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DIANNE CIUCIUR (LEFT), TYLER & DEANNA NORRIS
All in the family leads to success

Family is a key asset at “You have to give it your 110 per cent,” Don, who passed away last year, founded
Cambridge Tap & Die. she says. “You can ask 10 people and may the business after joining a friend in a
only get one reply, but you can’t let that rental business which also featured a
Founded by the late Don Ciuciura, the deter you from putting one foot in front of tap and die component. When the rental
cutting tool distribution company has another moving forward.” business closed, Don retained the tap
been a staple in the local business Deanna credits her parents with instilling and die business and created another
community since the early 1970s thanks opportunity.
in part to a simple philosophy, which his that attitude in both her and her brother,
wife, Dianne, says still rings true. Derek, who along with her son, Tyler, “Back then it was mainly tap and dies,
and uncle, Scott Waring, make up the and bandsaws,” says Dianne, referring
“Get up and show up,” she says, seated workforce at Cambridge Tap & Die. to the progression of the business. “As
at the company’s Franklin Boulevard technology has expanded, the tooling has
location which has been its home for the “It’s always been a family business, expanded.”
including my dad, brother-in-law and
past 30 years since moving from Bishop
Street. niece/nephew over the years,” explains To keep pace with these changes, she says
Dianne. “We’ve had other employees the pandemic actually provided them with
The couple’s daughter, Deanna ‘Deedee’ along the way but have always treated a unique opportunity to research new
Norris, agrees and says that simple piece them like family.” companies and different manufacturers.
of advice holds true for anyone seeking
long-time business success.

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