About Premier Stone Drouin
Built on stone. Shaped by experience.
Premier Stone was founded on a simple belief: great stonework should feel effortless, even though nothing about it is.
For over 20 years, we’ve been manufacturing and installing premium natural stone and marble for high-end homes and commercial spaces across Melbourne. Our reputation has been built project by project, slab by slab, through consistency, precision and an unwavering respect for the material.
We work best as part of the team. By collaborating closely with architects, designers, builders and clients, we ensure the stone complements the architecture rather than competing with it. Clear communication, mutual respect and a shared commitment to quality underpin every relationship we build. Based in Melbourne, we understand the standards expected in the city’s high-end residential and commercial markets. We’re proud to contribute to projects that shape the built environment and stand the test of time.
Stone is not just a finish to us. It’s a structural, visual and tactile element that deserves to be handled with care, intelligence and restraint.
Clarrie King
Founder & Managing Director
Clarrie King, is the Founder & Managing Director of Premier Stone. Clarrie has earnt a reputation in the industry as a Stonemason that has an eye for detail, and an unwavering commitment to treating every project as though it were for his own home.
With this passion for perfection, Clarrie actively oversees the installation of our projects, whilst also taking a personal interest in each and every member of our team and provides the vision and direction for the upward trajectory of our company.
Clarrie leads from the front and believes that a proactive approach to Safety, Employee Health and Team happiness, coupled with integrity and humility, is the ultimate recipe for creating and maintaining the very best team in the industry!
Jim Garrett
General Manager
Jim comes to Premier, from the Construction & Mining sector, with a strong track record in Sales, Marketing, Management and most importantly a reputation for building lifelong partnerships with Clients, Suppliers & Colleagues alike.
As General Manager, he is responsible for overseeing the Sales, Marketing and Procurement facets of the business, whilst also working closely with Clarrie in building and maintaining our Culture of Safety, Integrity & Humility.
Partnering with Industry Leading Suppliers
Experience you can rely on
Decades in the industry means we understand more than just how to cut and install stone. We understand construction programs, architectural intent, tolerances, sequencing and the realities of site conditions.
This experience allows us to anticipate challenges early, communicate clearly and deliver outcomes that align with the broader vision of the project. It’s why architects trust us with complex details, builders rely on our timelines, and homeowners feel confident from first meeting to final handover.
Craft without compromise
We don’t rush the process, and we don’t cut corners. Because in stonework, every edge, joint and surface tells a story.
World-class manufacturing to provide unrivalled quality of finishes
Burkhardt 5-axis Water Jet
Taglio Slab Vision, Vertical Slab Scanning System
This also allows us to involve the client in the manufacturing journey, providing accurate 3D visual representation of the stone surfaces, showing the vein matching and maximise the visual appeal in line with the clients tastes, such as having particular sections of vein flow of the stone, positioned in areas where is most visible, i.e; centre of a bar front or splashback.
