Martin migrated from Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1968 settling in Brisbane. Martin served an Apprenticeship as a Shipwright (Ships Carpenter) at Evans Deakin Shipyard and except for a short stint (2 years) as a Stationery & Office Equipment Salesman he has remained in the Building Industry.
Martin was introduced to the Insulated Panel / Cold Storage Industry in May 1975 when he took a Supervisors role with Hunt & Baird Industries, one of the pioneering companies in the construction of Insulated Panel Cold Stores.
Martin was with Hunt & Baird for over ten years and progressed to Production Manager. It was during this time that Martin became involved with the Cold Storage Association of Australia QLD Div when they used to meet at the Coorparoo RSL.
Martin started his own Insulated Panel business in November 1986 and was taken over by Retracom the following year. Martin and two other partners purchased the Retracom Group in September 1990.
The Retracom Group of Companies have been members of the CSAA and RWTA since 1987. Martin has held a number of offices at branch level, Chairman for 3 years, State Executive for 8 years. He was QLD State Representative , Board Member and RWTAA Director from 1999 to 2010.
Martin was made a Life Member in 2010.
At the time of writing 30/07/2011, Martin is still the Managing Director of the Retracom Group of Companies.
