Getz Lithuania becomes the official distributor of WD-40 in Lithuania

In october 2019 Getz Lithuania becomes the official distributor of WD-40 in Lithuania. WD-40 is a USA, California-based, company specializing in household and multifunctional products, including its best-known brand WD-40. Since April 2018, company has marketed its products in over 176 countries.

Regarded by many as the No.1 problem solver for taking care of things, WD-40 Multi-Use Product remains one of the world’s most instantly recognisable brands, used in households and by trades professionals across the globe.

WD-40 was invented over 60 years ago by three employees at the Rocket Chemical Company. From a small lab in San Diego, California, they were looking to create a line of rust-prevention solvents and degreasers for use in the aerospace industry.

Leading the team was chemist Norm Larsen, who was looking for a water displacement solution for NASA to protect the Atlas Space Missile from rust and corrosion. It took Larsen and his team 40 attempts to get the world famous formula right, which is how the product found its name, WD-40.

After a while members of staff were found to be taking the product home and discovering even more everyday uses. This led to Larsen experimenting with putting WD-40 Multi-Use Product into easy to use aerosol cans, with the very first cans being sold in stores in 1958.

Within two years the Company had doubled in size, and in 1969 the Rocket Chemical Company was renamed after it’s only product, WD-40.