EXHIBIT 23.2
 
              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. Our report contained an explanatory paragraph regarding the
Company's ability to continue as a going concern. 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
 

New York, New York
November 19, 1996