HYVE Construction: Delivering Steel Projects Better 

The construction industry doesn’t need another steel contractor, engineering firm, steel detailer or another fabricator, it needs a better way to deliver structural steel projects. 

At HYVE Construction, we’re building our business around a simple belief: the best steel projects happen when engineering, detailing, procurement, fabrication, and construction work together from the beginning. 

That’s why HYVE has aligned itself with two of the industry’s most respected organizations: DeSimone, a world-class structural engineering firm, and Dowco, a global leader in advanced steel detailing and digital project delivery. 

Together, we are changing how structural steel projects are delivered in Western Canada.

Better Together ​

Traditional steel projects are fragmented. Engineers design the structure, detailers develop the fabrication model, a steel fabricator fabricates the steel, and a contractor procures, coordinates, and installs it. 

Each step creates another handoff. Another contract. Another opportunity for delays, redesign, and unexpected costs. HYVE’s model is different. 

We integrate these disciplines into a coordinated project delivery strategy that helps owners and project teams achieve better outcomes. 

By combining HYVE’s construction expertise with DeSimone’s structural engineering leadership and Dowco’s world-renowned BIM and steel detailing capabilities, we create a seamless connection between design and construction. 

The HYVE Advantage

What makes HYVE different isn’t that we offer more services. It’s that we bring together the right expertise at the right time. 

World-Class Structural Engineering

Through our partnership with DeSimone, projects benefit from decades of structural engineering experience across some of North America’s most complex commercial, industrial, institutional, mixed-use, and mission-critical developments. 

Advanced Digital Project Delivery

Dowco’s globally recognized expertise in Tekla modeling and BIM creates fabrication-ready digital models that improve coordination and eliminate uncertainty before construction begins. 

Integrated Steel Supply

HYVE extends the process beyond engineering and detailing. 

We can coordinate steel procurement, fabrication, logistics, and job-site delivery, creating a streamlined supply chain that improves quality, reduces risk, and supports project schedules.

Construction-Driven Thinking

Unlike traditional consulting models, HYVE approaches every project from a builder’s perspective. 

We understand constructability, sequencing, procurement. And we know successful projects are measured not by drawings produced, but by steel safely erected on site, on time and on budget. 

Why It Matters

For architects, it means confidence that design intent can become reality. For general contractors and design-build teams, it means fewer surprises, simplified coordination, and greater schedule certainty. For developers, it means better cost control, reduced project risk, and faster project delivery. For owners, it means having a trusted partner capable of coordinating the entire structural steel process. 

Built for Western Canada

Western Canada’s construction market is evolving rapidly. 

  • Industrial facilities. 
  • Warehouses. 
  • Data centres. 
  • Institutional buildings. 
  • Mixed-use developments. 
  • Hybrid mass timber structures. 

These projects demand smarter solutions and stronger partnerships. 

HYVE combines local market knowledge with global engineering and steel delivery expertise to help project teams meet those challenges.

More Than a Contractor

HYVE isn’t simply a contractor, steel supplier, or project manager. HYVE is an integrated steel project delivery company. 

By integrating engineering, detailing, and construction under one delivery model, HYVE helps project teams reduce risk, improve certainty, and deliver better projects. 

Because better steel projects don’t happen by accident. They happen when engineering, detailing, procurement, fabrication, and construction work as one team. 

That’s the HYVE difference.

HYVE Construction.

Powered by the engineering expertise of DeSimone. 

Enabled by the digital innovation of Dowco. 

Focused on one objective: Delivering steel projects better. 

About the Author

Ewen Dobbie is a construction entrepreneur and industry leader with more than 20 years of experience in steel detailing, structural modeling, and project delivery. As President and CEO of Hyve Construction Corp., he champions an integrated “Build Globally, Deliver Locally” approach, combining international expertise with local execution. 

Having led complex structural steel and modular construction project teams across North America, Ewen focuses on leveraging technology, global talent, and innovative delivery models to improve efficiency, address labour shortages, and advance the construction industry’s future. 

Ewen Dobbie 
President & CEO 
Hyve Construction Corp. 
Dowco Group of Companies 

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