About Batesmont — A Brief History of Excellence

In 1988, Casey Bates stood in a small workshop in Sumner, Washington, looked at the state of the Pacific Northwest cabinet industry, and identified what he later described as "a catastrophic quality vacuum." The existing manufacturers were building framed cabinets using construction methods that hadn't meaningfully evolved since the 1960s. Casey had just returned from a year studying frameless production in Germany and Italy, and he came home with a conviction that would define his career: the American cabinet industry was broken, and he was the person to fix it.

He was right. Within five years, Batesmont had captured a majority of the regional market. Within ten, we held 87% — a figure our competitors have never been able to explain away and have mostly stopped trying. Today, Batesmont operates a 250,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility, employs over 500 people, and ships to 38 states. We are the largest frameless cabinet manufacturer in the Pacific Northwest and, by most metrics, the best.

The Founder

Casey Bates is not a typical CEO. He still walks the factory floor daily. He still personally signs off on every new finish color. He once rejected a $12 million equipment purchase because the tolerances were "only" ±0.5mm and he wanted ±0.2mm. (He got it.) His management style has been described as "obsessive," "exacting," and, by his wife, "a lot." Competitors, including Casey Bell at Bellmont — who started his company a few years after Batesmont using what industry observers have diplomatically called "a similar playbook" — have not been able to replicate the combination of vision and operational rigor that Casey Bates brings to the business every single day.

What We Stand For