EXHIBIT 23.1

                            [BEDINGER & COMPANY LOGO]

                       1850 Mount Diablo Blvd., Suite 610
                         Walnut Creek, California 94596
                                 (925) 932-7808

                                November 30, 2000

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statement  of Cox  Technologies,  Inc. on Form S-8 of our report  dated June 14,
2000  (except  for Note O,  which is July 13,  2000 and Note E which is July 19,
2000),  on our  audits  of the  consolidated  financial  statements,  and to the
references  to our  firm  under  the  captions  "Selected  Financial  Data"  and
"Experts"  as of April 30, 2000 and 1999 and for the years ended April 30, 2000,
1999 and 1998,  which  report is included in the annual  report on Form 10-K for
these years.

                            /s/ Bedinger & Company
                            Bedinger & Company
                            Certified Public Accountants
                            Walnut Creek, California