Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $)	Jul. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 328,479	$ 1,428,542
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $769,000 and $973,000	9,006,341	9,612,826
Inventories	4,392,656	4,884,579
Other current assets	400,968	423,441
Current portion assets held for sale/discontinued operations (Note 11)	311,275	493,304
Total current assets	14,439,719	16,842,692
Property and equipment, at cost:
Land	1,254,195	1,254,195
Buildings and improvements	4,807,204	4,988,229
Machinery and equipment	34,420,794	34,334,909
Equipment under capital lease	72,528	72,528
Furniture and fixtures	3,674,464	3,654,353
Vehicles	2,470,270	2,526,038
Property and equipment, gross	46,699,455	46,830,252
Less accumulated depreciation	(39,947,497)	(38,961,412)
Property and equipment, net	6,751,958	7,868,840
Goodwill	1,230,485	1,230,485
Deferred financing costs	105,695	218,824
Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization	1,210,467	1,308,249
Other assets	59,810	61,532
Total noncurrent assets	2,606,457	2,819,090
Total assets	23,798,134	27,530,622
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	4,394,433	6,925,532
Accrued payroll and commissions	622,935	767,638
Taxes accrued and withheld	809,509	745,658
Accrued expenses	1,648,713	1,785,035
Accrued Legal Settlement	120,000	0
Current portion discontinued operations (Note 11)	0	315
Current portion debt discount (Note 5)	(222,394)	0
Current portion notes payable - related party (Note 5)	2,500,000	0
Current portion notes payable (Note 5)	10,895,399	902,565
Capital lease obligations (Note 5)	14,710	13,817
Total current liabilities	20,783,305	11,140,560
Long-term debt, net of current portion:
Notes payable (Note 5)	111,752	9,987,716
Notes payable - related party (Note 5)	0	2,500,000
Debt discount (see Note 5)	0	(477,387)
Capital lease obligations (see Note 5)	32,197	42,563
Long-term portion of liability held for sale / discontinued operations (see Note 5 and Note 11)	0	0
Other liabilities	0	150
Total long-term liabilities	143,949	12,053,042
Total liabilities	20,927,254	23,193,602
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, $1 par value, 20,000,000 Class A voting shares authorized; 11,299,528 shares issued and outstanding	11,299,528	11,299,528
Additional paid-in capital	24,279,179	24,279,179
Retained deficit	(32,707,827)	(31,241,687)
Total shareholders' equity	2,870,880	4,337,020
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 23,798,134	$ 27,530,622