Full Breakdown
Global Protection Corp Moves Headquarters to Lynn, Declaring the City the Nation’s Condom Capital
7/1/2026, 12:03:10 AM
Relocation to the Historic West Lynn Creamery
Global Protection Corp, a leading U.S. condom distributor, shifted its headquarters from Boston’s Seaport to the renovated former West Lynn Creamery at 630 Lynnway. The 65,000-sq-ft site now houses manufacturing, fulfillment, and office space for 60 employees. Operations moved last summer; a ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the opening on a Thursday.
Company History and Milestones
Founded in 1987 by Tufts student Davin Wedel during the AIDS crisis, the firm began in Davis Square, later moving to Winter Hill where high-school workers assembled the Knight Light glow-in-the-dark condom. Subsequent moves included Wilmington for warehouse space and a 1996 relocation to an old Army base in Boston’s Seaport. Global Protection Corp later opened Condomania, the nation’s first condom-only store, and launched MyONE Custom Fit Condoms in 52 sizes.
Founder Profile: Davin Wedel
Wedel grew the business from a dorm-room start-up to a national distributor and frames the Lynn move as an effort to duplicate the Seaport’s revitalization.
Scale of Operations
The company reports roughly 250 million condoms pass through the Lynn hub annually. The new facility supports production, packaging, and distribution of glow-in-the-dark and custom-fit condoms and employs 60 staff members.
Official Statements & Responses
Wedel told Boston.com the Seaport “was desolate back then—vastly different from the retail and entertainment hub it is today,” and that “over nearly three decades in the Seaport, we were part of a movement that transformed an industrial neighborhood into a thriving innovation hub.” The firm said Boston no longer offered a facility large enough for its growth, prompting the relocation.
Criticism & Opposition
No public criticism or opposition to the move appears in the available sources.
Conflicting Reports & Gaps
Sources agree on relocation details but omit the exact ribbon-cutting date and lack independent verification of the 250 million-condom shipment figure; future expansion plans are not specified.
Verbatim Quotes
- “The Seaport was desolate back then—vastly different from the retail and entertainment hub it is today,” — Davin Wedel, Founder and CEO
- “Over nearly three decades in the Seaport, we were part of a movement that transformed an industrial neighborhood into a thriving innovation hub.” — Davin Wedel, Founder and CEO
- “There wasn’t a large enough facility left in Boston to accommodate their growing business, it said.” — Global Protection Corp spokesperson
- “bursting at the seams” — Global Protection Corp spokesperson
What’s Next
Wedel says the company aims to replicate the Seaport’s revitalization in Lynn, positioning the city as a national hub for condom production and distribution. Specific plans for additional capacity or community partnerships were not detailed in the sources.
