CONTACT:
                                   Marianne V. Pastor
                                   (703) 335-7800
                         FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Williams Industries, Inc.
Announces Second Quarter Results



     Manassas, VA. --- March 14, 2008 --- Williams Industries,
Inc. (OTC: WMSI) today announced results for the second quarter
of Fiscal 2008, which ended January 31, 2008.   The company
reported a loss of $572,000 or $0.16 per share on revenues of
$8,444,000.  For the corresponding quarter in the prior year, the
company reported a loss of $143,000 or $0.04 per share on
revenues of $9,481,000.  The Fiscal 2007 loss of $143,000 was
after a $1,136,000 gain on the sale of real estate.

     The company attributed the loss to a combination of
factors, including, but not limited to: overall lack of work, due
in part to business conditions in the company's traditional
geographic business areas; significant legal and consulting
expense, due in large measure to defending against a claim
relating to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge project; and higher
interest rates due to the company's current asset-based lending
arrangements.

     Full details of the company's financial condition as of
January 31, 2008 are available from the SEC's EDGAR system at
www.sec.gov.  For additional information, call the company's
investor relations office at (703) 335-7800 or view the company's
website at www.wmsi.com.

     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.  These forward-
looking statements may include, among others, statements
concerning the Company's revenue and cost trends, cost reduction
strategies and anticipated outcomes, planned capital
expenditures, financing needs and availability of such financing,
and the outlook for future construction activity in the Company's
market areas.  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.


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