Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS

I, C. Wesley McDonald, certify that:

1.        I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of
          Continental Global Group, Inc.;

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;

3.        Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
          financial information included in this report, fairly present
          in all material respects the financial condition, results of
          operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for,
          the periods presented in this report;

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 we have:

          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;

          b)      Paragraph omitted pursuant to SEC Release Nos. 33-8238 and
                  34-47986;

          c)      Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
                  controls and procedures and 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

          d)      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 fiscal 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

5.        The registrant's other certifying officer 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 registrant's board of directors (or
          persons performing the equivalent functions):

          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

          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.


Date:  May 16, 2005                     /s/ C. Wesley McDonald
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                                        C. Wesley McDonald
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer