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The Board of Directors
BHA Group, Inc.:
         
We consent to  incorporation  by reference in the  registration  statement  (No.
33-58782) on Form S-8 of BHA Group,  Inc. of our report dated  November 8, 1994,
relating to the consolidated  balance sheets of BHA Group, Inc. and subsidiaries
as of September 30, 1994 and 1993,  and the related  consolidated  statements of
earnings,  shareholders'  equity,  and cash  flows  for each of the years in the
three-year  period ended  September 30, 1994,  and all related  schedules  which
appear in the September 30, 1994 annual report on Form 10-K of BHA Group, Inc.
         
                                                /s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
         
         
Kansas City, Missouri
February 27, 1995
         

