Exhibit 99(a)

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In  connection  with  the Quarterly Report of Transtech  Industries,  Inc.  (the
"Company") on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,  Robert
V. Silva, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section  1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley  Act  of
2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

      (1)  The  Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)  or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (2)  The  information  contained in the Report  fairly  presents,  in  all
material  respects,  the financial condition and results of  operations  of  the
Company.



/s/ Robert V. Silva

    Robert V. Silva
    Chief Executive Officer
    and Principal Executive Officer
    May 15, 2003

A  signed  original of this written statement required by Section 906  has  been
provided  to  Transtech  Industries, Inc. and  will  be  retained  by  Transtech
Industries, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or  its
staff upon request.