The commercial register lists 2 422 active companies in engineering and architecture in the canton of Berne, placing Berne 2nd nationally for this sector (9 % of the national total). 1 861 of them (77 %) are VAT-registered, and 699 (29 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.
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Engineering and architecture: design offices, architects, surveyors, civil and building-services engineers. These offices specify the materials and companies used on construction sites; their new registrations and changes of partner are closely followed by building-sector suppliers.
This sector accounts for 4 % of companies classified in the canton of Berne, against 4 % across Switzerland. 8 companies in engineering and architecture were registered in the canton of Berne over the past 30 days, 26 over 90 days.
Berne combines the federal administration, telecoms and energy (historic head offices in the capital), precision industry and watchmaking in the Bernese Jura and in Biel, tourism in the Oberland, and farming that remains very present in the Emmental and the Seeland. The fabric is dominated by family-owned SMEs, with a bilingual French and German register.
Of these 2 422 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (46 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (32 %), Sole proprietorship (21 %). 251 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 10 % of the active base; 149 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (151 a year): a steady pace of registration.
Share capital is known for 1 881 companies (78 %): CHF 131 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 732 of them (39 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.
1 861 companies (77 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 2 422 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 732 publish a general phone or email, 835 have a website verified by ciblr, and 60 run job postings on Job-Room.
SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 26 new registrations, 44 changes of directors, 28 relocations of seat, 32 other amendments, 2 liquidations or deletions.
2 422 companies in engineering and architecture are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Berne, or 9 % of the 26 262 companies in the sector across Switzerland.
1 861 of these companies (77 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.
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Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: 2 days ago. 1,728 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.
Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.
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The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.