Mike Bolton

Mike Bolton

Co-founder of Comton Group

Appears in 36 Episodes

S04E04 | Steel Quotas, Trade Pressure, and Supply Chain Survival: Paul Whitehouse on the Current Crisis

Episode Summary:In Episode 4 of Season 4, we sit down with Paul Whitehouse, Managing Director at Steel & Alloy, part of Gonvarri Industries, to unpack the biggest trad...

S04E03 | Can UK Manufacturing Compete? Rowan Crozier on Global Growth and Thinking Bigger.

Episode Summary:In Episode 3 of Season 4, we speak with Rowan Crozier, CEO of Brandauer, one of the UK’s leading precision stamping specialists, about what it really t...

S04E02 | The State of UK Manufacturing: Stephen Morley’s Unfiltered Take

Episode Summary:In Episode 2 of Season 4, we sit down with Stephen Morley, President of the Confederation of British Metalforming, to get his unfiltered take on the cu...

S04E01 | Rodney Rice, from Blast Furnace to Boardroom

Episode Summary:We’re kicking off Season 4 with a guest we've been wanting to get on the mic for a long time: Rodney Rice, Director at Langley Alloys.Rodney’s career s...

S03E14 | Addressing the Skills Gap in the Metal Industry

Podcast Show Notes: The Metal Guys Talk Business - Special EpisodeHosts: Peter Comerford, Michael Bolton, and special feature host Nadine Bloxsome (CEO, ALFED)Episode ...

S03E13 | Passive vs Active candidates in the recruitment market.

The Metal Guys Talk Business - Bonus EpisodeHosts: Pete Comerford and Mike BoltonEpisode Title: Active vs. Passive Candidates in RecruitmentRelease Date: 3rd September...

S03E12 | The Sertec Story with Grant Adams | Metal Bashing to Multi Million Pound Success Story

The Sertec story with Grant Adams Host: Pete Comerford and Michael BoltonGuest: Grant Adams, Chief Executive Officer of SertecEpisode Title: Metal Bashing to Multi-Mil...

S03E11 | The 2024 Energy Market with Liam Conway

Hosts: Pete Comerford and Mike BoltonGuest: Liam ConwayEpisode Title: The 2024 Energy Market with Liam ConwayRelease Date: August 20th, 2024Episode Summary: In this ep...

S03E10 | Sharpening your business development with Joe and Dan of KR Saws

Hosts: Pete Comerford and Mike BoltonGuests: Dan Fedyszyn and Joe JohnsonEpisode Title: Sharpening your business development with Joe and Dan of KR SawsRelease Date: A...

S03E09 | Women with Metal the Kirsty Davies-Chinnock Story

Host: Pete Comerford and Mike BoltonGuest: Kirsty Davies-Chinnock, Managing Director at Professional PolishingEpisode Title: Women with Metal the Kirsty Davies-Chinnoc...

S03E08 | Discrimination in the workplace with Liz Burley

Hosts: Pete Comerford and Mike BoltonGuest: Liz BurleyEpisode Title: Discrimination in the workplace with Liz BurleyRelease Date: July 30th, 2024Episode Summary: In th...

S03E06 | Sales Techniques for Industrial Sales Professionals Part 2

Hosts: Pete Comerford and Mike BoltonGuest: Tom MallensEpisode Title: Sales Techniques for Industrial Sales Professionals Part 2Release Date: July 16th, 2024Episode Su...

S03E05 | Sales Techniques for Industrial Sales Professionals Part 1

Hosts: Pete Comerford and Mike BoltonGuest: Tom MallensEpisode Title: Sales Techniques for Industrial Sales Professionals Part 1Release Date: July 9th, 2024Episode Sum...

S03E04 | Matsource

Episode Summary:In this episode, we’re joined by Mark McGregor and Nick Robbins, the team behind Matsource, to talk about the journey from start-up idea to becoming a ...

S03E03 | Industrial Marketing in 2024

Episode Summary:In this episode, Mike and Pete are joined by Joe Stallion for a deep dive into the intricacies of marketing and sales within the industrial sector. The...

S03E02 | Gail Thomas of TW Metals

Host: Peter Comerford and Michael BoltonGuest: Gail Thomas, VP & Managing Director at TW MetalsEpisode Title: Navigating Aerospace Supply Chain ChallengesRelease Date:...

S03E01 | The Metal Guys are back!

Hosts: Peter Comerford and Michael BoltonEpisode Title: The Metal Guys are Back!Release Date: June 11th, 2024Welcome back to "The Metal Guys Talk Business" for the muc...

S02E11 | SteelBuy

In this episode, Pete and Mike met Terry Sargeant, the new CEO of SteelBuy and the current Chairman and CEO of ThyssenKrupp UK PLC. We've spoken with a number of e-com...

S02E10 | i-SPACE

In this episode, Pete and Mike spoke with Cathy Bell from i-SPACE - the latest innovative research project by Swansea University.i-SPACE is an acronym, which stands fo...

S02E09 | Fractory

Fractory is a multi-national digital manufacturing platform, enabling designers to obtain instant quotations for the production of parts based on their CAD drawings, a...

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