Net,
The KDS is just one machine. With a variety of machines they would complete a successful operation without depending on a lop-sided need to sell KDS machines as if they were Christmas cards.
Even with Clarke they make sanders, buffers, vacuums, extractors etc. They could not survive on one machine alone very easily even though they have better potential to do so than FASC does due to the size of the expense in leiu of the volume need.
Example: If Clarke made only Buffers they could make a variety of size, weight, design etc of the Buffers and they do. How-ever every School, Commercial and Institutional building has a buffer which spells out what the potential Market is.
I do beleive you can over diversify, but having an incomplete or one part/tool of a potential system is often limiting.
The School business in Michigan for Gym Floors is very weak. I am glad that I have some other options within by business or I would not be in business.
My sucess in not my Brians, but from observation and common sense.
Once again, my opinions!
RJ