Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $)	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 203,156	$ 1,428,542
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $912,000 and $973,000	9,117,028	9,612,826
Inventories	4,700,911	4,884,579
Other current assets	264,575	423,441
Current portion assets held for sale/discontinued operations (see Note 11)	461,443	493,304
Total current assets	14,747,113	16,842,692
Property and equipment, at cost:
Land	1,254,195	1,254,195
Buildings and improvements	4,988,229	4,988,229
Machinery and equipment	34,350,719	34,334,909
Equipment under capital lease	72,528	72,528
Furniture and fixtures	3,660,008	3,654,353
Vehicles	2,439,491	2,526,038
Property and equipment, gross	46,765,170	46,830,252
Less accumulated depreciation	(39,284,297)	(38,961,412)
Property and equipment, net	7,480,873	7,868,840
Goodwill	1,230,485	1,230,485
Deferred financing costs	179,607	218,824
Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization	1,273,350	1,308,249
Other assets	60,240	61,532
Total noncurrent assets	2,743,682	2,819,090
Total assets	24,971,668	27,530,622
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	5,461,452	6,925,532
Accrued payroll and commissions	442,059	767,638
Taxes accrued and withheld	771,826	745,658
Accrued expenses	1,675,125	1,785,035
Current portion liabilities held for sale/discontinued operations (see Note 5 and Note 11)	0	315
Notes payable (see Note 5)	915,097	902,565
Capital lease obligations (see Note 5)	14,025	13,817
Total current liabilities	9,279,584	11,140,560
Long-term debt, net of current portion:
Notes payable (see Note 5)	9,376,658	9,494,727
Notes payable - related party (see Note 5)	2,500,000	2,500,000
Debt discount (see Note 5)	(391,832)	(477,387)
Capital lease obligations (see Note 5)	38,978	42,563
Long-term portion of liability held for sale / discontinued operations (see Note 5 and Note 11)	461,443	492,989
Other liabilities	0	150
Total liabilities	21,264,831	23,193,602
Shareholders' equity:
Additional paid-in capital	24,279,179	24,279,179
Retained deficit	(31,871,870)	(31,241,687)
Total shareholders' equity	3,706,837	4,337,020
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	24,971,668	27,530,622
Class A voting shares [Member]
Shareholders' equity:
Common Stock	11,299,528	11,299,528
Class B nonvoting stock [Member]
Shareholders' equity:
Common Stock	$ 0	$ 0