Lots of consumers are boycotting James Hardie building products, even
writing it into contracts with their homebuilder.

Below, for your continued boycotting pleasure, is a list of clients of Gavin
Anderson, James Hardie's PR agent/spin doctor.

Its also curious to note that state & federal health departments refuse to
use PR agents that are also used by tobacco companies. But they are happy
to just the same PR company as James Hardie.

gtoomey
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http://www.crikey.com.au/columnists/2004/12/08-0004.html
Clients of Gavin Anderson & Co:
ABN AMRO Asset Management, American Express, Austereo, Australia Post,
Australian Agribusiness Fund, Australian Constructors Association,
Australian Dental Association, Australian Rugby Union, Australian Vice
Chancellors Committee, AWB Ltd, Baulderstone Hornibrook, Becton Dickinson,
Bonlac, Brisbane Airport, Cable & Wireless, Central Equity, Chesterton
International, City of Sydney, Clayton Utz, CSFB, Deloittes, Department of
Health-Medicare, Eastern Distributor Motorway, Eli Lilly, Firbank Grammar
School, Fonterra, Foxtel, Game Fishing Assoc of Australia, Hemophilia
Foundation, Department of Health and Aging, HIH Liquidator, ICAP,
Indigenous Land Corporation, Indonesia Tourism and Culture Board, Integral
Energy, James Hardie, JP Morgan, Kelloggs, Lane Cove Tunnel, Liability
Reform Steering Group, Lucas Heights, Mars, McDonalds, McKinsey, Merck,
Monash University, Morgan Stanley, Meat New Zealand, National Australia
Bank, Novartis, Nutrasweet, OPSM, Oracle, Orbis, Paul Batchelor, PBL,
Pfizer, PwC, Promina, Property Council of Australia, Qantas, Real Estate
Institute, Standards Australia, State Street, Sunbeam, Sydney Airport,
Towers Perrin, UNICEF, Verizon, Vodaphone, Volkswagen and Zenith
Corporation.

From:	ferret
Subject:	Re: James Hardie & consumer boycotts
Date:	Thu, 09 Dec 2004 13:39:24 +1100

In the end:

Share holders will lose everything
Victims get next to F-All
The CEO and Board Members will leave with truck load of cash for
a job well done and preventing those bastards from getting one dollar
more than they had to.

Another company then springs up called Hardies with the same CEO and
board members but no affiliation with James Hardies.

It's as clear as the writing on the wall.

From:	Clockmeister
Subject:	Re: James Hardie & consumer boycotts
Date:	Thu, 9 Dec 2004 22:20:53 +0800

"ferret" wrote in message
news:31ps74F38mvnmU1@individual.net...
> In the end:
>
> Share holders will lose everything
> Victims get next to F-All
> The CEO and Board Members will leave with truck load of cash for
> a job well done and preventing those bastards from getting one dollar
> more than they had to.
>
> Another company then springs up called Hardies with the same CEO and
> board members but no affiliation with James Hardies.
>
> It's as clear as the writing on the wall.

Hire some hitmen and let justice prevail.

From:	ferret
Subject:	Re: James Hardie & consumer boycotts
Date:	Fri, 10 Dec 2004 08:20:42 +1100

Clockmeister wrote:
> "ferret" wrote in message
> news:31ps74F38mvnmU1@individual.net...
>
>>In the end:
>>
>>Share holders will lose everything
>>Victims get next to F-All
>>The CEO and Board Members will leave with truck load of cash for
>>a job well done and preventing those bastards from getting one dollar
>>more than they had to.
>>
>>Another company then springs up called Hardies with the same CEO and
>>board members but no affiliation with James Hardies.
>>
>>It's as clear as the writing on the wall.
>
>
> Hire some hitmen and let justice prevail.
>
>

Can't do that, it's illegal to kill somebody.
You can be locked up for that.

Interesting.....

From:	Clockmeister
Subject:	Re: James Hardie & consumer boycotts
Date:	Sat, 11 Dec 2004 06:10:03 +0800

"ferret" wrote in message
news:31rttfF3f2ocsU1@individual.net...
> Clockmeister wrote:
> > "ferret" wrote in message
> > news:31ps74F38mvnmU1@individual.net...
> >
> >>In the end:
> >>
> >>Share holders will lose everything
> >>Victims get next to F-All
> >>The CEO and Board Members will leave with truck load of cash for
> >>a job well done and preventing those bastards from getting one dollar
> >>more than they had to.
> >>
> >>Another company then springs up called Hardies with the same CEO and
> >>board members but no affiliation with James Hardies.
> >>
> >>It's as clear as the writing on the wall.
> >
> >
> > Hire some hitmen and let justice prevail.
> >
> >
>
> Can't do that, it's illegal to kill somebody.
> You can be locked up for that.
>
> Interesting.....

Really?

From:	Walter Plinge
Subject:	Re: James Hardie & consumer boycotts
Date:	Mon, 20 Dec 2004 20:49:28 +1100

Waste of time. These silly pseudo-boycotts are about as effective as the
regular turkey about not buying petrol on a certain day.

"Gregory Toomey" wrote in message
news:31nqqnF3cnh13U1@individual.net...
> Lots of consumers are boycotting James Hardie building products, even
> writing it into contracts with their homebuilder.
>
> Below, for your continued boycotting pleasure, is a list of clients of
> Gavin
> Anderson, James Hardie's PR agent/spin doctor.
>
> Its also curious to note that state & federal health departments refuse to
> use PR agents that are also used by tobacco companies. But they are happy
> to just the same PR company as James Hardie.
>

From:	Clockmeister
Subject:	Re: James Hardie & consumer boycotts
Date:	Mon, 20 Dec 2004 20:50:38 +0800

"Walter Plinge" wrote in message
news:41c6a02d$0$4533$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
> Waste of time. These silly pseudo-boycotts are about as effective as the
> regular turkey about not buying petrol on a certain day.
>

You're certainly not going to help anyone or anything with that sort of
attitude. Australian apathy at it's best, no wonder the country is going to
the shitter.

From:	Walter Plinge
Subject:	Re: James Hardie & consumer boycotts
Date:	Fri, 31 Dec 2004 17:06:07 +1100

Actually Australia is doing exceptionally well, boyo. Just goes to show how
stupid the Left is.

"Clockmeister" wrote in message
news:41c6c712$1@duster.adelaide.on.net...
>
> "Walter Plinge" wrote in message
> news:41c6a02d$0$4533$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
>> Waste of time. These silly pseudo-boycotts are about as effective as the
>> regular turkey about not buying petrol on a certain day.
>>
>
> You're certainly not going to help anyone or anything with that sort of
> attitude. Australian apathy at it's best, no wonder the country is going
> to
> the shitter.
>
>

From:	DC
Subject:	Re: James Hardie & consumer boycotts
Date:	Mon, 20 Dec 2004 21:08:36 +0800

Walter Plinge said the following on 20/12/2004 5:49 PM:
> Waste of time. These silly pseudo-boycotts are about as effective as the
> regular turkey about not buying petrol on a certain day.

Rubbish. The Greenpeace inspired boycotts of Shell in Europe over
the Brent Spar were effective (even if Greenpeace was wrong).

The difference is that the boycotts on buying petrol on certain days
are idiotic. If anything, an individual is probably better off
buying petrol on those days in the hope that any drop in sales
(demand) might see a drop in price.

From:	Clockmeister
Subject:	Re: James Hardie & consumer boycotts
Date:	Tue, 21 Dec 2004 07:00:29 +0800

"DC" wrote in message
news:41c6ced4$0$25869$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
> Walter Plinge said the following on 20/12/2004 5:49 PM:
> > Waste of time. These silly pseudo-boycotts are about as effective as
the
> > regular turkey about not buying petrol on a certain day.
>
> Rubbish. The Greenpeace inspired boycotts of Shell in Europe over
> the Brent Spar were effective (even if Greenpeace was wrong).
>
> The difference is that the boycotts on buying petrol on certain days
> are idiotic. If anything, an individual is probably better off
> buying petrol on those days in the hope that any drop in sales
> (demand) might see a drop in price.

There is no reason why petrol should be higher in price on certain days like
they are here, it's blatant profiteering.

From:	John
Subject:	Re: James Hardie & consumer boycotts
Date:	Wed, 22 Dec 2004 10:56:46 +1100

"Clockmeister" wrote in message
news:41c755fe$1@duster.adelaide.on.net...
>
> "DC" wrote in message
> news:41c6ced4$0$25869$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
>> Walter Plinge said the following on 20/12/2004 5:49 PM:
>> > Waste of time. These silly pseudo-boycotts are about as effective as
> the
>> > regular turkey about not buying petrol on a certain day.
>>
>> Rubbish. The Greenpeace inspired boycotts of Shell in Europe over
>> the Brent Spar were effective (even if Greenpeace was wrong).
>>
>> The difference is that the boycotts on buying petrol on certain days
>> are idiotic. If anything, an individual is probably better off
>> buying petrol on those days in the hope that any drop in sales
>> (demand) might see a drop in price.
>
> There is no reason why petrol should be higher in price on certain days
> like
> they are here, it's blatant profiteering.
>

You'll notice it wasn't until the media started reporting on it that the
current prices started to get in line with the recent drop in oil prices.