Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 6,548	$ 7,449
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation expense	3,792	2,450
Amortization expense	2,879	1,917
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment	10	(132)
LIFO provision	1,563	479
Deferred income taxes	(427)	(108)
Share transactions under employee stock plan	900	373
Asset impairment charges	0	219
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables	1,065	(2,288)
Inventories	(6,055)	(1,621)
Refundable income taxes	281	411
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(601)	276
Other assets	58	139
Accounts payable	(403)	215
Accrued liabilities	229	(98)
Other long-term liabilities	(72)	520
Net cash provided by operating activities	9,767	10,220
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of businesses	(24,886)	(22,566)
Maturity of short-term investments	0	3,000
Capital expenditures	(3,521)	(3,293)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment	10	146
Net cash used for investing activities	(28,397)	(22,713)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from term note	10,000	0
Repayments of term note	(2,000)	0
Proceeds from revolving credit agreement	59,671	33,844
Repayments of revolving credit agreement	(49,517)	(32,660)
Proceeds from other debt	2,302	0
Dividends paid	(1,060)	(789)
Repayments of capital lease obligations and other long-term debt	(29)	(112)
Net cash provided by financing activities	19,367	283
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	737	(12,210)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	6,431	18,671
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	8	(30)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	7,176	6,431
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	(393)	(125)
Cash paid for income taxes, net	(3,037)	(2,721)
Non-cash financing transactions:
Dividend declared but not paid	$ (1,073)	$ (1,060)