INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration 
Statement of Williams Industries, Incorporated and Subsidiaries on 
Form S-2 of our reports dated September 30, 1996 (which express an 
unqualified opinion and include an explanatory paragraph referring 
to matters that raise substantial doubt about the Company's 
ability to continue as a going concern) appearing in the Annual 
Report on Form 10-K of Williams Industries, Incorporated and 
Subsidiaries for the year ended July 31, 1996 and to the reference 
to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part 
of this Registration Statement.


DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Washington, DC

July 31, 1997