{"id":26452,"date":"2024-08-27T11:45:03","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T11:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/?p=26452"},"modified":"2026-01-21T05:54:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T05:54:02","slug":"what-are-the-benefits-of-polymer-drainage-channel-compared-to-traditional-concrete-drainage-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/what-are-the-benefits-of-polymer-drainage-channel-compared-to-traditional-concrete-drainage-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the benefits of polymer drainage channel compared to traditional concrete drainage systems?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/atlanchannel\">AtlanChannel<\/a> is a locally manufactured polymer concrete drainage solution that offers a high-strength alternative to Portland cement channel products.<\/p>\n<p>Benefits of polymer-based materials include significant weight advantages and ease of manual handling. This maximises efficiency during lifting, freight, and installation, while still retaining robust structural strength and compressive strength.<\/p>\n<p>The patented polymer composition of AtlanChannel uses recycled glass feedstock and street sweepings to enhance sustainability by replacing virgin quarried materials with renewable alternatives. 80 metres of AtlanChannel SV200 diverts 2,000 glass bottles from landfill.<\/p>\n<p>This recycled material acts as a bonded filler to support optimal channel performance. Polymer materials also provide a wide range of benefits, including durability, cost-effectiveness, long material service life, and chemical and corrosion resistance.<\/p>\n<p>The non-porous nature of polymer materials prevents build-up in channel drain installations, which lowers maintenance requirements and overall operational expenditure. Polymer drainage channels also show excellent resistance to wear and tear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AtlanChannel is a locally manufactured polymer concrete drainage solution that offers a high-strength alternative to Portland cement channel products. Benefits of polymer-based materials include significant weight advantages and ease of manual handling. This maximises efficiency during lifting, freight, and installation, while still retaining robust structural strength and compressive strength. The patented polymer composition of AtlanChannel [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[212,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-atlanchannel-faq","category-faq"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why Polymer Drainage Channels Outperform Concrete<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover the benefits of polymer drainage channels over concrete, including corrosion resistance, lightweight design, faster installation, &amp; durability.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/what-are-the-benefits-of-polymer-drainage-channel-compared-to-traditional-concrete-drainage-systems\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why Polymer Drainage Channels Outperform Concrete\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Discover the benefits of polymer drainage channels over concrete, including corrosion resistance, lightweight design, faster installation, &amp; durability.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/what-are-the-benefits-of-polymer-drainage-channel-compared-to-traditional-concrete-drainage-systems\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Atlan Stormwater New Zealand\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-08-27T11:45:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-21T05:54:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Atlan Stormwater\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Atlan Stormwater\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/atlanstormwater.com\\\/nz\\\/what-are-the-benefits-of-polymer-drainage-channel-compared-to-traditional-concrete-drainage-systems\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/atlanstormwater.com\\\/nz\\\/what-are-the-benefits-of-polymer-drainage-channel-compared-to-traditional-concrete-drainage-systems\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Atlan Stormwater\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/atlanstormwater.com\\\/nz\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ff83066402fd2698defb1f9a13f9759b\"},\"headline\":\"What are the benefits of polymer drainage channel compared to traditional concrete drainage systems?\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-27T11:45:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-21T05:54:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/atlanstormwater.com\\\/nz\\\/what-are-the-benefits-of-polymer-drainage-channel-compared-to-traditional-concrete-drainage-systems\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":161,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/atlanstormwater.com\\\/nz\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"AtlanChannel FAQ\",\"FAQ\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-NZ\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/atlanstormwater.com\\\/nz\\\/what-are-the-benefits-of-polymer-drainage-channel-compared-to-traditional-concrete-drainage-systems\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/atlanstormwater.com\\\/nz\\\/what-are-the-benefits-of-polymer-drainage-channel-compared-to-traditional-concrete-drainage-systems\\\/\",\"name\":\"Why Polymer Drainage Channels Outperform Concrete\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/atlanstormwater.com\\\/nz\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-27T11:45:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-21T05:54:02+00:00\",\"description\":\"Discover the benefits of polymer drainage channels over concrete, including corrosion resistance, lightweight design, faster installation, & durability.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/atlanstormwater.com\\\/nz\\\/what-are-the-benefits-of-polymer-drainage-channel-compared-to-traditional-concrete-drainage-systems\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-NZ\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/atlanstormwater.com\\\/nz\\\/what-are-the-benefits-of-polymer-drainage-channel-compared-to-traditional-concrete-drainage-systems\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/atlanstormwater.com\\\/nz\\\/what-are-the-benefits-of-polymer-drainage-channel-compared-to-traditional-concrete-drainage-systems\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/atlanstormwater.com\\\/nz\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"What are the benefits of polymer drainage channel compared to traditional concrete drainage systems?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/atlanstormwater.com\\\/nz\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/atlanstormwater.com\\\/nz\\\/\",\"name\":\"Atlan Stormwater New Zealand\",\"description\":\"Water quality improvement solutions\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/atlanstormwater.com\\\/nz\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/atlanstormwater.com\\\/nz\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-NZ\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/atlanstormwater.com\\\/nz\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Atlan Stormwater New Zealand\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/atlanstormwater.com\\\/nz\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-NZ\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/atlanstormwater.com\\\/nz\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/atlanstormwater.com\\\/nz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/Atlan-Stormwater-Logo-RGBBlue.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/atlanstormwater.com\\\/nz\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/3\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/Atlan-Stormwater-Logo-RGBBlue.png\",\"width\":3543,\"height\":1603,\"caption\":\"Atlan Stormwater New Zealand\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/atlanstormwater.com\\\/nz\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/atlanstormwater.com\\\/nz\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ff83066402fd2698defb1f9a13f9759b\",\"name\":\"Atlan Stormwater\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-NZ\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9ecb0acb82f2cf24eb56bd7b8e3304097a54b03563fd295a61bbe247483fa63b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9ecb0acb82f2cf24eb56bd7b8e3304097a54b03563fd295a61bbe247483fa63b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9ecb0acb82f2cf24eb56bd7b8e3304097a54b03563fd295a61bbe247483fa63b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Atlan Stormwater\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/atlanstormwater.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/atlanstormwater.com\\\/nz\\\/author\\\/ekvow\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Why Polymer Drainage Channels Outperform Concrete","description":"Discover the benefits of polymer drainage channels over concrete, including corrosion resistance, lightweight design, faster installation, & durability.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/what-are-the-benefits-of-polymer-drainage-channel-compared-to-traditional-concrete-drainage-systems\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Why Polymer Drainage Channels Outperform Concrete","og_description":"Discover the benefits of polymer drainage channels over concrete, including corrosion resistance, lightweight design, faster installation, & durability.","og_url":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/what-are-the-benefits-of-polymer-drainage-channel-compared-to-traditional-concrete-drainage-systems\/","og_site_name":"Atlan Stormwater New Zealand","article_published_time":"2024-08-27T11:45:03+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-01-21T05:54:02+00:00","author":"Atlan Stormwater","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Atlan Stormwater","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/what-are-the-benefits-of-polymer-drainage-channel-compared-to-traditional-concrete-drainage-systems\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/what-are-the-benefits-of-polymer-drainage-channel-compared-to-traditional-concrete-drainage-systems\/"},"author":{"name":"Atlan Stormwater","@id":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/#\/schema\/person\/ff83066402fd2698defb1f9a13f9759b"},"headline":"What are the benefits of polymer drainage channel compared to traditional concrete drainage systems?","datePublished":"2024-08-27T11:45:03+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-21T05:54:02+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/what-are-the-benefits-of-polymer-drainage-channel-compared-to-traditional-concrete-drainage-systems\/"},"wordCount":161,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/#organization"},"articleSection":["AtlanChannel FAQ","FAQ"],"inLanguage":"en-NZ"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/what-are-the-benefits-of-polymer-drainage-channel-compared-to-traditional-concrete-drainage-systems\/","url":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/what-are-the-benefits-of-polymer-drainage-channel-compared-to-traditional-concrete-drainage-systems\/","name":"Why Polymer Drainage Channels Outperform Concrete","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-08-27T11:45:03+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-21T05:54:02+00:00","description":"Discover the benefits of polymer drainage channels over concrete, including corrosion resistance, lightweight design, faster installation, & durability.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/what-are-the-benefits-of-polymer-drainage-channel-compared-to-traditional-concrete-drainage-systems\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-NZ","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/what-are-the-benefits-of-polymer-drainage-channel-compared-to-traditional-concrete-drainage-systems\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/what-are-the-benefits-of-polymer-drainage-channel-compared-to-traditional-concrete-drainage-systems\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What are the benefits of polymer drainage channel compared to traditional concrete drainage systems?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/#website","url":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/","name":"Atlan Stormwater New Zealand","description":"Water quality improvement solutions","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-NZ"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/#organization","name":"Atlan Stormwater New Zealand","url":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-NZ","@id":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Atlan-Stormwater-Logo-RGBBlue.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/Atlan-Stormwater-Logo-RGBBlue.png","width":3543,"height":1603,"caption":"Atlan Stormwater New Zealand"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/#\/schema\/person\/ff83066402fd2698defb1f9a13f9759b","name":"Atlan Stormwater","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-NZ","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9ecb0acb82f2cf24eb56bd7b8e3304097a54b03563fd295a61bbe247483fa63b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9ecb0acb82f2cf24eb56bd7b8e3304097a54b03563fd295a61bbe247483fa63b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9ecb0acb82f2cf24eb56bd7b8e3304097a54b03563fd295a61bbe247483fa63b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Atlan Stormwater"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com"],"url":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/author\/ekvow\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26452"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26453,"href":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26452\/revisions\/26453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlanstormwater.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}