Our Story — Since June 14, 2014

We Started With $2,500,
a Pickup Truck, and
One Rule.

Tier One Auto Glass. Brownsburg, Indiana.

Family owned since June 14, 2014.

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11 Years in Business
+32% Growth Last Year
AGSC Certified Shop
Ford Factory Certified
Lifetime Warranty on Every Job
Why Tier One Exists

He Decided to Do Something About It.

Kalin Cothron spent years in the auto glass industry watching shops treat customers like invoice numbers. Rushing jobs. Using inferior materials. Cutting corners no customer would ever notice until something went wrong.

He decided to do something about it.

On June 14, 2014, with $2,500 to his name and a pickup truck, Kalin filed his paperwork with the State of Indiana and opened Tier One Auto Glass. That date changed everything. He describes it as the moment he mentally burned his boats. Failure was no longer an option.

"Treat every customer and their car as if it were your own family and your car, knowing it will be in an accident."

The first rule he set for his shop has never changed: treat every customer and their car as if it were your own family and your car, knowing it will be in an accident.

That rule drives everything at Tier One. The glass we choose. The adhesives we use. The technicians we hire. The certifications we pursue. The warranty we stand behind.

2014
Founded — June 14th
$2,500
Starting capital
11 yrs
Serving Brownsburg, Indiana
The First Rule — Still Rule #1
Treat every customer and their car as if it were your own family and your car, knowing it will be in an accident.
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What We Believe

Quality Is Not a Selling Point. It Is a Responsibility.

Quality Is a Responsibility
We believe quality is not a selling point. It is a responsibility. When we install a windshield, we know that glass may be the only thing between a driver and serious harm in an accident. That is not something we take lightly.
Honest Work, Always
We believe in honest work. If your chip can be repaired, we will repair it. If you need a replacement, we will tell you why. No upselling. No pressure. Just the right answer.
We Stand Behind Everything
We believe in standing behind everything we do. Every job at Tier One comes with a lifetime warranty on materials, workmanship, and parts. Not because it is a good marketing line. Because it is the right way to do business.
People Matter Here
We believe the people who work here matter. When Kalin started hiring, he felt the weight of being responsible for someone else's livelihood. That responsibility shaped how he built this team. We hire good people, train them well, and pay them fairly. That is how you build a shop worth trusting.
A Shop That Earned Its Credentials

11 Years Building the Certifications, Skills, and Facilities to Back Up Everything We Say.

Tier One Auto Glass is not just another local shop. We have spent 11 years building the certifications, skills, and facilities to back up everything we say.

01
AGSC Certified Shop and Technicians
The Auto Glass Safety Council sets the standard for safe installation in our industry. We meet it, and we prove it.
Verified Certification
02
Ford Certified
One of a small number of independent shops in Indiana to earn Ford factory certification. It represents our commitment to doing things the right way for every vehicle we touch.
Factory Authorized
03
Full In-House ADAS Calibration Facility
We invested in a dedicated calibration facility so we never have to send a customer elsewhere after a replacement. Every safety system gets checked before your vehicle leaves our shop.
In-House — No Outsourcing
04
Lifetime Warranty on Everything
Materials, workmanship, parts. If something is wrong, we make it right. No conditions, no runaround.
Lifetime — No Exceptions
05
11 Years and Growing
We grew 32 percent last year without trying. That is what happens when you do good work and treat people right.
+32% Growth — 2024
AGSC Certified. Ford Certified. Lifetime warranty on every job.
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What Keeps Us Going

The Goal Is to Be the Best One You've Ever Dealt With.

The most rewarding part of building Tier One has not been the growth. It has been the people.

Hiring someone, training them, watching them develop into a technician people trust with their vehicles. Knowing that the work we do here supports families in Brownsburg and the surrounding communities. That is what Kalin means when he talks about making a bigger impact.

The goal is not to be the biggest auto glass shop in Indiana. The goal is to be the best one you have ever dealt with. The kind of shop you send your parents to. The kind of shop you do not have to second-guess.

Every customer who walks through our door is someone who trusted us. We do not take that lightly. We never will.

"The kind of shop you send your parents to. The kind of shop you do not have to second-guess."
— Kalin Cothron, Founder
+32%
Growth Last Year — Organically
2014
Founded
11
Years Strong
AGSC
Certified
Ford
Certified
What Our Customers Are Saying

Real Experiences. Real Brownsburg Families.

Brownsburg's Trusted Auto Glass Shop

Come See What Doing It Right Feels Like.

Tier One Auto Glass. AGSC Certified. Ford Certified. Lifetime warranty on every job. Brownsburg's go-to auto glass shop since 2014.

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AGSC Certified Ford Certified Lifetime Warranty ADAS Calibration In-House Locally Owned Since 2014