After the 1991 purchase of Shand Civil Engineering by Morrison Construction, Martin was appointed director of the newly acquired international business. He was responsible for carrying out works in Dubai, Ghana, South Africa and the former USSR particularly in the petrochemical field. Whilst in Russia on business he was in Red Square just weeks after it had been the scene of the failed coup of 1993. Under Martin's direction Morrison won a five-year tender for works for the Falklands Islands Government to assist in recovery from the 1982 war. This win contradicted his previous position of maintaining a tighter focus on international bids but led to a long-term relationship with the Falklands Islands and the British Antarctic Survey which continues to this day.