Modern Slavery and Ethical Supply Chain Policy

The Mining Shop UK Limited has annual turnover of approximately £2 million and is currently below the £36 million turnover threshold for a mandatory statement under section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015. We publish this policy voluntarily because forced labour, slavery, servitude and human trafficking are unacceptable in our operations and supply chain.

This policy is not a representation that the company is independently certified or audited for modern-slavery compliance.

Our UK business supplies ASIC mining equipment and related repair, hosting coordination, logistics, recycling and support services. Relevant supply-chain risks may arise from electronics manufacturing, component sourcing, mineral extraction, contract labour, international logistics, overseas facilities and multi-tier distribution.

Risk varies by product, country, supplier, labour model and the visibility available beyond our direct contractual relationship. We therefore use a proportionate, risk-based approach rather than treating every supplier as presenting the same risk.

• We will not knowingly use or support slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour, child labour contrary to applicable law, or human trafficking.
• We expect suppliers and service providers to comply with applicable labour, human-rights, employment, immigration, sanctions and health-and-safety law.
• We apply proportionate due diligence according to supplier, country, product, service and operational risk.
• We may request supply-chain information, contractual assurances, corrective action or supporting evidence.
• We may suspend onboarding, purchasing or a relationship where concerns cannot be resolved satisfactorily.
• Good-faith concerns may be reported without retaliation through [email protected].

Supplier Code of Conduct and Due Diligence

Suppliers, manufacturers, agents, logistics providers, repair partners and hosting facilities are expected to meet applicable labour, human-rights, health-and-safety, environmental, anti-bribery, sanctions, privacy and product-compliance requirements. They must not use forced labour, conceal material subcontracting, falsify origin or compliance information, retaliate against good-faith reporting or make unsupported environmental claims.

Due diligence is proportionate to the country, product, service, ownership, labour model, payment route and risk. We may verify identity and ownership, sanctions exposure, competence, product and conformity evidence, worker and environmental controls, insurance, waste authorisations, subcontractors and corrective-action history. Material concerns may result in enhanced evidence, improvement plans, suspension or termination.

We are establishing a risk-based supplier register and review process. Higher-risk relationships may require enhanced checks concerning ownership, manufacturing or service location, labour practices, subcontracting, sanctions exposure and traceability.

If a credible concern is identified, we will assess immediate safety, preserve relevant information, obtain appropriate advice, engage suppliers where safe and lawful, and notify competent authorities when required. Termination is not automatically the only response: where appropriate and safe, corrective action may better protect affected workers. Serious, repeated or unremedied concerns may result in termination.

Relevant personnel will receive awareness appropriate to their responsibilities. We will monitor risk assessments, high-risk supplier reviews, reported concerns and corrective actions. This policy will be reviewed at least annually and may be replaced by a formal statutory statement if the legal threshold or other applicability conditions are met.

Environmental and product-stewardship checks follow our Environmental, WEEE and Product Stewardship Policy. Bribery, conflicts and reporting controls follow our Anti-Bribery, Corruption and Conflicts Policy and Whistleblowing and Speak-Up Policy.