Sectors currently operating within the town include motorsport, high performance engineering, distribution, environmental technology and renewable energy, digital and creative media, financial and business services, and global brands.
There are several industrial estates in the town; these include Park Farm, Denington Leyland and Finedon Road. World-class companies which operate from Wellingborough include Bookers, Cummins, Hitachi Medical Systems, Kuehne & Nagel, Homebase, Nimlok, Krohne and Mahle and Ricoh.