About Our Team
Bles Custom Carpentry, Inc. has manufactured quality kitchen, bathroom. garage and closet cabinets for discriminating customers in the Tampa Bay area since 1998. Our European craftsmanship, and over fifty years of experience, have helped to make us one of the premier custom cabinet makers in the area.
We are family owned and operated. In a competitive market, we appreciate all our customers and strive to satisfy your wants and needs. Working in our state-of-the-art shop, we take pride in the ability to manufacture a diverse range of cabinet products that cater to our customer's specifications. We are a full service company from design to installation. From a small vanity, to a large commercial installation, we do it all! Let us show you how Bles Custom Carpentry can fit into your budget and turn your project into a work of art.
Our History:
The founder of Bles Custom Carpentry, Vasili Bles, began working at the age of twelve. He worked as an apprentice after school in his homeland, Greece. Later, he left his village and moved to the city where he was hired as a master in the woodworking trade. He worked crafting furniture, as well as windows and doors. During this time, he also went to Germany and learned additional skills and techniques to further refine his talents.
This led him back to Greece where in 1975, he opened his own successful business due to the fine reputation he had developed. Vasili met a young woman from the United States and they soon married and began raising a family. In 1988, Vasili moved his family to the States and reopened his business. Eventually, the family moved to Florida and the business was established in Clearwater and continues to the present day.
Vasili's son, Jason, has joined his father in the family business. Those that know him, say that Jason was born with a hammer in his hand! He began spending time with his father in the shop as a toddler and was hammering nails at three! Although trained at the National Aviation Academy and employed by Delta, Jason soon returned to work with Vasili. He has worked beside his father learning the trade and refining his own skills. In addition to his carpentry skills, Jason has learned all aspects of running the company and now takes the lead in meeting with customers and visiting sites. He has brought many new ideas to the company, thus helping to keep it continually competitive in a changing market.
