Loanhead (pop. 6,900) is a small town in Midlothian, Scotland, in a traveler belt to the south of Edinburgh, and near Roslin, Bonnyrigg and also Dalkeith. The community was improved coal and oil shale mining, as well as the paper sectors. Loanhead continues to expand, mainly as a result of the influence of the ongoing advancement of Straiton Retail Park which includes one of only two IKEA stores in Scotland, yet also significantly as a dorm community for Edinburgh, parts of which are under 20 mins away. In spite of the distance of large stores such as Sainsbury's and Costco, the main street, Clerk Street, is active with traffic and also local shoppers. A huge, modern-day industrial estate with around 100 various issues gives a variety of tasks for neighborhood residents. Companies consist of MacSweens haggis manufacturing facility, and also Authorities Scotland's Communications Centre (The Force Communications Centre, or FCC) where all radio traffic and also emergency situation calls are dealt with. The Pentlands industrial estate was opened in the 1970s, and a number of retail and other organisations trade from the perimeter of the town. These were from the similarity Gregg's to the more commercial companies concentrating on welding and also steel construction.