Schindler executives apologize at transport ministry

Schindler executives apologize at transport ministry

TOKYO, Japan - Ken Smith (R), head of Schindler Elevator K.K., the Japanese unit of the Swiss elevator manufacturer Schindler group, and Roland Hess (L), who heads the escalator and elevator division of Schindler Management Ltd., apologize to Japanese transport ministry officials in Tokyo on June 14 over an accident involving a Schindler-made elevator in Tokyo's Minato Ward which resulted in the death of a 16-year-old boy.

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