Abstract: Load bearing pallet construction which avoids problems associated with conventional wood constructions. The pallet construction consists of a plurality of pallet forming members, arranged in two layers and defining lift fork receiving openings between the two layers. Each of the pallet forming members has a length equal to a width dimension of the pallet construction with the direction of pallet forming members in one of the layers being crossed relative to the direction of the pallet forming members in the other of the layers. Fasteners connect together pallet forming members in the two layers.