Engineering consultancy in Reftele
Opportunity score
Promising
Medium confidenceFewer businesses than similar areas, with a supportive trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (70/100)
The line marks 50, the average. The score compares this area with others of the same type; the gap to peers compares it with areas of similar size. Parts marked – can't be calculated here and are left out; the others count more. How the score is calculated
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There is 1 active business in the category “Engineering consultancy” in Reftele - 7.7 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 26.6 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 3.
In the last 3 years 0 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Engineering consultancy in Reftele against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Gislaveds kommun), from 23 companies. Survival can't be calculated for Sweden yet: Statistics Sweden's Business Register keeps only some of the older closures, so closures are counted from 4 October 2026, when we started collecting.
| Reftele | Sweden | Reftele Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 35% | 25% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 4% | 2% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 19% | 14% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 79% | 63% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.2m | SEK 1.3m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 443k | SEK 701k | Lower |
Trend
Active businesses over time
RefteleThis line starts on 4 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.
Openings and closures per year
Closures are counted from 4 October 2026; years before show openings only.
Money
Financials – Gislaveds kommun
Only limited companies (AB) and a few other forms file annual reports with Bolagsverket – sole traders don't. Figures for Sweden are net sales from digitally filed reports.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for engineering consultancy in Reftele.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
Moving in and out
A move is a place of business closing and the same company opening one in another area within 90 days. Chains are left out. A business that moves and keeps its place-of-business number isn't counted here yet, so the real number of moves is higher.
Distance to the nearest one
Measured from each neighbourhood centre in the municipality.
Jobs – Gislaveds kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
1 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Gärdesgatan 6, 333 75 Reftele | 2013 |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smygehamn | 1,292 | 3 | 23.2 | 49 |
| Töcksfors | 1,292 | 2 | 15.5 | 58 |
| Siljansnäs | 1,297 | 8 | 61.7 | 10 |
| Horred | 1,283 | 1 | 7.8 | 78 |
| Bor | 1,277 | 0 | 0.0 | 83 |
| Löberöd | 1,276 | 2 | 15.7 | 63 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for engineering consultancy.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gislaved Town | 12 | 12.0 | 64 |
| Smålandsstenar Town | 7 | 15.5 | 59 |
| Anderstorp Town | 17 | 33.8 | 33 |
| Hestra (Gislaved) Town | 5 | 37.2 | 27 |
Population of Reftele
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Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents.
* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Sweden does not publish it for smaller areas.
Counts are workplaces (arbetsställen) in Statistics Sweden's Business Register with a main industry code in this category. Businesses are placed at the workplace's position from the register; trades like electricians often work across a wider area – use the radius view. Statistics updated 12.11.2026.