Tableware Strong For Villeroy & Boch

Operating results have improved at the tableware division of Germany's Villeroy & Boch Group, despite declining domestic sales. Its sales elsewhere in Europe and further afield improved and the financial results of the division were better in 2002 than in 2001. Its other divisions are tiles, bathrooms and kitchens. Tableware, including glass, has concentrated investment in recent years on measures to improve logistics and cut manufacturing costs. (whole item)