Mike Bolton
Co-founder of Comton Group
Appears in 32 Episodes
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
Host: Peter Comerford and Michael BoltonGuest: Nick Robbins and Mark McGregorEpisode Title: MatsourceRelease Date: July 2nd, 2024Episode Summary:TBAKey Topics Covered:...
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...
S02E08 | Adam Bradley of CRM
Fellow podcaster Adam Bradley of Corrosion Resistant Materials (CRM) joined us this week to talk business. Adam is very active on social media, and champions the metal...
S02E07 | What happened to SteelScout?
SteelScout was the digital arm of TATA Steel, and was launched in 2017.With a big budget and a team of Developers and Steel Specialists, the goals and ambitions were c...
S02E06 | The rise and rise of Flocon
Flocon Valves and Fittings are a family-owned distributor business based in South Wales. Supplying stainless steel, carbon steel, plastics and everything in between, t...
S02E05 | The Auditor with Andrew Milner #AssuranceWithAndrew
Quality standards, audits and ISO accreditations are fundamentally important to Metal Producers, Distributors and End Users, but they aren't always top of every busine...
S02E04 | UK Manufacturing and the 2022 Energy Crisis
This is a bonus podcast featuring in season 2 of The Metal Guys Talk Business.In this episode we were joined by Liam Conway, head of Business Development at Control En...
S02E03 | All that is Stainless with Rob Cooper of the BSSA
The BSSA or British Stainless Steel Association represent the interests of the UK's Stainless Steel industry, from manufacturers through to the the end users. In this ...
S02E02 | Sustain Steel with Richard Curry
In this episode, we were joined by Richard Curry who is a Programme Manager at the SUSTAIN Steel Project at Swansea University.The SUSTAIN Steel project aims to delive...
S01E09 | The future of Laser Technology with Edwin Kroon of Lion Lasers
This podcast has taken a while to release, but it is just as relevant today, as it was when we initially recorded it.If you have any interest in lasers, then this shou...
S01E08 | Post Brexit Misery for Imports and Exports with Simon Hartley of J Heebink Logistics
J Heebink are an international logistics company servicing the Benelux, the German Ruhr, the United Kingdom and Ireland. Simon has been working in the freight sector f...
S01E07 | SteelScout
SteelScout is a digital platform providing purchasing solutions for metal buyers in the UK. The business was set up in 2017 to address what they saw as inefficiencies ...
S01E06 | "Bottom to the Top" with Rebecca Galley of Hydroscand
This week's episode covers:* Rebecca's early career in telesales* Personal development, and standing out in her early career* Getting an MBA, and how important that ha...
S01E05 | "Bottom to the Top" with Sue Greatorex of BSS
Sue has had a 45-year career in the industry and worked for some of the biggest players in the UK market. From initially working on a sales desk in her first role in t...
S01E04 | "Next Generation Business Owners" with Piers Baynton of Stephens Gaskets
Stephens Gaskets are known for manufacturing Shims, and Gaskets, but they also produce a range of metallic, rubber, high temp, and plastic parts, as well as metal pres...
S01E03 | "Bottom to the Top" with Rob Brien of Kloeckner Metals
This is the third episode of The Metal Guys Talk Business but is our first with a guest. This episode is part of our 'Bottom to the Top' series. This week we are joine...
