Formed in 1966 on a heritage of much older companies, Sheller-Globe grew through the acquisition (and divestiture) of many other businesses before it was acquired by United Technologies Corporation in 1989.

The combined company was renamed Globe-Wernicke Industries, Inc., and it subsequently acquired the Aluminum Seating Corporation of Akron, Ohio.

In 1969, Sheller-Globe acquired the Superior Coach Company, a long time school bus and professional car manufacturer based in Lima in Allen County, Ohio, as a subsidiary.

The acquisition of this particular company had little to do with the automobile industry, and the decision to become involved in an unrelated area reflected a new disposition to capitalize on any market that looked extremely productive.

In 1982 Sheller-Globe acquired the automotive business of Detroit-based Olsonite Corporation, a company which made steering wheels and injection-molded plastic parts and components.

Sheller-Globe's plastics manufacturing capabilities were also expanded in 1984 with the addition of the Engineered Polymers Company, a custom molder of structural foam cabinets for computers, word processors, work station components, communications devices, networking systems and other business machines.

Mid Bus, a small business based in Lima, resumed production of the smallest Superior school buses, beginning with a workforce of 7 persons.

Sheller-Globe's automotive related divisions supplied a wide range of original equipment parts, components and assemblies to the vehicle manufacturers.

Reckless Disregard: Corporate Greed, Government Indifference, and the Kentucky School Bus Crash was published by Simon & Schuster of New York City.

(ISBN 0-671-70533-4) Although no legal determination of product liability was ever made, Sheller-Globe and Ford Motor Company each contributed substantially to the settlement funds for those injured and the families of those who were killed.