Porcelaines de la Fabrique

What Porcelaines de la Fabrique does

Porcelaines de la Fabrique is a French manufacturer of high-end white Limoges porcelain, founded in 1825 and operating from Saint-Brice (87200 Saint-Junien) in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The company is a privately held société anonyme, majority-owned since 1996 by the Ercuis Group, with 11-50 employees and a registered share capital of 520,000 euros. It serves as a B2B contract manufacturer for major luxury brands, producing bespoke porcelain collections for tableware and home décor across both small custom series and large production runs.

The company operates the full porcelain manufacturing cycle under one roof: paste preparation, manual modeling, manual casting for complex shapes, isostatic pressing for large-series plates and saucers, handle attachment, drying, biscuit firing at 980°C, manual and automatic glazing, high-fire cooking at 1400°C, manual and automatic polishing, calibration, and quality control. An integrated design bureau supports bespoke technical development. Its location within the historic Limoges porcelain cluster provides access to regional kaolin and accumulated craftsmanship, and it holds the Entreprise du patrimoine vivant certification from Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

The business model is direct B2B sales to luxury maisons, with no consumer-facing channel; pricing is quote-based and negotiated per contract, and is not publicly disclosed. The company modernized significantly in 1998 (13 million franc investment in automated equipment, high-performance kilns, and a 3,000 m² workshop extension) and in 2023 acquired a new isostatic pressing unit with co-financing from the European Union and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region. Daniel Betoule is identified as the director of publication. Revenue is not disclosed.

Name

Porcelaines de la Fabrique

Legal name

PORCELAINES DE LA FABRIQUE

Website

https://porcelainesdelafabrique.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1825

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Porcelaines de la Fabrique is a French manufacturer, founded in 1825 and based in Saint-Brice near Limoges, producing bespoke white Limoges porcelain for major luxury brands across small custom series and large industrial runs.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-brice

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Porcelain manufacturing for luxury brands: Custom development and manufacturing of porcelain collections for major luxury brands. The company operates as a B2B manufacturer producing bespoke white porcelain pieces to client specifications across both small custom series and large automated production runs.

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Core offering

Porcelaines de la Fabrique is a B2B manufacturer of high-end white Limoges porcelain for luxury brands. The company provides end-to-end production services covering the full manufacturing chain — modeling, manual casting, isostatic pressing, glazing, high-fire cooking at 1400°C, polishing, calibration, and quality control — for both small bespoke series and large-scale industrial runs. Its clients are major luxury brands that entrust the company with the development and production of their porcelain tableware and home décor collections.

Product overview

Porcelaines de la Fabrique is a French manufacturer specializing exclusively in high-end white Limoges porcelain, founded in 1825. The company offers comprehensive porcelain manufacturing services combining traditional artisanal craftsmanship with modern industrial technology. Their product offering centers on the complete manufacturing process for luxury porcelain tableware and decorative items, including: manual modeling (modelage), manual casting for complex shapes (coulage manuel), isostatic pressing for large series (pressage isostatique), paste preparation and shaping, glazing (both manual and automatic), high-fire cooking at 1400°C, polishing (manual and automatic), calibration for small series, quality control, and finishing. The company serves luxury brands, providing both development and manufacturing of their porcelain collections, with capabilities for small and large production runs.

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Products and services

• Bespoke Limoges White Porcelain Collection Development & Manufacturing End-to-end B2B contract manufacturing service for high-end white Limoges porcelain tableware and home décor, offered to major luxury brands. The company develops and produces bespoke porcelain collections in white porcelain, covering the full production chain from modeling through high-fire cooking at 1400°C, with capabilities for both small custom series and large automated production runs.
• Large-Series Porcelain Production (Isostatic Pressing) High-volume production of simple-shaped porcelain pieces such as plates and saucers via isostatic compression of powder, offered to luxury brand clients requiring large automated production runs.
• Bespoke Small-Series Porcelain Production (Manual Casting) Traditional manual casting service for complex-shaped porcelain articles such as cups and coffee pots, offered for bespoke small-series and craft-oriented collections for luxury brand clients.
• Calibration Service for Small Circular Series Calibration (calibrage) of small series of circular porcelain pieces — including plates, round platters, salad bowls, and bowls — in either convex ('en bosse') or concave ('en creux') form. Offered as a finishing service for luxury brand collections.

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Technology focussed No

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Direct peers

• Bernardaud: Bernardaud is a Limoges-based porcelain manufacturer founded in 1863, serving the same luxury tableware and home d\u00e9cor market as Porcelaines de la Fabrique. It produces both bespoke and production runs for major luxury brands and is one of the most direct comparables in the cluster.
• Haviland: Haviland is a historic Limoges porcelain house producing fine bone china and hard-paste porcelain for luxury hospitality and retail clients. It overlaps directly with Porcelaines de la Fabrique in B2B supply to luxury brands and tableware houses.
• Revol Porcelaine: Revol is a French porcelain manufacturer founded in 1789, producing culinary and table porcelain for professional and retail markets. It overlaps with Porcelaines de la Fabrique in high-fire French porcelain production and B2B supply.
• Royal Limoges: Royal Limoges is one of the oldest continuously operating porcelain manufacturers in the Limoges region, supplying both bespoke and series production to luxury clients. It is a direct comparable in terms of heritage, location, and B2B luxury customer mix.
• Pillivuyt: Pillivuyt is a French porcelain manufacturer specializing in high-quality hotel, restaurant, and retail tableware. While not strictly Limoges, it competes in the same French-manufactured B2B luxury and hospitality segment as Porcelaines de la Fabrique.
• JL Coquet: JL Coquet is a Limoges-based porcelain manufacturer serving luxury hospitality, gastronomy, and home markets with both custom and series production. Direct overlap with Porcelaines de la Fabrique in the high-end B2B tableware segment.

Broad incumbents

• Noritake: Noritake is a large Japanese tableware and porcelain manufacturer with global B2B and B2C reach into luxury hospitality and retail. Broader incumbent in the high-end porcelain tableware category globally.
• Arc International: Arc International is a major French tableware manufacturer focused on glass and crystalline, with adjacent ceramics presence. Broader French incumbent serving hospitality and consumer channels that overlap with Porcelaines de la Fabrique's luxury B2B customer base.
• Rosenthal: Rosenthal is a German premium porcelain brand serving luxury hospitality, retail, and B2B customers. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the European luxury porcelain tableware category.
• Villeroy & Boch: Villeroy & Boch is a large European manufacturer of porcelain tableware, bathroom, and tile products, with a broad luxury and mainstream portfolio. It is a broader incumbent in the same overall space, including high-end porcelain tableware.

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