Exhibit No. 31.1

SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Frank E. Williams, III, certify that:

I have reviewed this annual report of Williams Industries, Inc. on Form 10-K
as of July 31, 2003;

I have reviewed this annual report of Williams Industries, Inc. on Form 10-K
as of July 31, 2003;

1.   Based on my knowledge, this annual 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;

2.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
     information included in this annual 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 annual report.

3.   The registrant's 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 annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

     c. Presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
        effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on
        our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

4.   The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
     defined in the 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 annual report; and

     c. Presented in this annual 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 functions):

     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 annual 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.


September 24, 2003    By: /S/ Frank E. Williams, III
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                         Frank E. Williams, III
                         Chairman of the Board,
                         President,
                         Chief Executive Officer,
                         Chief Financial Officer