CONTACT:

                                   Marianne V. Pastor
                                   (703) 335-7800

                                FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Williams Industries, Inc. Announces Multi-Million Dollar
Contract to Fabricate, Deliver and Erect Steel For the
Springfield Interchange Project
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Wednesday January 21, 8:30 am ET

MANASSAS, Va., Jan. 21 -- Williams Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:
WMSI) today announced that its subsidiary, Williams Bridge
Company, has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $22
million to fabricate, deliver and erect more than 14,650 tons of
steel for nine bridges that are part of the Springfield
Interchange Project in Virginia. The Springfield Interchange
project involves Interstates 95, 395, and 495 in one of the
busiest interchanges in the nation. When the total project is
complete, it will involve 50 bridges, 41 miles of roadway and
will include 24 lanes at its widest point.

Williams Industries' subsidiaries were involved in earlier stages
of the project. However, Williams Bridge Company's latest
contract with Archer Western Contractors, a subsidiary of The
Walsh Group of Chicago, Illinois, is the company's most
significant involvement to date. The ability of Williams
Industries' subsidiaries to fabricate, deliver and erect projects
of this scope, using its own forces, is evidence of the
corporation's diversity in the steel industry.

In April, the company announced it had been awarded the largest
single contract in the company's history -- valued at slightly
less than $30,000,000 to fabricate, deliver and erect more than
13,500 tons of steel for the Virginia approach of the Woodrow
Wilson Bridge replacement project. The Woodrow Wilson Bridge
project is in close proximity to the Springfield Interchange
project.

Fabrication for both projects will occur at Williams Bridge
Company's facilities located in Manassas and Richmond, Virginia,
with assistance from the company's plant in Bessemer, Alabama if
necessary. Another subsidiary, Williams Steel Erection Company
will work with Williams Bridge and will be responsible for the
on-site erection of the projects. Fabrication for the Springfield
Interchange project will begin in 2004. Fabrication for the
Woodrow Wilson project has already begun and will continue in
phases according to the state schedule.

Williams Industries' President and CEO Frank E. Williams, III,
said the addition of the Springfield Interchange project makes
the company's backlog about $75 million, which is the highest it
has been in many years. "Several years ago, the company made the
decision to increase its manufacturing capabilities. This
contract, coupled with the Woodrow Wilson project, is a clear
indication that the company is now competitive on any steel
bridge project in the eastern United States," Williams said.

The firm's capacity and location definitely play a significant
part in its competitiveness, Richard D. Geyer, President of
Williams Bridge Company, said, but he added "Williams Bridge's
reputation for producing quality products in a timely fashion is
probably the ultimate determinant in most contract awards."

The subsidiaries of Williams Industries, Inc. provide a wide
range of quality, cost competitive services and products for the
industrial, commercial and institutional construction markets.
The construction and manufacturing services include: steel and
precast concrete erection; miscellaneous metals installation; the
fabrication of welded steel plate girders; rolled steel beams,
and light structural and other metal products; the construction,
repair and rehabilitation of bridges; crane rental, heavy and
specialized hauling and rigging.

This release contains forward-looking statements, which are
subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results or events to differ materially from those expressed in,
or implied by, the forward-looking statements. Investors or other
users of forward-looking statements are cautioned that such
statements are not a guarantee of future performance by the
Company and that such forward-looking statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such
statements.


For additional information, please go to the company's web site
"www.wmsi.com" or call the investor relation's office at (703)
335-7800.

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