History

1938
A young electrical engineer, Herbert S. Foth, organized a small engineering company in Green Bay, Wisconsin. That first year, Foth had four members on the payroll, and our clients included several municipalities in northeast Wisconsin.

1939 – Early 1940s
Foth and Patrick Boyd joined forces as Foth and Boyd. The company also began a long-term engineering relationship with Austin Straubel Field, now Austin Straubel International Airport.

Mid-1940s
We employed approximately 24 members. Patrick Boyd left the partnership and the business continued as Foth & Porath, Inc. Many municipal clients who were added during this time continue to work with Foth to this day.

1950
Jack Horner, World War I pilot and former Federal Aviation Administration official, joined our company to form Foth, Porath & Horner. The firm specialized in airport engineering and served clients throughout the upper Midwest.

1952
A major fire destroyed Foth, Porath & Horner’s Green Bay offices. Our members moved quickly to reestablish operations.

1960s
Foth continued its steady growth and established its first environmental laboratory to support our clients’ wastewater treatment needs.

1967
Joseph Van Dyke joined the firm.

1970
Foth & Porath changes its name to Foth & Van Dyke and Associates, Inc.

1970s
Our business focus expanded significantly to address the era’s growing environmental awareness. New services included wastewater treatment, water supply, and environmental studies. These services, combined with the firm’s traditional civil engineering capabilities, were the precursor to today’s Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC.

1974
Consulting Engineers’ Council of Wisconsin presented Foth & Van Dyke with our first Engineering Excellence Award for completion of the $14 million Shawano Lake wastewater system.

1976
Foth’s 52 members moved to new 13,000 sq. ft. offices in Green Bay.

1980s
We grew and diversified, adding offices in Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin.

1981
Joe Van Dyke’s son, Steven, succeeded him as Chairman and CEO of the firm, and further diversified service offerings.

1982
Foth ranked in top 500 by Engineering News Record (ENR). A Food Plant Division was added to serve the process engineering needs of dairy and other food processing clients. Paper industry expertise also expanded. These combined resources became the Industrial Division of Foth & Van Dyke, now Foth Production Solutions, LLC.

1985
Employment reached more than 300 members.

1990s
Foth expanded geographically throughout Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota.

1997
Tim J. Weyenberg succeeded Steven Van Dyke as CEO.

2000s
Our expansion continued throughout the U.S., as did our business diversification. Clients included Fortune 500 companies and the U.S. Postal Service; we now had more than 500 members.

2006
The company reorganized with Foth & Van Dyke as the parent company and three subsidiary companies, including Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC, Foth Production Solutions, LLC, and Foth Asset Management, LLC.

2009
Foth expanded geographically throughout Missouri and into Kansas.

2011
Foth Canada Corporation was created to expand operations internationally.

2012
Foth ranked in top 100 by Engineering News Record (ENR).

2013
Our 75th anniversary of client-service excellence. Foth celebrated this milestone with a move to a new corporate headquarters. Randy J. Homel succeeded Tim J. Weyenberg as CEO.

2016
Foth selected as winner of Workplace Excellence and Ethics in Business awards.

2017
Foth announces fifth consecutive year worked (and over six million hours) without a lost time or restricted duty (DART) incident, demonstrating Foth’s commitment to safety being a priority.

2018
Foth celebrates 80th anniversary, and expands to east and west coasts for major marine infrastructure and consumer product manufacturing projects.

2022
Foth wins Deloitte Distinguished Performer—Innovation Award along with being named in the Deloitte Wisconsin 75.