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