The Metal Guys Talk Business
Peter Comerford and Mike Bolton are The Metal Guys! They have worked in the metal sector for over 10 years, a huge global industry that produces more than a billion tonnes of material annually and affects all other industries and walks of life.
They now run a successful recruitment and marketing company servicing the metal and engineering sectors, making them ideally placed to provide impartial, independent insight into the industry, sitting outside the hierarchy of the various stages of the industry from raw material to finished product.
Under the moniker of The Metal Guys, the pair continue to gain insights from - and ask the difficult questions to - the decision makers and technical experts that you won't hear on any other podcast.
If you produce, work with or supply metal, then tune in and join the conversation.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 39
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
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 trade and supply chain pressures cur…
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 takes to scale a British manufact…
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 current state of UK manufacturing.
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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 started in a blast furnace at Bri…
S03E14 | Addressing the Skills Gap in the Metal Industry
Podcast Show Notes: The Metal Guys Talk Business - Special Episode
Hosts: Peter Comerford, Michael Bolton, and special feature host Nadine Bloxsome (CEO, ALFED)
Episode Title: Addressing the Skills Gap…
S03E13 | Passive vs Active candidates in the recruitment market.
The Metal Guys Talk Business - Bonus Episode
Hosts: Pete Comerford and Mike Bolton
Episode Title: Active vs. Passive Candidates in Recruitment
Release Date: 3rd September 2024
In this bonus episode, Pete…
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 Bolton
Guest: Grant Adams, Chief Executive Officer of Sertec
Episode Title: Metal Bashing to Multi-Million Success
Release Date: 27th A…
S03E11 | The 2024 Energy Market with Liam Conway
Hosts: Pete Comerford and Mike Bolton
Guest: Liam Conway
Episode Title: The 2024 Energy Market with Liam Conway
Release Date: August 20th, 2024
Episode Summary:
In this episode, Pete and Mike sit down wi…
S03E10 | Sharpening your business development with Joe and Dan of KR Saws
Hosts: Pete Comerford and Mike Bolton
Guests: Dan Fedyszyn and Joe Johnson
Episode Title: Sharpening your business development with Joe and Dan of KR Saws
Release Date: August 13th, 2024
Episode Summary:
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S03E09 | Women with Metal the Kirsty Davies-Chinnock Story
Host: Pete Comerford and Mike Bolton
Guest: Kirsty Davies-Chinnock, Managing Director at Professional Polishing
Episode Title: Women with Metal the Kirsty Davies-Chinnock Story
Release Date: August 6th,…
S03E08 | Discrimination in the workplace with Liz Burley
Hosts: Pete Comerford and Mike Bolton
Guest: Liz Burley
Episode Title: Discrimination in the workplace with Liz Burley
Release Date: July 30th, 2024
Episode Summary: In this episode, we delve into the co…
S03E07 | The Marubeni-Itochu takeover of BM Steel
Host: Pete Comerford
Guest: Kyle Greenwood, CEO of BM Steel
Episode Title: The Marubeni-Itochu takeover of BM Steel
Release Date: July 23rd, 2024
Episode Summary:
In this episode, Kyle Greenwood, CEO of …
S03E06 | Sales Techniques for Industrial Sales Professionals Part 2
Hosts: Pete Comerford and Mike Bolton
Guest: Tom Mallens
Episode Title: Sales Techniques for Industrial Sales Professionals Part 2
Release Date: July 16th, 2024
Episode Summary:
In this episode, we are re…
S03E05 | Sales Techniques for Industrial Sales Professionals Part 1
Hosts: Pete Comerford and Mike Bolton
Guest: Tom Mallens
Episode Title: Sales Techniques for Industrial Sales Professionals Part 1
Release Date: July 9th, 2024
Episode Summary:
In this episode, we dive de…
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 multi-million-pound player in th…
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 discussion highlights the uniqu…
S03E02 | Gail Thomas of TW Metals
Host: Peter Comerford and Michael Bolton
Guest: Gail Thomas, VP & Managing Director at TW Metals
Episode Title: Navigating Aerospace Supply Chain Challenges
Release Date: June 18th, 2024
Episode Summary:
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S03E01 | The Metal Guys are back!
Hosts: Peter Comerford and Michael Bolton
Episode Title: The Metal Guys are Back!
Release Date: June 11th, 2024
Welcome back to "The Metal Guys Talk Business" for the much-anticipated Season 3!
In this …
S02E12 | Stainless Steel in the Food and Beverage Industry
In this BONUS episode, Pete speaks with Rob Cooper and Eric Partington about the new Stainless Steel in the Food and Beverage Industry event, which will be held on 9th March 2023 at the Warwickshire …
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-commerce platforms since we started…