Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2012

Property and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

NOTE 10 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consisted of the following at January 31, 2012 and 2011:

	2012			2011
Leasehold improvements	$	208,000		$	208,000
Machinery and equipment		2,700,000			2,511,000
Trucks and other vehicles		1,817,000			1,738,000
Construction project costs of variable interest entities		1,469,000			—
		6,194,000			4,457,000
Less accumulated depreciation		(3,433,000	)		(2,979,000	)
Property and equipment, net	$	2,761,000		$	1,478,000

Depreciation expense related to continuing operations for property and equipment, including assets under capital leases, was approximately $455,000 and $561,000 for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The costs of maintenance and repairs related to continuing operations were $295,000 and $408,000 for the years ended January 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.