Mike Bolton
Co-founder of Comton Group
Appears in 36 Episodes
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...
S01E02 | Business Development during COVID-19
This is the Second episode of The Metal Guys Talk Business.In this episode, Mike makes up a game for Groupon and Pete says "press the flesh."If you work in the metal o...
S01E01 | The Pilot Podcast
This is the FIRST episode of The Metal Guys Talk Business.In this pilot episode, Pete says "pivot", Mike talks about buying a year's worth of pasta, and then we talk a...
