Rock Around the Block (RATB) is a specialist online and mail-order pond, watergarden and lighting retailer. The phenomenal support from our customers Australia-wide, combined with the power of the internet mean we no longer need our bricks and mortar store. We were located on the corner of Woodville Road and William Street in Granville, Sydney from January 1984 until 31 March 2006.

Our high profile orange rock is no longer at the front of our site, but remains a strong part of our identity. The huge orange rock which was located behind the fence on Woodville Road made RATB well known in the Sydney landscape. David Dale, a Sydney-based journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald, in an article about Sydney's landmarks, described our orange rock icon as one of the seven wonders of Sydney. During the Sydney 2000 Olympic period, our rock was written up in a feature article in USA Today.

We have traded online since December 1997, complementing our bricks and mortar store. RATB is owned and managed by Director, Philip along with a staff of 8. The sales staff, Ritchie, Graeme, Derek, Peter, Phill N and Alistair are well trained and have developed an extensive knowledge in the use of our full product range.

This is our fifth generation online store since 1997. Our first generation website, launched in December 1997 provided customers with details of our complete pond and watergarden product range, and allowed orders by e-mail, phone and fax. Our second generation website, launched in December 1999 featured a fully database driven, easy to use interface with detailed search facilities, complete online shopping cart and SSL secure credit card facilities. Our third generation website launched in February 2002 featured a new, slicker and faster loading interface, upgraded 128 bit security, complete customer order status tracking and the introduction of our user forum. Our fourth generation website launched in April 2003 was an incremental upgrade to our website to add customer requested features including the ability to re-order previously ordered good, a wishlist (similar to that available on Amazon.com) and a new refreshing design. This fifth generation website is a complete redesign from the ground up. It is running on a new faster server, with many exciting new features such as the ability to "email a friend", search for related products and buy gift vouchers for your family and friends. More recent additions include our unique "Pump Selector" feature developed in 2007 to take the confusion out of selecting the right pump for the job. We hope you enjoy using our website and keep returning as we polish and perfect it.

We trade 7 days per week, and are contactable by phone 5 days a week.
Trading Hours:

• Monday to Friday: 8.00am - 4:00pm