remove first and last char using subsring code example
Example: How to remove the first and the last character of a string
//Here you go
var yourString = "/installers/";
var result = yourString.substring(1, yourString.length-1);
console.log(result);
//Or you can use .slice as suggested by Ankit Gupta
var yourString = "/installers/services/";
var result = yourString.slice(1,-1);
console.log(result);