 In 1863, Bowman and the owners of another estate, Regalia, began construction on two steam-powered mills, marking the arrival of the industrial era in Belize.Parts of the sugar mill at Serpon were manufactured by Stewart and Company in Glasgow, and its crusher, boiler, beam engine and furnace were all powered by steam.During its peak, it is estimated that the Serpon sugar mill was producing and shipping over 770 kilograms of sugar a month.