31




                                                                 Exhibit 31(a)
                                   CERTIFICATE

I, John W. Jordan II, certify that:

1)  I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Jordan
    Industries, 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-15e and 15d-15e) for the registrant
    and 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)  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

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 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;

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 the
    registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
    function):

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:  November 14, 2005
     ----------------------------           /s/       John W. Jordan II
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                                                Name: John W. Jordan II
                                                Title: Chairman and CEO