NOTE 15 - SEGMENT INFORMATION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 15 - SEGMENT INFORMATION

The EPCM segment provides services relating to the development, management and execution of projects requiring professional engineering and related project services primarily to the energy industry throughout the United States. The EPCM 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 and electrical projects primarily to the upstream and downstream sectors throughout the United States as well as a specific project in 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.

 Financial information by geographic area and segments

Revenue from the Company's Caspian Pipeline Consortium Project in Russia and Kazakhstan contributed $20.4 million in revenues in our Automation segment. Our backlog related to this project is approximately $50.9 million as of December 28, 2013, most of which is expected to be recognized in 2015.  Segment information for the years ended December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

December 28, 2013:	EPCM		Automation		Corporate			Total
Net sales	$	123,740	$	45,223	$	—		$	168,963
Operating profit (loss)		5,300		5,854		(11,932	)		(778	)
Depreciation and amortization		526		1,109		218			1,853
Tangible assets		11,511		20,053		10,369			41,933
Goodwill		720		2,086		—			2,806
Other intangible assets		80		890		92			1,062
Total assets		12,311		23,029		10,461			45,801
Capital expenditures		—		—		—			—

December 29, 2012:	EPCM			Automation		Corporate			Total
Net sales	$	168,930		$	58,986	$	—		$	227,916
Operating profit (loss)		(10,921	)		1,989		(12,155	)		(21,087	)
Depreciation and amortization		634			1,285		—			1,919
Tangible assets		34,345			21,693		17,934			74,029
Goodwill		720			2,086		—			2,806
Other intangible assets		186			1,666		—			1,852
Total assets		35,251			25,445		17,934			78,687
Capital expenditures		425			80		208			713