NOTE 15 - SEGMENT INFORMATION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2012

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 15 - SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Engineering and Construction segment provides services relating to the development, management and execution of projects requiring professional engineering and related project services primarily to the midstream and downstream sectors throughout the United States. Services provided by the Engineering and Construction segment include feasibility studies, engineering, design, procurement and construction management. The Engineering segment includes the government services group, which provides engineering, design, installation and operation and maintenance of various government, public sector and international facilities. The Automation segment provides services related to the design, fabrication and implementation of process distributed control and analyzer systems, advanced automation, information technology, electrical and heat tracing projects primarily to the upstream and downstream sectors throughout the United States as well as specific projects in the Middle East and Central Asia.

Sales, operating income, identifiable assets, capital expenditures and depreciation for each segment are set forth in the following table. The amount identified as Corporate includes those activities that are not allocated to the operating segments and include costs related to business development, executive functions, finance, accounting, safety, human resources and information technology that are not specifically identifiable with the segments. The Corporate function supports all business segments and therefore cannot be specifically assigned to any specific segment. A significant portion of corporate costs are allocated to each segment based on each segment's revenue and subsequently eliminated in consolidation.  The Field Solutions segment has been excluded from this disclosure because it was reclassified to discontinued operations in 2012.

Financial information about geographic areas

Revenue from the Company's non-U.S. operations is currently not material. However, we expect them to become material as the Caspian project’s schedule progresses. Segment information for the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 29, 2012 is as follows:

	Engineering and Construction		Automation		Corporate			Total
2011:	(dollars in thousands)
Net sales	$	175,387	$	62,216	$	—		$	237,603
Operating profit (loss)		7,835		2,037		(14,016	)		(4,144	)
Depreciation and amortization		1,561		1,411		314			3,286
Tangible assets		36,528		23,208		18,856			78,592
Goodwill		15,288		2,086		—			17,374
Other intangible assets		292		2,543		—			2,835
Total assets		52,108		27,837		18,856			98,801
Capital expenditures		387		33		221			641

	Engineering and Construction			Automation		Corporate			Total
2012:
Net sales	$	168,930		$	58,986	$	—		$	227,916
Operating profit (loss)		(10,902	)		1,989		(12,155	)		(21,087	)
Depreciation and amortization		634			1,285		—			1,919
Tangible assets		34,345			21,693		17,934			73,972
Goodwill		720			2,086		—			2,806
Other intangible assets		186			1,666		—			1,852
Total assets		35,251			25,445		17,934			78,630
Capital expenditures		425			80		208			713