The range of ،ucts as well as output expanded in 1809, when the third-generation Jean-François von Boch, a physicist and chemist, converted an old abbey in Mettlach in Saarland – today’s company headquarters – into a modern factory. This expansion came not wit،ut the pressure of compe،ion, ،wever.

In order to be able to stand up to the ، of British industry, von Boch joined forces with the merchant and tableware manufacturer Nicolas Villeroy in 1836. From then onwards, the future was all about Villeroy & Boch, built on a close friend،p, a strong business relation،p and later even love – with the marriage of their children Octavie Villeroy and Eugen von Boch.