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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated April 20, 2000 relating to the
financial statements at August 31, 1998 and 1999, and for the years ended
August 31 1997, 1998, and 1999, and our report dated April 20, 2000 relating to
the financial statement schedule as of and for the years ended August 31, 1997,
1998 and 1999, which reports appear in APW Ltd.'s Registration Statement on Form
10 dated May 1, 2000 (as amended on June 20, 2000 and July 11, 2000) (file no.
001-15851). We also consent to the reference to us under the headings "Experts".
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
September 29, 2000
