Galliford Try CFO on strong FY2025 results, reaching 3% margin target early and confident outlook

Nextech3D.AI CEO Evan Gappelberg joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce that the company has accelerated the rollout of its next-generation event ticketing software platform, moving its launch forward from Q4 to Q3 2025, with a blockchain-based ticketing system now scheduled to follow in Q4. This strategic acceleration allows the company to enter the rapidly expanding digital ticketing market ahead of schedule, positioning it to capture market share in an industry projected by Mordor Intelligence to reach $85 billion in 2025 and grow to $103 billion by 2030. Gappelberg highlighted that as event tickets have increasingly shifted to digital formats, the risks of fraud, counterfeiting, and ticket scalping have grown significantly. To address these challenges, Nextech3D.AI is introducing a platform that incorporates identity verification, secure tokenization, and blockchain technology to ensure ticket authenticity and security—helping protect both event organizers and consumers from fraudulent activity. The new platform will also introduce a fully transaction-based revenue model that aligns the company’s growth directly with event ticket demand. Under this model, Nextech3D.AI will earn $0.99 per ticket sold plus 3% of the ticket price, creating a recurring, high-margin revenue stream that scales with both ticket volume and pricing. This approach represents a major departure from traditional flat platform fees and ties the company’s success to the success of its customers’ events. Gappelberg said this new model and accelerated rollout reflect Nextech3D.AI’s commitment to innovation and to capturing value in a market long dominated by legacy players. Once blockchain tokenized ticketing launches in Q4, the company plans to compete across both the primary ticket sales and secondary resale markets, offering a secure, next-generation alternative to existing platforms. He emphasized that by integrating security, scalability, and flexible revenue generation, Nextech3D.AI’s ticketing platform aims to redefine how digital ticketing is delivered—positioning the company as a disruptive new entrant in a global industry poised for strong, sustained growth. #nextech3d.al #otcqx #nexcf #cse #ntar #EvanGappelberg #ARway #AugmentedReality #SpatialMapping #IndoorNavigation #MapDynamics #EventTech #TradeShowSolutions #TechStocks #ARRevenueGrowth #3DTechnology #ProactiveInvestors #aws #amazonwebservice #tickets

Empire Metals Ltd (AIM:EEE, OTCQX:EPMLF) managing director Shaun Bunn talked with Proactive about recent strategic moves aimed at accelerating the Pitfield titanium project in Western Australia. The company has appointed Michael Tamlin as marketing manager and extended its partnership with US-based titanium consultancy TiPMC. Bunn said the appointment of a marketing manager, while still at the exploration stage, is a "critical step" as the company shifts focus toward identifying potential markets and tailoring product development accordingly. He noted, “We are now... getting all the way through to a 99% TiO₂ product,” referencing high recoveries achieved in processing test work. Tamlin brings over 30 years of experience in marketing across commodities and a strong network that includes major chemical companies and traders. Bunn emphasised that he had been pursuing Tamlin for over a year, making this a timely and strategic acquisition. He also spoke highly of the value TiPMC brings, describing the partnership as providing “almost surgical precision” in understanding titanium markets. Addressing recent share price volatility, Bunn said there were "no fundamental changes" in the company’s financial position or the Pitfield project. He reaffirmed that work is progressing rapidly, with the Mineral Resource Estimate expected to be released in October. For more exclusive interviews, visit Proactive's YouTube channel. Don’t forget to like this video, subscribe to our channel, and hit the bell icon to stay updated. #EmpireMetals #TitaniumDiscovery #PitfieldProject #MiningNews #CriticalMinerals #ASX #WesternAustralia #ResourceUpdate #MRE #CommodityMarkets

Rome Resources Plc (AIM:RMR) CEO Paul Barrett talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the latest drilling results from the company’s Mont Agoma project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Barrett said the results delivered strong grades of tin, zinc and copper, and would shape expectations for the upcoming maiden resource estimate. He explained that the main Mont Agoma zone is polymetallic, containing copper, tin and zinc, with tin expected to become more significant as deeper drilling progresses. At Mont Agoma East, he noted shallow tin intercepts were encouraging despite challenging drilling conditions, with potential for higher quality material at depth. Barrett confirmed that the resource estimate will cover the main Mont Agoma zone as well as tin mineralisation at Kalayi. Looking ahead, he highlighted growth opportunities to the south, east and north of Mont Agoma as drilling expands. He also pointed to the long-term demand outlook for tin, copper and zinc, remarking: “The long term, the macro picture for tin is still pretty good, and that's reflected in the supply and demand at the moment.” Barrett added that Rome Resources plans to drill deeper at Kalayi, where only a small portion of the overall tin anomaly has been tested. For more videos, visit Proactive’s YouTube channel. Don’t forget to like this video, subscribe, and enable notifications to stay updated on future content. #RomeResources #TinMining #CopperExploration #ZincMining #MontAgoma #Kalayi #BisieNorth #ResourceEstimate #MiningStocks #CriticalMetals

Galliford Try Holdings PLC (LSE:GFRD) chief financial officer Kris Hampson talked with Proactive’s Stephen Gunnion about the company’s strong performance in its full-year 2025 results and confidence in its strategic targets for 2030. Hampson said, “The simple message is that the messages of H1 have continued,” highlighting robust activity across Galliford Try’s building and infrastructure divisions. He noted strong demand in education, custodial, and defence sectors, alongside significant progress in highways and environmental projects, aided by favourable weather. Galliford Try has secured an order book of £4.1 billion, with 92% of 2026 revenue already secured and 75% secured for 2027—up five percentage points from the previous year. Hampson attributed this visibility to a high proportion of framework-based work in the public and regulated sectors, which he described as “non-cyclical” and resilient. The company recently announced its participation in a civil engineering lot under a new National Grid high-voltage network framework, marking a strategic extension into the energy sector. Hampson explained that sustainable growth remains central to Galliford Try’s 2030 strategy, which aims for consistent increases in revenue, profit, and cash. Having achieved its interim margin target of 3% a year early, Hampson outlined four key drivers to reach 4% by 2030: increased volumes, improved contracting environments, ongoing operational improvements, and growth in higher-margin specialist services. While a temporary revenue growth flattening is expected in 2026 due to the AMP7 to AMP8 transition in the water sector, with margin expansion and increased profitability in line with 2030, Hampson emphasised AMP8’s scale and long-term potential, stating, “AMP8…is about £105 billion, so double AMP7.” Galliford Try remains confident about its medium-term outlook, citing strong margin progression and a healthy project pipeline well into 2028. For more insightful interviews, visit Proactive's YouTube channel. Don’t forget to like this video, subscribe to the channel, and enable notifications to stay updated with our latest content. #GallifordTry #UKConstruction #Infrastructure #WaterSector #NationalGrid #EnergyInfrastructure #PublicSectorProjects #AMP8 #ConstructionGrowth #ProactiveInvestors #KrisHampson #ConstructionMargins #FY2025Results #InvestorUpdates

IP Group PLC (LSE:IPO) CEO Greg Smith talked with Proactive's Stephen about the company’s first half performance and outlook through to 2027. Smith said the group delivered £30.3 million of cash realisations in the first half, compared with just £3.3 million in the same period last year. He noted that this puts IP Group on track to meet its £50 million FY25 target and its longer-term goal of more than £250 million in cash exits by 2027. Smith highlighted portfolio progress, including the IPO of Hinge Health on the New York Stock Exchange and Oxford Nanopore beating guidance with its first half results. He said: “We made strong progress in the first half. We were pleased with some encouraging portfolio developments and also that this pipeline of significant milestones that are building through to the end of 2027.” He added that NAV per share has stabilised and ticked up post-period due to a recovery in public holdings. Smith also pointed to increased M&A interest across the portfolio and ongoing progress in securing new private scale-up capital mandates. Looking ahead, milestones include Istesso’s phase two trial, Oxford Nanopore’s full-year results, Hysata’s hydrogen rollout in Saudi Arabia, and developments at First Light Fusion. For more videos, visit Proactive’s YouTube channel. Don’t forget to give this video a like, subscribe to the channel, and enable notifications for future updates. #IPGroup #GregSmith #Investment #Portfolio #CashExits #OxfordNanopore #HingeHealth #Hydrogen #NuclearFusion #StockMarket #PrivateCapital #ProactiveInvestors

Bango PLC (AIM:BGO, OTCQX:BGOPF) CEO Paul Larbey and CFO Matt Wilson talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s performance for the first half of 2025 and its growth outlook moving into 2026. Wilson highlighted a 20% increase in recurring revenue, expanded gross margins, and a material cost reduction that led to a 66% rise in adjusted EBITDA. “We remain very much on track to deliver revenue and adjusted EBITDA in line with expectations,” he said. On the company’s two business units, Wilson noted that core transactional payment routes grew 10% year-on-year, while its Digital Vending Machine (DVM) platform showed strong customer growth and scalability, with zero churn across live customers. Larbey discussed accelerated growth in DVM wins—eight new contracts in the year to date, compared to an average of nine annually over the previous two years. Notable expansion includes new deals in Korea, Japan, Europe, and Africa. In the US, Bango now counts six of the top eight telcos as customers. Larbey added, “The first half is just the start… we’re set for meaningful cash generation, and a very different profitability story when you look at 2026 and beyond.” For more videos like this, visit Proactive’s YouTube channel. Don’t forget to like this video, subscribe, and enable notifications for future updates. #BangoPLC #DigitalVendingMachine #RecurringRevenue #EBITDA #TechStocks #FintechNews #TelcoPartnerships #SubscriptionEconomy #InvestorUpdates #GlobalGrowth

ACG Metals Ltd (LSE:ACG, OTC:ACGAF) chairman and CEO Artem Volynets talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company's financial performance, project progress, and strategic outlook as it transitions from a gold producer to a polymetallic business focused on copper and zinc. Volynets reported $36 million in EBITDA and $31 million in operational cash flow for the first half of the year, driven by lower all-in sustaining costs, which fell 13% to just over $1,000 per ounce. He noted, “You understand what kind of margins we are making when the gold is $3,600 dollars per ounce, which is good.” The company is currently advancing its Gediktepe sulfide expansion project in Turkey, with Volynets stating it is “on time and on budget,” with full commercial production targeted before mid-2025. Key equipment has begun arriving, and concrete and steel works are underway. The balance sheet remains strong, with $160 million in cash and only $70 million in capex remaining for the expansion. The recent listing on the OTCQX market in the US and increased research coverage has boosted liquidity by 300%. While copper is central to future plans, ACG Metals will continue to generate gold revenues, expecting 15,000 to 20,000 ounces of gold production annually as part of the copper concentrate at Gediktepe. Volynets said the company is “just beginning” to be rerated by the market, reflecting its strong fundamentals and strategic execution. For more interviews like this, visit Proactive’s YouTube channel. Don’t forget to like this video, subscribe, and turn on notifications for future updates. #ACGMetals #CopperMining #GoldProduction #GediktepeMine #MiningStocks #InvestingInMining #OTCQX #BaseMetals #CashFlow #EBITDA #ZincMining #PolymetallicMining #MetalsAndMining #TurkeyMining

Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd (TSX-V:GMG, OTCQX:GMGMF) managing director and CEO Craig Nicol talked with Proactive's Stephen Gunnion about the company’s latest milestones, including securing a 20-year Australian patent for its THERMAL-XR ENHANCE coating. Nicol said the patent strengthens the company’s long-term competitive position in a market estimated at more than $20 billion, noting its benefits for heat exchangers in boosting heat transfer while resisting corrosion. He highlighted recent case studies showing efficiency gains in cooling systems, which he described as “extremely scalable” across industries from data centers to industrial plants. Nicol explained that these results applied to the inside of air conditioners, broadening their applicability worldwide. On financing, Nicol outlined how the C$6.9 million recently raised will support stock building and product launches, positioning the company for stronger revenues. He also provided an update on the aluminum-ion battery project with the University of Queensland, now at battery technology readiness level four. “The batteries never looked as good as we’ve ever had it before,” Nicol said, adding that large-scale commercial production is expected in 2027. Nicol also discussed the company’s approach to partnerships and supply chain development, referencing its work with Rio Tinto and its plans to build revenues through both large-scale collaborations and global distributor networks. For more videos like this, visit Proactive’s YouTube channel. Don’t forget to give this video a like, subscribe to the channel, and enable notifications for future content. #GrapheneManufacturing #CraigNicol #Graphene #ThermalXR #CleanEnergy #BatteryTechnology #AluminumIon #EnergyEfficiency #CoolingSystems #Patents #RioTinto #SustainableTech #ProactiveInvestors

Gunnison Copper Corp CEO Stephen Twyerould joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share promising results from the company’s initial mineralized material sorting test program at its flagship Gunnison Copper Project in southeast Arizona—one of the largest and most advanced copper development projects in the United States. The test program analyzed a half-ton sample of PQ drill core collected from the Martin Formation during Gunnison’s recently completed metallurgical drilling campaign. The Martin Formation represents approximately 44% of the Gunnison resource base and is known as the deposit’s highest acid-consuming rock type. The sample—made up of roughly 54% mineralized material and 46% internal waste—was selected to reflect the overall material characteristics of this formation. Twyerould described the results as “extremely encouraging,” noting their potential to significantly reduce acid consumption while maintaining high copper recovery rates—two critical factors for the project’s economics. These findings will directly support the company’s forthcoming updated preliminary economic assessment and planned pre-feasibility study. According to the company, more than 90% of the internal acid-consuming waste was successfully removed from the mineralized material using commercial-scale optical sorting equipment. This waste rejection is expected to lower acid consumption by as much as fourfold while maintaining metal recovery performance. Importantly, less than 1% of the total copper content was lost to the waste stream, ensuring that copper recovery—and potential revenue—remains strong. Twyerould emphasized that this breakthrough could meaningfully improve the project’s operating costs, environmental profile, and overall financial returns, reinforcing Gunnison Copper’s position as a leading development-stage copper asset in the United States. #proactiveinvestors #gunnisoncoppercorp #tsx #gcu #otcqb #gcumf r #CopperMining #USMining #CopperProject #MiningInvestment #CommodityMarkets #CopperProduction #ArizonaMining #ResourceDevelopment #MiningStocks #CopperDemand #MetalsAndMining

Fineqia International CEO Bundeep Rangar joined Steve Darling from Proactive to provide insight into the rapidly evolving Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) landscape and how the company is positioning itself to capitalize on this emerging sector. Rangar explained that an increasing number of companies are now holding digital assets—particularly top-tier cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum—as long-term balance sheet assets. This trend, he noted, has been accelerated by high-profile corporate adopters such as MicroStrategy and growing institutional interest fueled by greater regulatory clarity in the United States. “Holding on to crypto, particularly top coins, has become a strategically valuable thing to do,” Rangar said, emphasizing that corporate treasuries now see digital assets as a hedge and a growth vehicle. He observed that DAT companies have historically traded at a premium due to the scarcity of access to crypto markets, but these premiums are beginning to compress as the market matures. Against this backdrop, Rangar highlighted Fineqia’s competitive edge: its ability to deliver yield-bearing exposure to digital assets through its suite of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs). This approach allows DATs to generate returns on their holdings while maintaining compliance with U.S. Investment Company Act restrictions by utilizing the operating company exemption. Fineqia currently offers yield-focused products such as YBTC and YADA, with approximately $55–$60 million in assets under management. Rangar said the company is positioning itself for the next phase of the market’s evolution—a shift away from simple asset accumulation and toward generating sustainable yield. He added that this transition will be driven by the growing adoption of decentralized finance (DeFi) solutions. “The shift will go from stablecoins and DATs this summer to DeFi in the fall and winter,” he remarked. Rangar emphasized that by bridging traditional financial structures with decentralized yield opportunities, Fineqia aims to establish itself as a leader in the DAT ecosystem as it enters a period of rapid growth and transformation. #proactiveinvestors #fineqiainternationalinc #cse #fnq #otc #fnqqf #DigitalAssets #CryptoStrategy #ETP #DAT #DeFi #Bitcoin #Cardano #DigitalTreasury #CryptoYield #InvestmentStrategy #ProactiveInvestors #BundeepRangar