Several companies are located near Lagan where the floods are greatest in Knäred.
Krima stainless had over two centimeters of water inside the premises this weekend and has since had pumps running around the clock.
- It rose very quickly during Saturday. We have not been able to conduct any ordinary operations since then, says CEO Ola Sandström to SVT Nyheter.
A little downstream along the Lagan, Silvanderssons and its factory and warehouse premises are located ten meters from Lagan - usually.
But over the weekend, the water was right up the building.
- Some water started to come in before we could start the embankment, says Mattias Johansson.
He is one of the employees who since Sunday morning worked to build new shelters around the company. Now they hope that these will withstand both this and future floods in the Act.