GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Details 1) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014
Other intangible assets:
Cost	$ 17,483,000		$ 17,517,000
Accumulated amortization	5,402,000		5,080,000
Net book value	12,081,000		12,437,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	9 years 10 months 24 days		10 years 1 month 6 days
Customer relationships [Member]
Other intangible assets:
Cost	13,185,000	[1]	13,194,000	[1]
Accumulated amortization	4,760,000	[1]	4,551,000	[1]
Net book value	8,425,000	[1]	8,643,000	[1]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	10 years 8 months 12 days		10 years 10 months 24 days
Trademarks and trade names [Member]
Other intangible assets:
Cost	2,016,000	[1]	2,035,000	[1]
Accumulated amortization	0	[1]	0	[1]
Net book value	2,016,000	[1]	2,035,000	[1]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	0 years		0 years
Engineering drawings [Member]
Other intangible assets:
Cost	410,000		410,000
Accumulated amortization	130,000		120,000
Net book value	280,000		290,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	9 years 1 month 6 days		9 years 2 months 12 days
Licensing [Member]
Other intangible assets:
Cost	305,000		305,000
Accumulated amortization	250,000		235,000
Net book value	55,000		70,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	1 year		1 year 2 months 12 days
Non-compete agreements [Member]
Other intangible assets:
Cost	362,000	[1]	368,000	[1]
Accumulated amortization	63,000	[1]	41,000	[1]
Net book value	299,000	[1]	327,000	[1]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	3 years 4 months 24 days		3 years 7 months 6 days
Patents [Member]
Other intangible assets:
Cost	1,205,000		1,205,000
Accumulated amortization	199,000		133,000
Net book value	$ 1,006,000		$ 1,072,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	6 years		6 years 1 month 6 days

[1] A portion of these intangibles are maintained in a foreign currency, and are therefore subject to foreign exchange rate fluctuations.