Deliberate Words

One Hard Hat - The Model that Built Air Products Facility featuring Kevin Sell and Brandon Jordan from The Kwest Group

David Stutzman and Steve Gantner Season 5 Episode 3

One Hard Hat – The Concept that Built Air Products air and gas separation unit featuring Kevin Sell and Brandon Jordan from The Kwest Group

What does it take to deliver a world-class facility? A willing owner and a passionate contractor team—fully aligned under one vision.

This is the Deliberate Words podcast, hosted by David Stutzman and Steve Gantner, leaders in Conspectus, the specification company….where words have a power that can create trust, transparency, and transform the process and can significantly impact the success of a construction project and team!

In this episode, Kevin Sell and Brandon Jordan from Kwest Group break down the story behind Air Products’ new air and gas separation unit in Wilson, Arkansas and how the One Hard Hat concept made it possible. They share both the qualitative insights and the hard data behind this groundbreaking project—and, most importantly, how this success can be repeated.

This isn’t just a feel-good story. Project Summit, the formal report on the construction of Air Products'' facility is not anecdotal—it's proof. It shows what’s possible when full collaboration, absolute trust, and a deep commitment to safety, health, and quality come together on a jobsite.

Check out these results:

  • 88% boost in site productivity
  • 10% drop in cost
  • 80% fewer safety incidents
  • 92% coordination and collaboration across the board
  • Zero re-work
  • Zero team turnover

Yep—zero.

The roadmap is there. Kevin and Brandon are here to tell us how the team did it, and what it really looks like when everyone shows up wearing One Hard Hat.