The name, NV5, represents a 65-year history of engineering excellence through the strength of two companies that were acquired in 2010: Nolte Associates and Vertical 5. Nolte’s operating units comprise NV5’s Infrastructure engineering business line, and Vertical 5’s operating units make up NV5’s construction quality assurance business. Nolte Associates, Inc. was started in 1949 as a one-man engineering operation in Palo Alto, California. By 2010, Nolte had grown to approximately 400 employees and 15 offices in California, Colorado and Utah. Over the years, the company has established itself as the leader in providing infrastructure solutions involving transportation, water and wastewater, energy, construction management, structural engineering, land development and environmental solutions.