Commitments and contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Commitments and contingencies

Commitments and contingencies

Note 11 - Commitments and contingencies

Rents and operating leases

The Company utilizes leased facilities and operates equipment under non-cancelable operating leases through July 2030. Below is a table of key properties:

			Lease
	Annual		Expiration
Location	Rent		Date
Auburn, Washington	$	36,000	4/2022
Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$	24,600	Month to Month
Champaign, Illinois	$	654,000	12/2024
Champaign, Illinois (2nd location)	$	349,000	9/2026
Charlotte, North Carolina	$	31,000	5/2022
Escondido, California	$	219,000	6/2022
Hampstead, New Hampshire	$	33,000	8/2023
Long Beach, California	$	28,800	2/2024
Ontario, California	$	168,000	12/2024
Riverside, California	$	27,000	Month to Month
Rantoul, Illinois	$	36,000	Month to Month
Smyrna, Georgia	$	465,000	7/2030
Stony Point, New York	$	105,000	6/2022
Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey	$	158,000	8/2027

The Company rents properties and various equipment under operating leases. Operating lease expense for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 totaled approximately $3.1 million and $3.0 million. In addition to the properties above, the Company does at times utilize public warehouse space on a month to month basis. The Company typically enters into short-term leases for the facilities and wherever possible extends the expiration date of such leases.