NOTE 7 - SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Segment information for 2012 and 2011 is as follows:

For the three months ended June 30, 2012	Engineering and Construction		Automation			Field Solutions		Corporate			Consolidated
(dollars in thousands)
Revenue	$	44,816	$	14,335		$	17,793				$	76,944
Gross profit	2,879		1,462			1,300					5,641
SG&A	2,617		1,010			905		3,289			7,821
Operating income (loss)	262		452			395		(3,289		)	(2,180		)
Other income											(4		)
Interest expense, net											(375		)
Tax expense											(5,195		)
Discontinued operations - net of taxes											(2,073		)
Net loss											$	(9,827	)
For the three months ended June 30, 2011
(dollars in thousands)
Revenue before eliminations	$	43,699	$	11,419		$	18,020	$	—		$	73,138
Inter-segment eliminations	—		(36		)	—		—			(36		)
Revenue	43,699		11,383			18,020		—			73,102
Gross profit	4,399		2,385			1,209		—			7,993
SG&A	1,447		996			965		3,351			6,759
Operating income (loss)	2,952		1,389			244		(3,351		)	1,234
Other expense											(17		)
Interest expense, net											(191		)
Tax expense											(454		)
Discontinued operations - net of taxes											(430		)
Net income											$	142

For the six months ended June 30, 2012	Engineering and Construction			Automation			Field Solutions			Corporate			Consolidated
(dollars in thousands)
Revenue	$	90,383		$	27,941		$	34,060		$	—		$	152,384
Gross profit	7,236			2,843			3,062			—			13,141
SG&A	4,629			2,090			1,934			6,420			15,073
Operating income (loss)	2,607			753			1,128			(6,420		)	(1,932		)
Other income													(4		)
Interest expense, net													(677		)
Tax expense													(5,195		)
Discontinued operations - net of taxes													(2,186		)
Net loss													$(9,994)
For the six months ended June 30, 2011
(dollars in thousands)
Revenue before eliminations	$	81,545		$	21,162		$	39,712		$	—		$	142,419
Inter-segment eliminations	(1		)	(227		)	—			—			(228		)
Revenue	81,544			20,935			39,712			—			142,191
Gross profit	7,581			2,836			2,868			—			13,285
SG&A	3,693			1,934			3,046			6,406			15,079
Operating income (loss)	3,888			902			(178		)	(6,406		)	(1,794		)
Other expense													(59		)
Interest expense, net													(408		)
Tax benefit													598
Discontinued operations - net of taxes													(168		)
Net loss													$(1,831)

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

Total Assets by Segment	As of June 30, 2012	As of December 31, 2011
	(dollars in thousands)
Engineering and Construction	$54,259	$54,464
Automation*	26,278	23,247
Field Solutions	18,167	15,359
Corporate	10,104	11,109
Consolidated	$108,808	$104,179