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San Mateo, CA: November, 2007

Safety Doesn't Cost: It Pays

Betty Mills and Kimberly-Clark Professional Team up to Help Manufacturers Enhance Workplace Safety and Increase Productivity

(San Mateo, CA): The Betty Mills Company (www.bettymills.com) has strengthened its position as the leading online retailer of personal safety products by bringing the Kimberly-Clark Professional KleenGuard Brand of comfortable, high quality, head-to-toe safety apparel and eye protection to the Betty Mills customer.

In the modern industrial environment it is more important than ever to make sure employees have the right safety equipment in place. Purchasing safety products helps protect the health and safety of your employees, thus encouraging employee loyalty and increasing productivity. In addition, safety is not only good for business but it can also help a company avoid costly legal bills and establish a positive safety reputation.

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA), since 1970, 75,000 lives have been saved and millions of injuries prevented through effective occupational safety and health management systems. In addition, lost productivity from workplace injuries and illnesses costs companies $60 billion each year. As the OSHA handbook explains, employers are required to protect their employees from workplace hazards such as machines, work procedures and hazardous substances that can cause injury. While the preferred method for avoiding these risks is engineering controls, OSHA suggests that employers also purchase Personal Protective Equipment such as gloves, coveralls, helmets and safety glasses to protect their employees.

To help small and medium sized companies enhance workplace safety, The Betty Mills Company, one of America's leading online suppliers of cleaning, facility, and outdoor products, and Kimberly-Clark Professional, a global leader with such brands as KleenGuard, Kimtech, Scott, Kleenex, and WypAll, have joined forces to offer a wide variety of personal safety products, including gloves, protective apparel and eye protection.

"Investing in workplace safety provides meaningful benefits for manufacturers," said David Schulhof, Co-President of Betty Mills. "A $5 pair of safety glasses can prevent an eye injury that would cost a company hundreds of thousands of dollars. As always, Betty Mills is bringing the highest quality safety products to its customers. Kimberly-Clark Professional products have long been recognized for their quality and reliability. Its newest safety products reflect the same quality and care. We are proud to partner with Kimberly-Clark Professional to bring the best safety products to manufacturers in order to encourage that an injury-free and illness-free workplace becomes a reality."

"At Kimberly-Clark Professional, safety is our number one priority," said Peter Leahy, Customer Marketing Manager for Kimberly-Clark Professional. "As a company, we make a commitment to the safety and health of our most important asset, our employees, every day. Our safety product line reflects this commitment. We are excited to team with Betty Mills to further strengthen our online presence in personal safety."

In addition to bringing a wide variety of Kimberly-Clark Professional safety products to online customers, Betty Mills also offers an exclusive 5 percent employee discount to all Kimberly-Clark employees on ALL Betty Mills purchases ANY TIME. To find out more about Kimberly-Clark Professional KleenGuard Brand safety products on the Betty Mills website, please visit www.bettymills.com/MyKC or call 1-800-BettyMills. For press related questions regarding The Betty Mills Company, please contact Eszter Szikora at 650-440-9573.

About Betty Mills

The Betty Mills Company is America's No.1 online destination for janitorial & facility products, outdoor sheds, and breakroom products. Carrying more than 50,000 brand name products shipped right to your door, Betty Mills offers superior customer service, fast delivery and deeply discounted prices to large and small businesses including government agencies, military and educational institutions, cleaning service companies, and individual consumers. With discounts up to 50% and over 55 fully stocked national warehouse locations, Betty Mills offers a fast and friendly online shopping experience for everyone who likes to buy smart and save big. The Betty Mills Company's headquarter is located in San Mateo, CA. For more information, please visit www.bettymills.com.

About Kimberly-Clark Professional

Kimberly-Clark Professional offers a range of well-known brands and product solutions for workplace settings, Do-It-Yourselfers (DIY) and away-from-home washrooms. Kimberly-Clark Professional workplace products include safety apparel, gloves and related accessories as well as task-engineered wipers for both "clean" and "industrial" manufacturing environments. DIY and professional contractor products include solutions for home improvement and automotive projects that make fixing up and cleaning up fast, easy and efficient. Known for innovative, quality solutions, Kimberly-Clark Professional's pioneering products include Coreless Bath Tissue, JRT Bath Tissue, the Kimcare All-N-1 Skin Care System and Kimtech Wipers. Kimberly-Clark Professional's well-known brands include Kleenex, Scott, WypAll, Kimtech, KleenGuard and Kimcare. Kimberly-Clark Professional, located in Roswell, Ga., is one of Kimberly-Clark Corporation's (NYSE: KMB) four business segments and can be visited on the web at www.kcprofessional.com.

About Kimberly-Clark

Kimberly-Clark and its well-known global brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 150 countries. Every day, 1.3 billion people - almost a quarter of the world's population - trust K-C brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene and well being. With brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex and Depend, Kimberly-Clark holds the No. 1 or No. 2 share position in more than 80 countries. To keep up with the latest K-C news and to learn more about the company's 135-year history of innovation, visit www.kimberly-clark.com.

The Betty Mills Company's headquarter is located in San Mateo, CA. For more information, please visit www.bettymills.com.

Contact:
Kimberly-Clark Professional
Kapnek Communications, Inc.
Iris Raylesberg, 215-830-9890,
iris@kapnek.com

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