Inventories

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2016

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

4. Inventories

Inventories of continuing operations consist of the following (in $000s):

	April 30, 2016		January 31, 2016
Raw materials	$	14,694	$	15,435
Work-in-process		1,276		784
Finished goods		22,921		24,622
	$	38,891	$	40,841

Inventories include freight-in, materials, labor and overhead costs and are stated at the lower of cost (on a first-in, first-out basis) or market. Provision is made for slow-moving, obsolete or unusable inventory.