Prospero Equipment Co. started more than 40 years ago in Westchester County when Tony Prospero bought winemaking equipment from a friend in Italy. Today, the company has six locations in North America. It installs and services equipment for wineries, breweries and distilleries — while still selling items to the home winemaker.

The company’s headquarters are in Pleasantville, Westchester County. It’s there that Hammondsport native Richard Turner worked for 12 years before being tapped to open Prospero’s Geneva office in 2002 — Prospero’s third location. That office was originally located at Northrup Irr Supply on Route 14, but Prospero moved into its own quarters at 2204 Route 14 North in 2012.