|Exhibit 31.1
                                                     Section 302 Certification


I, Robert S. Bowen, certify that:
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|1. | I have reviewed
this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Group 1, Inc.;
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|2. | Based on my
knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light
of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with
respect to the period covered by this report;
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|3. | Based on my
knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in
this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and
for, the periods presented in this report;
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|4. | The registrants
other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e)
and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
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| | a) | Designed such
disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this report is being prepared;
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| | b) | Evaluated the
effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures presented
in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report
based on such evaluation; and
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| | c) | Disclosed in
this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the
registrants fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants
internal control over financial reporting; and
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|5. | The registrants
other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent
evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants
auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or
persons performing the equivalent functions):
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| | a) | All significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal
control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect
the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
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| | b) | Any fraud,
whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in the registrants internal control over financial
reporting.
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| | By: | /s/ Robert S. Bowen
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Chief Executive Officer
August 14, 2003
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