EXHIBIT 23.2
    
 
   
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
    
 
   
We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement on Form S-4 (File No.
333-5978) of our report dated December 18, 1996, on our audit of the balance
sheet of Euramax International plc as of September 24, 1996. We also consent to
the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts."
    
 
   
                                          COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
    
 
   
Atlanta, Georgia
February 4, 1997