Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,428,542	$ 1,844,797
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $973,000 and $1,013,000	9,612,826	10,229,562
Inventories	4,884,579	5,764,803
Other current assets	423,441	370,103
Current portion assets held for sale/discontinued operations (see Note 12)	493,304	14,894,820
Total current assets	16,842,692	33,104,085
Property and equipment, at cost:
Land	1,254,195	1,254,195
Buildings and improvements	4,988,229	5,263,187
Machinery and equipment	34,334,909	36,983,005
Equipment under capital lease	72,528	72,528
Furniture and fixtures	3,654,353	3,716,457
Vehicles	2,526,038	2,827,620
Property and equipment, gross	46,830,252	50,116,992
Less accumulated depreciation	(38,961,412)	(40,559,463)
Property and equipment, net	7,868,840	9,557,529
Goodwill	1,230,485	3,457,322
Deferred financing costs	218,824	324,692
Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization	1,308,249	1,447,848
Other assets	61,532	75,115
Total noncurrent assets	2,819,090	5,304,977
Total assets	27,530,622	47,966,591
Current liabilities:
Notes payable, line of credit net of discontinued operations (see Note 3)	0	7,001,730
Accounts payable	6,925,532	3,123,544
Accrued payroll and commissions	767,638	1,023,827
Taxes accrued and withheld	745,658	833,969
Accrued expenses	1,785,035	2,263,853
Current portion liabilities held for sale/discontinued operations (see Note 3 and Note 12)	315	15,117,257
Debt discount (see Note 3)	0	(1,287,527)
Notes payable (see Note 3)	902,565	18,600,352
Capital lease obligations (see Note 3)	13,817	13,014
Total current liabilities	11,140,560	46,690,019
Long-term debt, net of current portion:
Notes payable (see Note 3)	9,494,727	99,291
Notes payable - related party (see Note 3)	2,500,000	2,500,000
Debt discount (see Note 3)	(477,387)	0
Capital lease obligations (see Note 3)	42,563	52,705
Long-term portion of liability held for sale / discontinued operations (see Note 3 and Note 12)	492,989	0
Other liabilities	150	1,950
Total liabilities	23,193,602	49,343,965
Shareholders' equity (deficit):
Additional paid-in capital	24,279,179	24,279,179
Retained deficit	(31,241,687)	(36,956,081)
Total shareholders' equity (deficit)	4,337,020	(1,377,374)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity (deficit)	27,530,622	47,966,591
Class A voting shares [Member]
Shareholders' equity (deficit):
Common stock	11,299,528	11,299,528
Class B nonvoting stock [Member]
Shareholders' equity (deficit):
Common stock	$ 0	$ 0