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Split-Fire Sales Inc.
Split-Fire Sales Inc was founded in 1984 by Lubbert (Bert) Vanderweerd. The company has always been owned and operated in the vicinity of Norwich Ontario, Canada. It specializes in the construction of high quality log splitting equipment, but also manufactures a small selection of wood chippers and 3-point hitch buckets that it sells across North America, Europe and Australia.

Split-Fire Sales was started in 1894 in a small shop that Bert rented from his father. Here, Bert put much effort into improving the basic design of the log splitter. He realized that many of the current splitter options paid little attention to the safely and efficiency of the machines. Very soon, customers started to realize the innovative changes that Bert had introduced. Sales started to pick up, and the business started to grow.

In the summer of 1987, Bert moved Split-Fire Sales to 285633 Airport Road, Norwich Ontario. Here the company would successfully build log splitters and wood chippers until Berts death in 2012, due to multiple myeloma. After his death, Split-Fire Sales continued to build machinery under the leadership of Berts son, Marco Vanderweerd. Marco continued to innovate the machinery, through small functional changes to complete product overhauls. The company continued to grow, continuing to add to the now extensive array of log splitters. See the full list of products here

Split-Fire log splitters are known for their efficient 2-way (bi-directional) log splitting action, their ultra-safe log stop design and long-lasting, wear resistant ram.