Signs such as this one are a familiar sight around rural Taranaki, although the Egmont Dairy Company is no longer in action. The Egmont Dairy Company was the result of smaller dairy companies amalgamating together in 1974, and in 1980 the Egmont Dairy Company became a part of the Moa Nui Company.

This sign was donated by David Knapman, who was the maintenance manager for the Egmont Dairy Company. In 1983 he and his wife Louise bought the Pihama dairy factory, which had been used after the dairy factory closed as a piggery. Over many years they painstakingly renovated the property, and grew fields of lavender and made their own soap. However changing circumstances meant the factory was sold in 2014. David recalls keeping a selection of gate signs and other paraphernalia with the intention of decorating a room in the renovated factory, but unfortunately this dream didn't quite make it to reality.