 It was in 1938 when Sheppee Engineering took a new direction that would remain with the company to this present day.The company was requested to find a solution for a local bottle maker, National Glass in York, to automate the handling process of newly formed bottles and with that, Sheppee Engineering developed the glass bottle industries first automated ware handling equipment.This proved to be the success story that Colonel Francis Sheppee had been searching for, and this catapulted the business forwards.