Bobby May is the Managing Director of the Matini Group, his career started in the 1970’s serving an apprenticeship in pipe fitting and welding, studying at a Birmingham technical college combined with working on sites around the UK on general pipe services. At the end of his apprenticeship he joined a company servicing the dairy industry, working on the installation of one of the largest dairies in the country, which at the time was Unigate located in Perry Barr Birmingham. During this project and subsequent contracts he was fully trained in Tungsten Inert Gas (T.I.G.) welding of stainless steel.

Over the following years he was involved with the prefabrication and installation of a number of food, dairy, soft drinks and beverage projects as a fitter/welder. He progressed within the organisation and was promoted to site foreman responsible for leading a team of engineers on installation contracts. In 1995 his role further developed to undertake pipework installation and documentation of works in the pharmaceutical industry as an on site engineer. In 2000 Bobby decided to become an independent contractor and established Matini Process Pipework.