Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Note 4. Property, Plant and Equipment.

The following is a summary of property, plant and equipment for the years ending December 31:

	2011			2010			Estimated Useful Life
Vehicles	$	873,391		$	872,993		5 Years
Leasehold Improvements		256,401			176,426		13 – 15 Years
Office Furniture and Equipment		324,979			266,788		3 – 7 Years
Computers and Software		1,109,671			861,765		3 – 5 Years
Machinery and Equipment		2,466,777			2,362,827		3 – 20 Years
Plant Construction in Progress		-			83,667
Total Property, Plant and Equipment	$	5,031,219		$	4,624,466
Less: Accumulated Depreciation		(2,585,611	)		(2,077,318	)
Total Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$	2,445,608		$	2,547,148

Depreciation expense was $556,409 and $481,894 for the years ended 2011 and 2010, of which $259,806 and $170,407 were included in cost of sales for 2011 and 2010, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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