our hands. On clear, sunny days, the bright hues of nature make us want to get outdoors, but on rainy, stormy days, there’s no place like home.

Manufacture Rock

275 Years Creating Homes - Black looks in the home

It’s here to stay: after making its debut at international trade fairs, the trend for black in interior design has now extended to the entire home. The bathroom and kitchen have discovered black, along with table settings and home accessories.

Ophélie de Pimodan

Ophélie de Pimodan – The face behind an anniversary cup

Design expertise and creativity have been at the heart of the Villeroy & Boch brand right from the beginning – and these qualities have been passed down to the descendants of François Boch and Nicolas Villeroy. In 2023, four of them have put pencil to paper to add their own very personal note to the anniversary year. Including Ophélie de Pimodan, a member of the Villeroy family.

Villeroy & Boch: Supervisory Board Extends Contract of Georg Lörz as Management Board Member for Bathroom & Wellness at Villeroy & Boch AG

Villeroy & Boch: Supervisory Board Extends Contract of Georg Lörz as Management Board Member for Bathroom & Wellness at Villeroy & Boch AG

The Supervisory Board of Villeroy & Boch AG has resolved to extend Georg Lörz's Management Board mandate by a further three years, extending his contract until 2026. He was appointed to the Management Board in August 2020 and is responsible for the Bathroom & Wellness Division.
"Georg Lörz's contract extension underlines the continuity and stability in Villeroy & Boch's corporate ma

Interim report on the second quarter of 2023: Villeroy & Boch achieves consolidated earnings (EBIT) of € 38.7 million in the first half of 2023 despite a downturn in the construction industry

Interim report on the second quarter of 2023: Villeroy & Boch achieves consolidated earnings (EBIT) of € 38.7 million in the first half of 2023 despite a downturn in the construction industry

Consolidated revenue down 10.7 % year-on-year to € 437.8 million in first half of year due to downturn in construction industry in particular EBIT at € 38.7 million, down 6.3 % on previous year Full-year revenue and earnings forecast for 2023 revised
Consolidated revenue: € 437.8 million
The Villeroy & Boch Group generated consolidated revenue (including licence income) of € 437.8 m

 The world of Villeroy & Boch encapsulated in a sphere –  Designer Heike Puderbach talks about the Paradiso anniversary collection

The world of Villeroy & Boch encapsulated in a sphere – Designer Heike Puderbach talks about the Paradiso anniversary collection

Design a collection for Villeroy & Boch’s 275th anniversary: this was the task set for designer Heike Puderbach. The result is a collection consisting of three elements: La Boule Paradiso and the Birthday Cake Paradiso, both developed by the designer, along with five anniversary cups featuring popular decors from the company’s long history to complete the collection.

Lave Home/ Perlemor Home

Simply beautiful – The All-Beige-Trend

Whether in fashion or interior design: As one of the year’s trendy colours, beige is simply beautiful. Because the friendly, warm and at the same time restrained nuances break the minimalistic interior style, which was long characterised by cool colours, and makes it more approachable.

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