

                                  EXHIBIT 23.1

                    Consent of Independent Public Accountants

The Board of Directors
Devcon International Corp.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form
S-8 of our report dated March 26, 1999 relating to the consolidated balance
sheets of Devcon International Corp. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998
and 1997, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders'
equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 1998, and related financial statement
schedule, which report appears in the December 31, 1998 annual report on Form
10-K of Devcon International Corp.

                                           /s/ KPMG LLP

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
December 3, 1999

