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AS MORE and more domestic manufacturers find their products competing with imports for retail shelf space, one Queensland company is bringing business back into Australia. Brisbane toolbox manufacturer, Thunderbox, is giving offshore competitors a run for their money by securing substantial contracts with several national retail chains. Thunderbox toolboxes, used primarily for storage on utilities and trucks, are all Australian made from galvanised sheet steel and feature OneSteel 8.00 mm standard galvanised soft wire in the handles. Thunderbox managing director, Mark Trenoweth said his company began manufacturing the boxes five years ago and soon won the contract with Supercheap Auto. "Supercheap Auto had been importing toolboxes from China because they were cheaper than the local product," says Trenoweth. "We made an investment in researching the technology and automation necessary to compete with the overseas supplier.