EXHIBIT 24
                            SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY


THE STATE OF TEXAS   (S)
                            (S)                   KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
COUNTY OF TARRANT    (S)

     THAT WE, the undersigned, of Tarrant County, Texas, have made, constituted,
and appointed, and by these presents do make, constitute, and appoint DAVID H.
DINGUS, DANA L. PERRY and SAM ROSEN, and each of them severally, our true and
lawful attorneys and agents to execute in our name, place and stead (in such
capacity) the Annual Report on Form 10-K of AZZ incorporated ("Form 10-K") for
the fiscal year ended February 28, 2002, each of said attorneys and agents to
have power to act with or without the other and to have full power and authority
to do and perform in the name of and on behalf of each of the undersigned, as
the case may be, every act whatsoever necessary or advisable to be done in the
premises as fully and to all intents and purposes as any of the undersigned
might or could do in person, such power to extend to the execution of any
amendment to the Form 10-K.

     WITNESS OUR HANDS this 27th day of March, 2002.
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                                  /s/ L.C. Martin
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                                  L. C. MARTIN

                                  /s/ David H. Dingus
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                                  DAVID H. DINGUS

                                  /s/ Daniel Berce
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                                  DANIEL BERCE

                                  /s/ Martin C. Bowen
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                                  MARTIN C. BOWEN

                                  /s/ Dr. H. Kirk Downey
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                                  DR. H. KIRK DOWNEY

                                  /s/ Sam Rosen
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                                  SAM ROSEN

                                  /s/ Kevern Joyce
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                                  KEVERN R. JOYCE

                                  /s/ Dana L. Perry
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                                  DANA L. PERRY

                                  /s/ R. J. Schumacher
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                                  R. J. SCHUMACHER

                                  /s/ Daniel R. Feehan
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                                  DANIEL R. FEEHAN

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