Location: Dartford Sector: Manufacturing Contact: www.kimberly-clark.com

Kimberly-Clark, a leading global health and hygiene company, manufactures and markets some of the most trusted and recognised brands in the world, including Andrex®, Kleenex® and Huggies®.

Every day, 1.3 billion people trust Kimberly-Clark products that are sold in more than 150 countries. Kimberly-Clark employs more than 53,000 people worldwide. It has four UK-based manufacturing sites and three offices employing around 2,300 staff alone.

One of its UK state-of-the-art manufacturing sites is based at Northfleet, Kent. The Northfleet facility has been in operation since the 1950s and manufactures Andrex® bathroom tissue for UK market. The site is strategically situated on Northfleet Embankment in Gravesend, close to the A2 (Pepperhill interchange), 1 mile from Ebbsfleet International and only 20 minutes from the Dartford Crossing (M25).

“Kimberly-Clark has a long history in this area and because of its transportation links via road and water, it continues to serve as a good location to manufacture, store and deliver our products to our supermarket customers in the South of England.” Steve Monks, Manager, Kimberly-Clark.