Meet Our Team
Val Blasius
Founder/Director Emeritus
Jon Blasius
Owner/Director of Sales& Marketing
Dave Bogert
OWNER/DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION & FACILITIES
Michael Damm
Owner/Director of Finance & General Operations
Jacob Bogert
Owner/Director of Quality & Process
Integrity
Proverbs 22 says “A good name is better than great riches” and that truth resonates in how we handle ourselves in business because its more than a business, it’s our family, it’s who we are.
Reliability
When it comes to your countertop, we do everything in our power to make sure we deliver what we said we would on your custom countertop. It’s not always easy, but it’s always worth it.
Quality
We strive to produce the highest quality countertops in the market and we will do everything we can to achieve that result because it’s our name and our reputation that are on the line.
1963
Val Blasius begins doing odd jobs to supplement farm income.
1976
Milking operations give way to full time remodeling and tile work.
1990
Jon Blasius begins his own business doing tile & countertops out of the same small workshop on the farm
1993
Val hires son-in-law Mike Damm to help satisfy the long list of customers awaiting his expertise.
1994
Jon hires first employee, shifts focus to Corian countertops. Shop getting crowded.
1996
Blasius Inc is formed by Val, son Jon, son-in-law Mike Damm, and son-in-law Dave Bogert who also had a construction background.
1997
Shop expansion #1 - shift focus to countertop manufacturing and install.
1999
Shop expansion #2
2000
Purchase Tuscola sawmill to renovate to the production facility.
2004
Add stone shop to fabrication facility.
2006
Begin operations in Indiana.
2007
Transition to digital template system.
2009
Begin installing Cambria in Indiana.
2011
Becomes Cambria Lexus partner.
2012
Opened Northern Michigan location.
2014
Purchased Dykhouse pickle factory to renovate into new stone shop.
2016
Shift to 100% Cambria in stone shop
2017
Opened Findlay Ohio Gallery
2018
Become sole Cambria Supplier in Michigan
2020
Open Farmington Hills Gallery, Val Blasius retires at age 81
2021
Open Grand Rapids Gallery
