EXHIBIT 10
                  AMENDMENT NO. SIX TO THE LOAN
                      AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
                    ROBERTSON-CECO CORPORATION

     This Amendment No. Six To The Loan And Security Agreement
(the "Amendment") is entered into as of the 21st day of April,
1995, by and between ROBERTSON-CECO CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation ("Borrower"), whose chief executive office is located
at 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts  02116 and FOOTHILL
CAPITAL CORPORATION, a California corporation ("Foothill"), with
a place of business located at 11111 Santa Monica Boulevard,
Suite 1500, Los Angeles, California  90025-3333, in light of the
following facts:


                              FACTS

FACT ONE:      Foothill and Borrower have previously entered into
that certain Loan And Security Agreement, dated April 12, 1993
(as amended and supplemented, the "Agreement").

FACT TWO:      Foothill and Borrower desire to amend the
Agreement as provided herein.  Terms defined in the Agreement,
which are used herein shall have the same meanings as set forth
in the Agreement, unless otherwise specified.

     NOW, THEREFORE, Foothill and Borrower hereby modify and
amend the Agreement as follows:

     1.   The first sentence of Section 2.2(a) of the Agreement
is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:  "(a)
Subject tot he terms and conditions of this Agreement, Foothill
agrees to issue standby letters of credit for the account of
Borrower (each, an "L/C") or to issue standby letters of credit
or guarantees of payment (each such letter of credit or guaranty,
an "L/C Guaranty") with respect to commercial or standby letters
of credit issued by another Person for the account of Borrower in
an aggregate face amount not to exceed the lesser of:  (i) the
Borrowing Base less the amount of outstanding revolving advances
pursuant to Section 2.1, and (ii) Thirty-Two Million Seven
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($32,700,000) from April 18, 1995
through May 18, 1995; and commencing May 19, 1995, said amount
shall revert to Thirty Two Million Dollars ($32,000,000)."

     2.   In the event of a conflict between the terms and
provisions of this Amendment and the terms and provisions of the
Agreement, the terms and provisions of this Amendment shall
govern.  In all other respects, the Agreement, a supplemented,
amended and modified, shall remain in full force and effect.


     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  Borrower and Foothill have executed
this Amendment as of the day and year first written above.


FOOTHILL CAPITAL CORPORATION       ROBERTSON-CECO CORPORATION


By:  /s/  Lisa M. Gonzales         By:  /s/  John C. Sills

Its:  Assistant Vice President     Its:  Executive Vice President
                                         and chief Financial
                                         Officer