Exhibit 31(a)

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
            PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



(1)            I, Robert B. Ginsburg, certify that I have reviewed this
               quarterly report on Form 10-Q for Marlton Technologies, Inc.;

(2)            Based on my knowledge, this quarterly 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 annual
               report;

(3)            Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
               financial information included in this quarterly 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 quarterly report;

(4)            The registrants' other certifying officers and I are responsible
               for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
               procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14)
               for the registrant and have:

              (a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures 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 annual report is being prepared;
              (b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
                  controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to
                  the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation
                  Date"); and
              (c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the
                  effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based
                  on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

(5)            The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed,
               based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors
               and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or
               persons performing the equivalent function):

(a)            all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
               internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's
               ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data
               and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material
               weaknesses in internal controls; and
(b)            any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
               other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
               internal controls; and

(6)            The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated
               in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant
               changes in internal controls or in other factors that could
               significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of
               our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with
               regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
August 5, 2004

/s/ Robert B. Ginsburg
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    Robert B. Ginsburg
    Chief Executive Officer

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