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SHAC Action Alert: BOC and Marks & Spencers

CloseHLSCampaign | 13.07.2004 10:34 | Animal Liberation

Other groups campaigning against M&S may find the info in this action alert useful.

SHAC Action Alert: BOC and Marks & Spencers

We have covered BOC before as an evil company profiting from the gases used
to kill the tortured and unwanted animals that die in their hundreds EVERY
DAY inside of Huntingdon Life Sciences’ labs. BOC are a fundamental supplier
to HLS, one they need to be able to carry out their sickening work; they are
the IG Farben of the animal holocaust.

BOC is the most important supplier on the list, and they will go! Pressure
will be brought to bear where ever this company trades until they get the
message that HLS truly is bad for business.

It has been brought to the attentions of campaigners that one of the biggest
customers of BOC’s logistic side, which also trades as Gist, is none other
than the famous UK high street shopping chain Marks & Spencers.

Essentially, Gist transports all M&S products around the country, so to
losing this contract would heavily impact on BOC. Meanwhile, M&S pride
themselves on their ethical and environmental stances, though not telling
their customers they use one of the country’s most unethical companies to get
the goods to their shops. M&S are going through a spot of their own bother at
the moment with bad finances and takeover threats.

So the time to strike is NOW. The demand is simple: Marks & Spencers should
cancel their contract with BOC/Gist while BOC is foolish enough to continue
supplying HLS with its poisonous gases. On Wednesday there will be a
demonstration at the M&S annual general meeting in London. Meet from 10am
onwards, at the Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road - very close to Waterloo
station.

If you cannot make it then please contact M&S on the address below, or
perhaps do a demo at your nearest store. Note, we are not saying that Marks &
Spencers have links to HLS, just to HLS gas supplier BOC, and we want M&S to
put pressure on BOC to sever the links with HLS.

Don’t forget to let BOC also know that you are putting pressure on M&S to
drop them because of BOC’s refusal to drop HLS as a customer. The important
thing is to let BOC know that their entire business will be targeted by legal
protests over their links with HLS, links they are going to have to explain
to their other clients.

===========-BOC-===========
BOC Group Headquarters
Chertsey Road
Windlesham
Surrey
GU20 6HJ
Tel: 01276 807594
Freefax: 0800 111 555
Freephone: 0800 111 333

Gist
Rosewood
Crockford Lane
Chineham Business park
Basingstoke
Hants RG24 8UB
Tel: 01256 891 111
Fax: 01256 891 122

===========-M&S-===========
Paul Myners,
The Chairman,
Marks and Spencer plc,
Waterside House,
35 North Wharf Road,
London, W2 1NW
Tel: 0207 935 4422, 0845 609 0200
General Contact Emails:  community.involvement@marks-and-spencer.com,
 corporate.affairs@marks-and-spencer.com,  customer.care@marks-and-spencer.com,
customer.services @marks-and-spencer.com,
 Customer.Services9@marks-and-spencer.com,
 DirectFurniture.CustomerServices@marks-and-spencer.com,
 franchise.enquiries@marks-and-spencer.com,  info@marks-and-spencer.com,
 itgroup.communications@marks-and-spencer.com,  manager@marks-and-spencer.com,
 money@marks-and-spencer.com,  recruit@marks-and-spencer.com,
 retailcustomer.services@marks-and-spencer.com

Directors

Stuart Rose, Chief Executive -  stuart.rose@marks-and-spencer.com
Chris Williams, Director of Property -  chris.williams@marks-and-spencer.com,
 christopher.williams@marks-and-spencer.com
Richard Wolff, Retail Director -  richard.wolff@marks-and-spencer.com
Yasmin Yusuf, Creative Director for Clothing -
 yasmin.yusuf@marks-and-spencer.com
John Walton, Finance Director M&S Money -  john.walton@marks-and-spencer.com
Steven Sharp, Director, Marketing, Store Development and Design -  steven.sharp@marks-and-spencer.com
Andrew Skinner, Business Unit Director, Menswear -
 andrew.skinner@marks-and-spencer.com
Anthony Thompson, Business Unit Director -
 anthony.thompson@marks-and-spencer.com
Jean Tomlin, Director of Human Resources -  jean.tomlin@marks-and-spencer.com
Ian Moss, Commercial Finance Director -  ian.moss@marks-and-spencer.com
Eddie Nott, Chief Operating Officer M&S Money -
 eddie.nott@marks-and-spencer.com
Jack Paterson, Business Unit Director for Beauty and Lingerie -  jack.paterson@marks-and-spencer.com
Stuart Senior, IT Director -  stuart.senior@marks-and-spencer.com
Paula Hay-Plumb, Corporate Finance & Group Reporting Director -  paula.hay-plumb@marks-and-spencer.com,  paula.hayplumb@marks-and-spencer.com
Flic Howard-Allen, Director of Communications -
 flick.howard-allen@marks-and-spencer.com,
 flic.howardallen@marks-and-spencer.com
Matthew Hudson, Director Lingerie & Beauty -
 matthew.hudson@marks-and-spencer.com
Vince McGinlay, Director of Supply Chain & Textile Technology -  vince.mcginlay@marks-and-spencer.com
Alison Reed, Chief Financial Officer -  alison.reed@marks-and-spencer.com
Charles Wilson, Executive Director, Property, IT and Supply Chain -  charles.wilson@marks-and-spencer.com
Graham Oakley, Group Secretary and Head of Corporate Governance -  graham.oakley@marks-and-spencer.com
Guy Farrant, Managing Trading Director, Food Division -  guy.farrant@marks-and-spencer.com
Maurice Helfgott, Director Menswear, Childrenswear and Home -  maurice.helfgott@marks-and-spencer.com
Mark McKeon, Executive Director of Retail, International and Outlets -  mark.mckeon@marks-and-spencer.com
Laurel Powers-Freeling, Chief Executive of M&S Financial Services -  laurel.powersfreeling@marks-and-spencer.com,
 laurel.powers-freeling@marks-and-spencer.com

A list of all emails in this action alert is here:
 community.involvement@marks-and-spencer.com,
 corporate.affairs@marks-and-spencer.com,  customer.care@marks-and-spencer.com,
 customer.services@marks-and-spencer.com,
 Customer.Services9@marks-and-spencer.com,
 DirectFurniture.CustomerServices@marks-and-spencer.com,  franchise.enquiries@marks-and-spencer.com,  info@marks-and-spencer.com,  itgroup.communications@marks-and-spencer.com,  manager@marks-and-spencer.com,  money@marks-and-spencer.com,  recruit@marks-and-spencer.com,  retailcustomer.services@marks-and-spencer.com,  stuart.rose@marks-and-spencer.com,  chris.williams@marks-and-spencer.com,
 christopher.williams@marks-and-spencer.com,
 richard.wolff@marks-and-spencer.com,  yasmin.yusuf@marks-and-spencer.com,
 john.walton@marks-and-spencer.com,  steven.sharp@marks-and-spencer.com,  andrew.skinner@marks-and-spencer.com,  anthony.thompson@marks-and-spencer.com,
 jean.tomlin@marks-and-spencer.com,
 ian.moss@marks-and-spencer.com.eddie.nott@marks-and-spencer.com,  jack.paterson@marks-and-spencer.com,  stuart.senior@marks-and-spencer.com,
 paula.hay-plumb@marks-and-spencer.com,  paula.hayplumb@marks-and-spencer.com,
 flick.howard-allen@marks-and-spencer.com,
 flic.howardallen@marks-and-spencer.com,
 matthew.hudson@marks-and-spencer.com,  vince.mcginlay@marks-and-spencer.com,
 alison.reed@marks-and-spencer.com,  charles.wilson@marks-and-spencer.com,
 graham.oakley@marks-and-spencer.com,  guy.farrant@marks-and-spencer.com,  maurice.helfgott@marks-and-spencer.com,  mark.mckeon@marks-and-spencer.com,
 laurel.powersfreeling@marks-and-spencer.com,
 laurel.powers-freeling@marks-and-spencer.com

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DISCLAIMER & INFORMATION
All details in this action alert are provided for informational purposes
only, and should not be used for any illegal activities as defined by the
jurisdiction you live in. SHAC are not involved in and do not encourage any
form of harassment or illegal action. Nothing in this action alert has the
purpose of inciting such behaviour.

For general information on the campaign against Huntingdon Life Sciences,
please visit the websites www.shac.net and www.shacamerica.net; alternatively
contact Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty on (UK) 0845 458 0630 or by email at
 info@shac.net.

Please feel free to forward on this action alert.


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