Giant dairy whip can back in business
If there was an accolade up for grabs for the most photographed silo in the world, the imploded dairy whip can in front of Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company in the Waikato would have won, hands down.
The silo in Tatuanui created a stir throughout the country with all sorts of theories surfacing about how it ended up in a crumpled mess.
Pregnant women with whipped cream cravings, giants sucking the can dry and Pokemon were among those who were blamed for the implosion.
Facebook user Julieanne Coates said at the time: ‘‘Yum, they would have to have a big mouth if they do the direct squirt approach. Of course that is very unhygienic and I would never do that myself.’’
Recently the dairy co-op replaced the giant dairy whip silo which was damaged at the beginning of July.
The silo which was first branded as a giant can of Tatua
‘‘Almost every day people have been stopping along the roadside to have a look and take photos.’’
Dairy Whip Whipped Cream in 2013, imploded after an air vent malfunction during routine manufacturing operations.
Dairy Whip has long been regarded as the product that put Tatua on the map and is the simple alternative to whipping your own cream. Farm fresh cream in an aerosol can that has been ultra pasteurised to keep it fresh for longer.
Tatua Chief Executive Paul McGilvary said the incident created no health and safety risks. The damaged silo has created a huge amount of interest from people, he said.
‘‘Almost every day people have been stopping along the roadside to have a look and take photos,’’ said McGilvary.
The new silo was built in Hamilton by Hendl and Murray Engineering to Tatua’s specifications and branded by Admark Visual Imaging.
‘‘We are extremely grateful Hendl and Murray and Admark have been able to assist with building and branding the new silo in a very short time frame,’’ he said.
‘‘Their support and assistance is very much appreciated.’’
The damaged silo will have a permanent place at the Wallace Corporation on Wood Rd in Waitoa as an artwork in their industrial sculpture park.
McGilvary said once the new silo was in place it would be in action again, with no manufacturing time lost due to the installation.