Is Wood Bloc X Still in Business? (2026 Update)
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Look for Wood Bloc X on AmazonFull story →Brothers Henry and Philip Blake brought a patented timber building system into series 10, episode 6: individual wooden blocks, fixed together with recycled plastic dowels, that let anyone build raised beds, retaining walls or steps without foundations or power tools.
It is one of the stronger long-term survivors in this index, still building out its range under the WoodBlocX name.
Patent protection worth backing
The brothers wanted £75,000 for a quarter of the business, and Peter Jones funded it in full. This was a real, protectable innovation rather than a cosmetic spin on an existing product, and that gave the pitch a defensible edge few Den hopefuls can offer.
That patent has functioned as a real moat since, making the system harder for cheaper rivals to copy outright, and the recycled plastic dowels gave the brand an environmental story that has only grown more relevant to garden buyers over time.
A product built for repeat business
Garden projects tend to snowball. Someone who builds one raised bed this year often returns the next spring for a retaining wall or a set of steps built from the same blocks, so a single sale has a way of becoming a repeat customer.
WoodBlocX leaned into that by widening its catalogue well beyond the original raised beds to include retaining walls, ponds, garden furniture and planters, giving one gardener plenty of reasons to place a second order.
Evidence of an active operation
woodblocx.co.uk runs a full product catalogue alongside build guides and video tutorials aimed at nervous first-time builders, plus an active YouTube channel and blog, the kind of ongoing content investment a company only keeps funding while it is still trying to win new customers.
Between the patent protection, the widened product range and the continued content output, this reads as a business still growing rather than one coasting on a single television appearance from years back.