PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2018

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Summary of Property, Plant, and Equipment

A summary of property, plant and equipment follows:

(dollars in thousands)	depreciable lives (in years)		April 29, 2018			April 30, 2017
land and improvements		0-10	$	963			836
buildings and improvements		7-40		31,022			19,071
leasehold improvements		**		1,993			1,541
machinery and equipment		3-12		72,924			67,709
office furniture and equipment		3-10		9,514			8,936
capital projects in progress				2,086			12,901
				118,502			110,994
accumulated depreciation and amortization				(66,708	)		(59,343	)
			$	51,794			51,651

** Shorter of life of lease or useful life.