CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We have issued our report dated February 5, 1996, except for Note A, as to which
the date is March 29, 1996, accompanying the financial statements of Ecomat,
Inc. and Subsidiaries contained in the Registration Statement and Prospectus. We
consent to the use of the aforementioned report in the Registration Statement
and Prospectus, and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption
"Experts".


Grant Thornton LLP
GRANT THORNTON LLP

New York, New York
September 25, 1996